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Women Under-Represented In Cancer Research

Women are under-represented in clinical cancer research published in high-impact journals.

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UNC scientists identify growth factor as possible cancer drug target

(University of North Carolina School of Medicine) Scientists at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center report finding a new angiogenesis protein, SFRP2, found in the blood vessels of numerous tumor sites, including breast prostate, lung, pancreas, ovarian, colon, kidney tumors and angiosarcomas. (continued...)

New Drug Hope For Advanced Melanoma

Early results of a trial found that a new drug that targets a genetic mutation found in over half of melanoma cases and some other cancers caused tumors to shrink and patients to live around 6 months longer without their disease getting worse, including those whose cancer had spread to the liver, (continued...)

Lung tumor promotion by curcumin

Curcumin exhibits anti-inflammatory and antitumor activity and is being tested in clinical trials as a chemopreventive agent for colon cancer. Curcumin's chemopreventive activity was tested in a transgenic mouse model of lung cancer that expresses the human Ki-ras^G12C allele in (continued...)

Wonder Cancer Drug Might Not Be Effective In Early Stages

A "wonder" drug that fights breast, lung and colon cancer by cutting off blood supply to tumors doesn't seem to pack the same punch in colon cancer caught early, according to research from Allegheny General Hospital presented Saturday at a national cancer conference in Florida. Avastin, made by pharmaceutical (continued...)

Doctors in New Hampshire Now Treating Cancer with Non-Invasive Image-Guided Radiosurgery Using Novalis Tx(TM) Technology

A 71-year old man with inoperable lung cancer is able to receive stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment DOVER, N.H., May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Surgeons told Donald Bickford, 71, that due to the weakened condition of his lungs, ordinary surgery was not an option for removing his lung (continued...)

QIAGEN Launches Novel Product Enabling Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnostics And Cancer Detection

QIAGEN announced the launch of a novel product for extraction of free circulating fragments of tumor- and fetal-derived nucleic acids as well as viral nucleic acids in human blood. Scientists consider these DNA and RNA fragments to have great potential for the highly sensitive and non-invasive diagnosis (continued...)

AlphaVax Announces Full Enrollment In Phase I/II Study Of Active Immunotherapy In Patients With Advanced Or Metastatic Cancer

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- AlphaVax announced today the completion of enrollment in a Phase I/II CEA cancer immunotherapy study being conducted by the Duke University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, NC. This Phase I/II study is an open-label, dose-escalation study to evaluate the safety and (continued...)

Preclinical Data Presented On ARIAD's Investigational MTOR Inhibitor, Deforolimus, In Lung Cancer And Other Solid Tumor Models

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARIA) announced the results of preclinical studies in support of the ongoing clinical evaluation of its oral investigational mTOR inhibitor, deforolimus, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and certain other solid tumors. These findings, which are being presented (continued...)

Human lung tumors can eliminate Vitamin D

Human lung tumors have the ability to eliminate Vitamin D, a hormone with anti-cancer activity, a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) suggests. (continued...)

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Natural Cure for Cancer? - Mint Could be an Answer

One of the most exciting discoveries to make the news recently was that involving mint in the cure of cancer.

But let's back up a little first. There have been reports of miracle cures and natural treatments for almost every ailment and disease for as long as most of us can remember. Trouble is, there is almost always no proof, and we are left with only reassurances of ancient, but only recently discovered, healing properties of some plant, root or herb, that comes on the market, usually at great expense.

I have always maintained a healthy scepticism of these so called cures, mainly because they smack of profiteering. In fact if you trace the recent history of such claims over say, the last 15 years, there is very little evidence of reductions in incidence of, or improvements in condition of, sufferers of diseases that would have supposedly benefited from new natural cures.

So, it was with some interest that I read the BBC News report on the effect of a Chinese mint extract used to treat cancer, released by the University of Salford in the UK. The report states that an extract from Scutellaria barbata has been shown to be effective in destroying blood vessels supplying tumours. A particularly positive aspect of the extract was that it did not affect healthy cells as is frequently the case with other treatments. It should therefore result in fewer side effects. The treatment attacks the blood supply to the tumorous cells.

There is obviously a lot of work to be done yet. Human trials have not yet commenced but the University reports that experiments on tumour cells ahs been very encouraging and exciting, prompting the scientific step of moving to human trials. Theis will take some years before we can expect a more definitive declaration as to the success of the extract.

The Scutellaria barbata is commonly known as Skullcap or Scullcap, commonly prescribed by Chinese practitioners to treat cancer of the liver, lung and rectum, and other medical problems. So it is by no means new. This brings me to my next point.

There are many who will attempt to profit from the announcement of this research, possibly by selling a secret extract that will cure cancer. Although the claims may, in the end, prove to be true; I feel that cancer sufferers need to take a dispassionate look before leaping onto the bandwagon that may develop over the coming months. I know the temptation to try anything is very strong when one is suffering.

My only counsel is to talk first to someone who is experienced in the prescription of such treatments. Seek out accredited Chinese herbalists so as to at least get a more informed opinion. Talk to others who have had a treatment where possible, and discuss their particular condition. This way you can compare your own circumstances and compare apples with apples, so to speak.

Michael Haydon has been active in the investigation of Natural Cures for many years. He has investigated claims and reported these in many respected publications. See more at title="http://www.naturalhealthlive.com" target="_blank">www.naturalhealthlive.com

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