http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:59:32 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/sunbed-cancer.php Skin Cancer Melanoma An estimated quarter of a million 11-17 year olds in England are being put at increased risk of developing malignant melanoma by using sunbeds, warn researchers in a letter to this week's BMJ. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:53:47 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/melanoma/sunbed-cancer.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/leukemia/stem-cells-advanced-leukemia.php Leukemia For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat a group of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients for whom there previously had been no other curative treatment options. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:03:41 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/leukemia/stem-cells-advanced-leukemia.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/radiation-therapy-pain.php Cancer Treatment Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), a radiation therapy procedure pioneered at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) that precisely delivers a large dose of radiation to tumors, effectively controls pain in patients with cancer that has spread to the spine, according to researchers from UPCI. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:28:55 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/radiation-therapy-pain.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/treatments-improve.php Breast Cancer More women are surviving breast cancer as a result of improvements in early detection methods and more effective, targeted treatment, say experts at Baylor College of Medicine. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:02:15 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/treatments-improve.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/leukemia/leukemia-down-syndrome.php Leukemia A study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators expands understanding of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with Down syndrome, fueling hope for new treatment. Researchers identified a new chromosomal abnormality in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that appears to work in concert with another mutation to give rise to cancer. This latest anomaly is particularly common in children with Down syndrome. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:41:38 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/leukemia/leukemia-down-syndrome.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/lung/mri-lung-diseases.php Lung Cancer People with chronic lung disease and asthma could soon be offered better treatment thanks to a new type of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ( MRI ) scan being pioneered at The University of Nottingham. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:08:36 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/lung/mri-lung-diseases.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/mesothelioma/smoking-mesothelioma.php Mesothelioma Tobacco smoking, while it does not directly lead to mesothelioma, does make a person more susceptible to it if that person has also been exposed to asbestos. In order to understand this susceptibility, it's important to also understand asbestos and the nature of the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:35:20 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/mesothelioma/smoking-mesothelioma.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/mesothelioma/ground-zero.php Mesothelioma Numerous cases of mesothelioma, a rare yet insidious cancer which is almost exclusively linked to asbestos exposure, may still be in store for the first responders to those attacks and the general population of lower Manhattan and surrounding buroughs. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:29:57 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/mesothelioma/ground-zero.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/colonoscopy.php Colorectal Cancer Colonoscopy is a procedure used to see inside the colon and rectum. Colonoscopy can detect inflamed tissue, ulcers, and abnormal growths. The procedure is used to look for early signs of colorectal cancer and can help doctors diagnose unexplained changes in bowel habits, abdominal pain, bleeding from the anus, and weight loss. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:12:51 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/colorectal/colonoscopy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/leukemia/bone-marrow-diseases.php Leukemia Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers are one step closer to finding new ways to treat Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a bone marrow disease that strikes up to 15,000 people each year in the United States, and that sometimes results in acute myeloid leukemia. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:19:37 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/leukemia/bone-marrow-diseases.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/removing-healthy-breast.php Breast Cancer The number of women opting for surgery to remove the healthy breast after a cancer diagnosis in one breast is rising, despite a lack of evidence that the surgery can improve survival. The study also finds that despite extensive press coverage of women who choose to have both breasts removed because of a strong family history of cancer, the rate of this surgery is relatively low and has changed little in the last decade. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:54:11 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/removing-healthy-breast.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/prostate/prostate-cancer-patients.php Prostate Cancer Globally, prostate cancer is the fifth most common malignancy and accounts for 13% of male deaths in the UK. Studies have shown that men with non-aggressive prostate cancer can live with the disease untreated for many years, but aggressive cancer requires immediate treatment. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:38:45 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/prostate/prostate-cancer-patients.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/sarcoma-treatment.php Cancer Patients with soft-tissue sarcomas at high risk of spreading were 30% more likely to be alive and cancer free almost three years after starting treatment if their tumours were heated at the time they received chemotherapy, according to new research. The finding bolsters the case for intensifying exploration of the strategy in other types of cancer. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:01:19 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/sarcoma-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/cancer-research-priorities.php Cancer Treatment Cancer research is too focused on new drug development, while not enough money and effort is being devoted to pursuing important advances in knowledge likely to have the biggest impact on combating the disease in the next few decades. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:54:47 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/treatment/cancer-research-priorities.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/breast-cancer-medications.php Breast Cancer Three drugs that reduce a woman's chance of getting breast cancer also have been shown to cause adverse effects, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:47:17 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/breast-cancer-medications.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/chemobrain-breast-cancer.php Breast Cancer Study shows deterioration in brain function following breast cancer therapy has negative effects on quality of life. One of the most problematic side effects of cancer treatment, chemobrain - a range of symptoms including memory loss, inability to concentrate, difficulty thinking and other subtle cognitive changes following chemotherapy - seriously diminishes women's quality of life and daily functioning. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:12:08 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/chemobrain-breast-cancer.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/breast-cancer-bone-loss.php Breast Cancer Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss. Many breast cancer patients also experience secondary causes of bone loss, such as vitamin D deficiency. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:26:33 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/breast/breast-cancer-bone-loss.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/sugar-cancer.php Cancer During both normal and cancerous cell growth, a cellular process takes place that involves both glucose (sugar) and glutamine (an amino acid). Glucose and glutamine are both essential for cell growth, and it was long assumed they operated independently, but Ayer's research shows they are inter-dependent. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:47:46 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/sugar-cancer.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/stem-cells-cancer.php Cancer The cancer stem cells that drive tumor growth and resist chemotherapies and radiation treatments that kill other cancer cells aren't invincible after all. Researchers reporting online on August 13th in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, have discovered the first compound that targets those cancer stem cells directly. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:57:15 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/stem-cells-cancer.php http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/cancer-mortality-rates.php Cancer Researchers examined cancer mortality rates stratified by age and found that for individuals born since 1925, every age group has experienced a decline in cancer mortality. The youngest age groups have experienced the steepest decline at 25.9 percent per decade, but even the oldest groups have experienced a 6.8 percent per decade decline. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:52:54 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/health/cancer/cancer-mortality-rates.php