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Cancer waiting targets 'not met'
Cancer patients are waiting longer to be treated and the NHS is still failing to hit a waiting time target set in 2000, new figures reveal.
2008-11-18 11:38:07
Cancer waits cut in Lanarkshire
Special trouble shooting teams help significantly improve cancer waiting times for patients in Lanarkshire.
2008-11-18 10:30:09
Community Rallies Together to Help Neighbor in Need
Residents of the Hicksville community have joined forces to help a neighbor - and friend - in need. And they are seeking support...
2008-11-18 09:37:20
Susan G. Komen Gives Local Researchers Big Donation
In two weeks, News 8's Barbara-Lee Edwards and her Buddies for life team will join thousands of others in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day. They walk to raise money...
2008-11-18 04:40:34
Study: HPV Vaccine Prevents Genital Warts In Males
For the first time, an expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer in women has proven successful at preventing a disease...
2008-11-18 04:42:26
Family History Can Trump Breast Cancer Gene Test
If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research...
2008-11-18 04:42:26
Merck Eyes FDA Approval Of Anti-Cervical Cancer Vaccine For Genital Warts AHN
AHN - U.S. researchers have claimed that a vaccine for cervical cancer in women also cures genital warts in males prompting the drug's maker to seek federal approval to sell it. - Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:24:49 GMT
2008-11-18 01:31:52
New bowel cancer kits 'a success'
A new bowel cancer screening programme which can help detect one of Scotland's biggest killers early is hailed a success in the Lothians.
2008-11-17 20:49:37
Patient 'not celebrating' refund
A cancer patient who is receiving about ï¿½10,000 back from a primary care trust says he would not celebrate.
2008-11-17 14:41:14
Aspirin may cut prostate cancer risk
Washington, Nov 17 ANI: Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found that the use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs is significantly associated with lower PSA prostate-specific antigen levels, especially among men with prostate cancer.The findings are based on a study, which included 1,277 participants referred to a urologist for a biopsy of their prostate. Approximately 46 percent of the men reported taking an NSAID, mostly aspirin 37 percent of all men. After taking into account age, race, family prostate cancer history, obesity, and other variables that have independent effects on the size of the prostate organ, cancer risk, and PSA levels, the researchers found that aspirin use was significantly associated with lower PSA levels. They found that PSA levels were 9 percent lower in men taking aspirin compared with men who did not use aspirin.A PSA test is used widely as a method to screen men for the possibility of prostate cancer, with higher blood PSA levels suggesting a greater chance of having prostate cancer. High PSA levels can also signify benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH, a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate organ. Although decreased PSA levels could have a protective effect, there is an aspect to this finding that could potentially be concerning."This analysis raises the concern that aspirin and other NSAIDs may lower PSA levels below the level of clinical suspicion without having any effect on prostate cancer development, and if that is true, use of these agents could be hampering our ability to detect early-stage prostate cancer through PSA screening," said the study's lead author Jay H. Fowke, Ph.D., an assistant professor in medicine at Vanderbilt.The study will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research. ANI
2008-11-17 10:07:08