Two studies link bacterium to colon cancer
Two sets of researchers identified a potential link between a microorganism and colon cancer after finding an abnormally large number of Fusobacterium cells in colorectal tumor samples.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
HPV vaccine may work in fewer than three doses
The Cervarix vaccine for HPV may work with just one or two doses, rather than the standard three, according to an analysis of data from an National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored trial.
Frailty undermines outcomes in melanoma
In persons with stage III melanoma, frailty—not age—was associated with decreased disease-free survival and distant disease-free survival, and with more surgical complications.
Cervical abnormality rates fall in Australian girls after HPV vaccination
Following the introduction of a human papillomavirus vaccination program, high-grade cervical abnormalities fell by nearly half in girls aged 17 years and younger in Victoria, Australia.
Cancer prevention report highlights improvements, gaps
Smoking rates among US adults and youths have stalled over the past several years, but the increase in obesity appears to have slowed in the past decade.
Combination therapy achieves improved outcomes in advanced cervical cancer
Greater tumor control and improved survival rates are seen with chemoradiation therapy in locally advanced cervical cancer.
HPV vaccine gets nod for prevention of anal cancer
The FDA has approved the vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of anal cancer and associated precancerous lesions caused by HPV for males and females aged 9 through 26 years.
Database may help doctors make clinical decisions to improve cancer treatment
Researchers have developed a cancer genetics database that may help personalize treatment, according to a study conducted at the Cancer Genome Project at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
Combination therapy may help make tumor treatment for effective
Patients with pancreatic cancer may benefit from therapy that combines a cancer medication and an organic compound found in broccoli, according to a study published in Cancer Research (2010 Jun 15;70(12):5004-13).
New drugs help relieve cancer pain minus the side effects
Researchers are testing new drugs that could relieve cancer pain without causing many side effects, according to a study presented at the University of Leicester.
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