2007

Diabetes Drug boosts power of platinum chemotherapy.

Protein that Inhibits Cancer is also found to underlie skin tanning.

Gene Knockouts reveal molecule's function in disease defense.

A New Test predicts blood cell sensitivity to drugs.

Proteomics Plays a Role in identifying blood-borne malignancies.

First National Study of Brain Tumors is under way at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

New Angiogenesis Inhibitor might treat deadly brain tumor.

2006

Researchers Find New Gene associated with Wilms tumor.

Drug Combination Proves Effective against myeloma in Phase I trial.

Preventing Disease after bone marrow trasnplant—without toxicity.

Hair-Loss Drug Impedes detection of prostate cancer.

Targeted Cancer Drugs May work by disrupting cellular signals.

Proton Beam Therapy May improve treatment of rare, aggressive tumor.

"Virtual Biopsies" of internal surfaces provided by new technique.

Online Questionnaire Helps determine colon cancer risk.

Target Gene Uncovered Gene amplification links growth pathway.

Genetic parallels found between lung develop-
ment and lung cancer.

Leukemia Stem Cells Isolated
Show significant differences from normal blood stem cells.

Biomarkers Found
May permit early diagnosis.

Molecule for Stem Cell Localization Identified
Result supports bone formation and production of blood, immune cells.

2005

Unexpected Function for AKT Cancer Cell
Important new insghts into metastasis.

2004

BRCA Mutations Not Associated with Colorectal Cancer Risk
Two studies found that mutations in the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are not associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer.

Many Have "Cancer," But Few Progress to True Disease.
Many people have tiny tumors, but the vast majority of these are pinhead in size, dormant, undetected, and never develop into true, life-threatening cancers. February 2004

Study Finds No Direct Links Between Testosterone Therapy, Diseases
A retrospective analysis by researchers found no causal relationship between testosterone replacement and prostate cancer or heart disease risk. January 2004

2003

Fertility Worries Common in Young Breast Cancer Survivors.
A survey of young breast cancer survivors found that more than half likely overestimated their risk for developing treatment related infertility. December 2003

Minimally Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatment Generates Similar Five-year PSA Results as Traditional Techniques.
Researchers have determined that a unique, minimally invasive radiation-based therapy for treating prostate cancer produces the same cancer cure rates as more invasive surgical techniques five-years after treatment.
December 2003

Brain Cells Found to Hold Key to Growth of Certain Breast Cancers.
The ability of some breast cancers to grow rapidly and tenaciously may be the result of a survival strategy borrowed from brain cells.
September 2003

When Prostate Cancer Returns, Researchers Find Way to Predict Who Will Survive the Disease.
Researchers have discovered a way to predict who is most likely to survive prostate cancer when it recurs following treatment.
September 2003

Kids Adjust Well to Mother's Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Study Says.
One thing women with breast cancer may not have to worry about is their children's ability to cope with the fact of their mother's illness, according to a new study. September 2003

Diets High in Animal Fat May Impact Breast Cancer Risk.
Study provides more compelling evidence for young women to replace their intake of animal fats with vegetable fats. July 2003

Common Screening Test May be Missing Majority of Prostate Cancers.
Study finds 82 percent of prostate cancers may be missed with PSA test. July 2003

Experimental Imaging Technique Details Spread of Prostate Cancer.
An investigational advanced MRI technique may be able precisely to identify the spread of prostate cancer to lymph nodes. June 2003

Arcturus Study Shows Molecular Analysis of Early Breast Cancer Lesions May be Key to Choosing Best Treatment
Early-stage lesions contain molecular signatures that may reflect tumor's aggressiveness.
May 2003

Study Offers New Insights Into Angiogenesis Inhibitors.
Center--In working to halt the overgrowth of blood vessels that feed cancerous tumors, the antiangiogenic molecules endostatin and tumstatin use two distinct and very different tactics. Findings suggest for the first time that these two agents combined may prove more effective in battling cancer than either one used separately. April 2003

Underserved U.S. Minorities Face Unequal Burden of Cancer.
Barriers to healthy lifestyles, early detection services and good medical care are contributing to higher cancer incidence and mortality rates for African Americans and other medically underserved minorities in this country when compared with white U.S. citizens. March 2003

Folate May Play Role in Preventing Breast Cancer .
Diets rich in vitamin B nutrients may lower breast cancer risk by almost 30 percent. March 2003

Rare Blood Disease Shown to be a Form of Treatable Cancer.
In the process of figuring out why an anti-cancer drug is effective in treating patients with a rare blood disorder known as hypereosinophilic syndrome, or HES, researchers have shown that the condition may in fact be a form of cancer. March 2003

Meat Consumption May Not Increase Breast Cancer Risk.
New finding challenges prevailing theory that women who eat less meat may lower their risk of breast cancer. January 2003

2002

Research into Rare Disease Leads to Discovery of Six New Breast Cancer-susceptibility Genes.
Report reveals that an error in any of the half-dozen genes involved in Fanconi anemia - a rare childhood condition - can increase an individual's chances of developing breast cancer. June 2002

Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Causes Weight Gain and Increased Body Fat.
Unwanted weight gain, particularly increased body fat mass, is a common side effect of adrogen-deprivation therapy. February 2002

Researchers Explain How Protein Inhibits Angiogenesis.
A new discovery focuses on a protein called tumstatin, and could prove key to understanding how to stop the overgrowth of blood vessels that occur in cancerous tumors when the angiogenesis process goes awry. January 2002

2001

For the First Time, Scientists Uncover How Breast Cancer Metastasizes.
Discovery could lead to new methods to predict and prevent spread of cancer. January 2001