Health News: [cancer]

Cancer treatment hits unexpected roadblock Worcester Telegram & Gazette Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:49 AM PST BOSTON - Scientists are reporting what could be very bad news for efforts to customize cancer treatment based on each person's genes. OGT Releases First In A New Line Of Cancer Microarrays BioresearchOnline Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:44 AM PST Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative clinical genetics and diagnostic solutions to advance molecular medicine, has released the first in a number of new microarrays for use in cancer research. The genetic tweak that 'could help us stay cancer free and remain thin no matter how much we eat' Daily Mail Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:33 AM PST A study by the Spanish National Cancer Research Center found that mice given an extra copy of the anti-cancer gene Pten also lived longer and were less prone to weight gain. Study suggests how and why high fat diets are linked to colon cancer News-Medical-Net Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:25 AM PST Epidemiologists have long warned that, in addition to causing obesity, eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer. Now, researchers at Temple University have established a link that may explain why. More worries for EastEnders' Tanya RTE News Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:22 AM PST EastEnders actress Jo Joyner has revealed that her character Tanya's troubles may not be over once she gets the all-clear from cancer. Spoiler Alert! Lottery winners donate $75,000 to Desert Cancer Foundation The Desert Sun Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:21 AM PST A local couple who won big in the lottery are paying it forward. Setback reported in cancer research The Vacaville Reporter Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:19 AM PST BOSTON (AP) -- Scientists are reporting what could be very bad news for efforts to customize cancer treatment based on each person's genes. Larry Fournier tournament in 25th year The Daily News of Newburyport Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:19 AM PST NEWBURYPORT â€" Initially, Fred Fournier figured the tournament to honor his deceased brother might last five years. Local hockey legend Larry Fournier died after a battle with cancer in October of 1987. Amesbury resident Rita Stogryn started a youth league hockey tournament in Fournier's honor the following January. Former Kansas great Delvy Lewis dies at 68 Salina Journal Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:19 AM PST LAWRENCE -- Delvy Lewis, the starting guard for the Kansas team that lost to Texas Western in the 1966 NCAA tournament, has died after a nine-year fight with cancer. He was 68. Pharma Trade Group Calls for More Minorities in Clinical Trials New America Media Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:17 AM PST CHICAGO â€" Communities most impacted by diabetes, heart disease and cancer are also the least likely to be enrolled in clinical trials, making it difficult for the U.S. pharmaceutical industry to develop effective drugs to treat them.“Different ethnicities metabolize drugs...

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