"While cancer is the second-leading cause of death worldwide, diagnosis at the early stages of cancer remains challenging," said Jinbo Liu, M.D., M.S., researcher at Cleveland Clinic, and lead study author. …
The team’s findings are published in the Oct. 15 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association of Cancer Research…
In a meta-analysis of four studies, Dr. Singh and his colleagues observed a 32 percent lower risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma, which can arise from Barrett’s esophagus, in people who were physically active. The meta-analysis also showed the overall risk of esophageal cancer was 19 percent lower among the most physically active people, compared with the least physically active. "Obesity has been associated with increased risk of esophageal cancer through high levels of insulin, as well as chronic inflammation. …
Tumors involving the pancreatic head or the common bile duct usually present with biliary obstruction or jaundice. However, biliary obstruction could also be due to benign processes such as bile duct stones…
“Palliative radiotherapy, comprising l or more fractions (i.e., treatments) of daily radiation, is the mainstay of treatment for painful bone metastases. In 2005, a U.S.-based randomized trial demonstrated no difference in pain relief between single- and multiple-fraction radiotherapy for uncomplicated bone metastases, confirming results from international trials,” according to background information in the article appearing in the October 9 issue of JAMA…
Cystectomy (partial or whole bladder removal surgery) is often the standard treatment for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer; however, advanced RT techniques that spare the bladder may be an effective alternative for patients who are unsuitable for or unwilling to undergo cystectomy. This research was conducted to determine if some of the drawbacks of RT of the bladder, such as local recurrence and late toxicity risks, could be reduced with a lower dose of RT being delivered to the areas of the bladder outside of the tumor region, and to assess the tumor control and toxicity of RT. …
David C. Johnson, MD, MPH, lead author of the study and a third-year urology resident at UNC School of Medicine, and colleagues evaluated the impact that patients’ nutritional status before radical cystectomy had on the rate of complications within 30 days after the operation…
Axillary (the armpit region) lymph node status is an important prognostic factor in breast cancer and is used to guide local, regional, and systemic treatment decisions. …
As in the general U.S. population, with the exception of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most frequent cancer diagnosis among women. During the 13-year surveillance period from 2000 to 2012, 1,092 female active component members were diagnosed with breast cancer, according to the study published in the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, a peer-reviewed journal on illnesses and diseases affecting service members from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC). Of those diagnoses, 244 (22.3 percent) of were ductal cinoma in situ (DCIS) cases. …
It has been scientifically proven that about 15 per cent of all cancer cases are the result of viral infection, but many researchers believe that even more cancers could be caused by viruses. …