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Physics, math provide clues to unraveling cancer EurekAlert! Fri, 30 Jan 2009 6:56 AM PST ( University of Michigan Health System ) Biology exists in a physical world. That's a fact cancer researchers are beginning to recognize as they look to include concepts of physics and mathematics in their efforts to understand how cancer develops -- and how to stop it. Risk For Aggressive Prostate Cancer Increased By Gene Mutations Medical News Today Fri, 30 Jan 2009 6:06 AM PST Men who develop prostate cancer face an increased risk of having an aggressive tumor if they carry a so-called breast cancer gene mutation, scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report in Clinical Cancer Research. The findings could help to guide prostate-cancer patients and their physicians in choosing treatment options. Aggressive prostate cancer linked to breast cancer gene mutation CBC Fri, 30 Jan 2009 8:10 AM PST Men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of having an aggressive tumour if they also carry a gene mutation normally linked to breast cancer, U.S. researchers say. NICE Skin Cancer Guidance Causing Rise In GP Referrals To Dermatology Departments, UK Medical News Today Fri, 30 Jan 2009 6:07 AM PST NICE's contentious skin cancer guidance seems to be triggering a steep increase in hospital activity throughout the UK, according to an article published by Pulse. During the last nine months of 2008 GP dermatology referrals rose by 24% compared the same period in 2007 (figures gathered from 30 NHS acute trusts). Gene Polymorphisms Associated With Increased Cancer Risk In Alcohol Drinkers Medical News Today Fri, 30 Jan 2009 6:06 AM PST A comprehensive Review of previous case-control studies investigating the link between alcohol consumption, genetic polymorphisms*, and cancer risk suggests that gene polymorphisms in enzymes-alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH)-involved in metabolising alcohol, significantly increase the likelihood that alcohol drinkers will develop upper aerodigestive tract cancers. Louisiana Lawmakers Debate Insurance Mandate For HPV Vaccine Coverage Medical News Today Fri, 30 Jan 2009 8:04 AM PST Legislators in Louisiana on Tuesday debated whether to require that insurance companies cover the cost of vaccinating teen and pre-teen girls against human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection that can cause cervical cancer, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports. Docs To Record Album To Benefit Gynecological Causes MyNC.com Fri, 30 Jan 2009 5:26 AM PST Surgeons at UNC Hospital will record an album in New York to benefit gynecological cancer causes, according to the News & Observer.

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