Official website of the International Senology Oncology Scientific Community
Editor-in-chief: Dr. Gian Paolo Andreoletti - Oncologist, Science Journalist
News
October 30 2010
Oral
therapy with metformin, an antidiabetic drug, is associated with reduced
incidence of cancer in diabetic patients – Diabetes
Care
October 10 2010
Circulating tumor cells: CTCs (Circulating tumor cells) is a prognostic and predictive factor in patients with cancer - 35th ESMO Congress in Milan - Press release - www.esmo.org
September 11 2010
"Multivitamin
use doesn't impact colon cancer outcomes, study finds" - Press
release - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA - www.dana-farber.org
"FDA: New warnings required on use of gadolinium-based contrast agents" - Press release -U.S. Food and Drug Administration - www.fda.gov
September 2 2010
Metformin and lung tumorigenesis - Metformin, an antidiabetic drug, prevents tobacco-induced tumorigenesis in mice (Memmott RM et al.: "Metformin Prevents Tobacco Carcinogen–Induced Lung Tumorigenesis", Cancer Prevention Research September 2010 3; 1066)
July 19 2010
Human Papillomavirus and skin
cancer: Human papillomavirus infection may be associated with squamous cell
carcinoma of the skin - Karagas MR et al.: "Genus beta human
papillomaviruses and incidence of basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas
of skin: population based case-control study", BMJ. 2010 Jul 8;341:c2986. doi:
10.1136/bmj.c2986
July 1 2010
Smoking and colorectal cancer: Smoking may boost the risk of colon carcinoma
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute - Limsui D et al.: "Cigarette Smoking and Colorectal Cancer Risk by
Molecularly Defined Subtypes", JNCI Journal of the National Cancer
Institute, doi:10.1093/jnci/djq201
June 3 2010
Indoor tanning and melanoma: "In
a highly exposed population, frequent indoor tanning increased melanoma
risk" - (Lazovich
D et al.: "Indoor Tanning and Risk of Melanoma: A Case-Control Study
in a Highly Exposed Population", Cancer
Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev.
2010 May 26. [Epub ahead of print])
May 29 2010
"Shark Cartilage Shows No Benefit as a Therapeutic Agent for Lung
Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
May 26 2010
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and hepatocellular
carcinoma: "Patients with NASH cirrhosis have a greatly
increased risk of liver cancer " - (Ascha
MS et al.: "The incidence and risk factors of hepatocellular
carcinoma in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis", Hepatology.
2010 Jun:51(6):1972-78)
May 18 2010
Brain tumours and mobile telephone use - No increase in risk of
glioma or meningioma was observed with use of mobile telephones
- The Interphone Study Group: "Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile
telephone use: results of the INTERPHONE international case–control
study", International Journal of Epidemiology, doi:10.1093/ije/dyq079
May 7 2010
Virotherapy and gliomas - H-1PV (rodent parvovirus H-1) therapy resulted
in significantly improved survival in rat and human glioma models - Geletneki K et al.: "Regression of advanced rat and human gliomas by
local or systemic treatment with oncolytic parvovirus H-1 in rat models",
Neuro Oncol. 2010 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]
April 17 2010
Hormone replacement therapy and distal large bowel cancer -
Hormone replacement therapy is associated with a lower risk of distal
large bowel cancer - Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 Mar 30. [Epub ahead of print]
March 26 2010
"Active surveillance is a viable option for many men with low risk
prostate cancer" - Press release - The National Comprehensive
Cancer Network, USA, www.nccn.org
March 1 2010
"NICE recommends drug for soft tissue cancers" -
NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK - www.nice.org.uk
January 27 2010
Red meat and prostate cancer: "Red
and processed meat may be positively
associated with prostate cancer" - (Sinha
R et al.: "Meat and meat-related compounds and risk of prostate
cancer in a large prospective cohort study in the United States", Am
J Epidemiol.
2010;170(9):1165-77)
January 20 2010
"The Cancer Genome Atlas Identifies Distinct Subtypes of Deadly Brain
Cancer That May Lead to New Treatment Strategies" - National
Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
- www.nih.gov
January 4 2010
"NCCN Guidelines for Prostate Cancer Updated to Stress Careful
Consideration of Active Surveillance" - Press release - The National
Comprehensive Cancer Network, USA - www.nccn.org
December 7 2009
Cigarette smoking and risk of colorectal cancer:
"Long-term cigarette smoking is associated with colorectal cancer"
- (Hannan
LM et al.: "The Association between Cigarette Smoking and Risk of
Colorectal Cancer in a Large Prospective Cohort from the United States",
Cancer Epidemiol
Biomarkers Prev.
2009 Dec;18(12):3362-7)
December 1 2009
"First Cervical Cancer Screening Delayed Until Age 21- Less Frequent
Pap Tests Recommended" - American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists - ACOG - www.acog.org
November 20 2009
Folic acid plus vitamin B12 supplements and cancer:
"Trteatment with folic acid plus vitamin B12 was
associated with increased cancer outcomes" - (Ebbing M et al.: "Cancer Incidence and Mortality After Treatment With
Folic Acid and Vitamin B12", JAMA. 2009 Nov 18: 302(19): 2119-26)
October 15 2009
Smoking and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: "Current smoking
intensity is an independent risk factor for high-grade CIN in young
women" - (Collins S et al.: "Cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in young women: A longitudinal study, Eur
J Cancer. 2009 Oct 9. [Epub ahead of print])
October 6 2009
"Stereotactic Radiosurgery Preferred Method of Treating Cancer Patients
with Brain Metastases" - Press release - Comunicato
stampa - The University of Texas, M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- www.mdanderson.org
September 11 2009
New Evidence: Gum disease and cancers of the head
and neck: "Chronic periodontitis is an independent risk
factor for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma"
- (Tezal
M et al.: "Chronic periodontitis and the incidence of head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma", Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev.
2009 Sep;18(9):2406-12)
September 3 2009
Regular aspirin use reduces risk of dying from colorectal cancer -
Press release / Comunicato stampa - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center, Seattle, WA, USA - www.fhcrc.org
July 21 2009
Ovarian cancer and postmenopausal hormone therapy - JAMA
- Postmenopausal hormone therapy is associated with an
increased risk of ovarian cancer
June 25 2009
Male infertility and testicular cancer - Archives of Internal
Medicine - Men with male infertility have an increased risk of testicular
cancer
June 9 2009
Alcohol and pancreatic cancer - Cancer Epidemiology,
Biomarkers & Prevention - Alcohol intake is associated with
a slight positive association with pancreatic cancer
May 21 2009
"FDA Approves Drug for Treatment of Aggressive Brain Cancer" - Press release / Comunicato stampa - U.S. Food and Drug Administration - www.fda.gov
May 2 2009
Red meat and cancer mortality - Archives of Internal
Medicine - Red meat intake may increase the risk of cancer
mortality for both men and women
April 20 2009
Coffee and tea consumption and endometrial cancer risk - International
Journal of Cancer - Regular coffee and tea consumption reduces
endometrial cancer risk
April 6 2009
FDA Approves Drug for an Advanced Form of Kidney Cancer - Press Release - FDA - www.fda.gov
March 31 2009
Hot tea and oesophageal cancer - BMJ - Hot tea
is strongly associated with a higher risk of oesophageal cancer
March 18 2009
"Is Smaller Better? Minimally Invasive Oncologic Surgery Options
Discussed at NCCN Conference" - Press release - The
National Comprehensive Cancer Network, USA - www.nccn.org
March 6 2009
"Colonoscopy vs. Virtual Colonoscopy" - The
University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA -
Press release -
www.mdanderson.org
February 20 2009
Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Risk of Testicular Cancer - Risk appears
to be elevated particularly among frequent and/or long-term users -
Press release - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA - www.fhcrc.org
February 5 2009
Diabetes and mortality in cancer patients - JAMA - Diabetes
is associated with an increased mortality in cancer patients
January 23 2009
Abnormal DNA Repair Genes May Predict Pancreatic Cancer Risk - M. D.
Anderson study identifies gene variants that interact with known factors
for the disease / Press release/ The University of Texas, M. D.
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
January 10 2009
Coffee consumption and oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal cancers -
American Journal of Epidemiology - Coffee consumption is
associated with a lower risk of oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal
cancers
