The AACR to Host Second Cancer Research Conference in JordanMarch 4, 2010 .This is the only major cancer conference to take place in the Middle East..Researchers from more than 27 countries will attend..Conference provides data on geographic...
Bitter Melon Extract Decreased Breast Cancer Cell GrowthFebruary 23, 2010 . Bitter melon extract inhibited breast cancer cell proliferation.. Extract may be used as a dietary supplement to induce cancer cell death.PHILADELPHIA Bitter melon e...
Reovirus may be a Novel Approach to Prostate Cancer TreatmentMarch 9, 2010. Therapeutic activity demonstrated in vitro and in vivo.. Virus effect is selective for prostate cancer; not normal tissue.. Safety and efficacy shown in early-stage...
Obesity Linked to Poor Colon Cancer PrognosisMarch 9, 2010 . Many people are unaware of obesitys effect on cancer risk.. Effect is stronger in men than in women.PHILADELPHIA Obese patients with colon cancer are at greater risk for death or r...
Seaweed Extract May Hold Promise for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Treatment March 10, 2010 .Treatment resulted in signs of cell death..Lymphoma tends to respond poorly to chemotherapy. DEAD SEA, Jordan Seaweed extract may eventually emerge as a lym...
Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women ProfiledMarch 10, 2010 .Iraqi women commonly have late stage and more aggressive types of breast cancer..Approximately one-third diagnosed were 40 to 49 years of age..About 16 percent of the women re...
Scientists Identify MicroRNA as Possible Cause of Chemotherapy ResistanceMarch 10, 2010 .MicroRNA-31 was implicated in paclitaxel resistance..Study conducted in ovarian cancer cell lines..MicroRNA regulated gene expression.DEAD SEA, Jordan S...
Tumors May Respond to Extreme and Moderate HeatMarch 10, 2010 .Ultrasound guidance may prevent damage to healthy tissues..Malignant tumors responded better to moderate heat..Benign tumors responded to heat therapy.DEAD SEA, Jordan Aided by u...
Cancer microvessel Nano-material Blockage, CNB When patients are treated with general chemotherapy, chemo medicine will naturally spread throughout the body. Unfortunately, the drug distribution is not limited to only cancerous areas, but h...
American Association for Cancer Research to Host Lung Cancer ConferenceJanuary 6, 2010CORONADO, Calif. Promising results from Phase II clinical trials and important biological advances in diagnosis and prognosis were presented here, at the c...
