A novel study indicated that women over forty years of age are not likely to garner benefits to a large extent from inoculation for the virus causing cervical cancer. Immunization for HPV (human papillomavirus), is advised for all women up to twenty-six years of age and even for girls of nine years of age. The latest study headed by author Dr. Ana Cecilia Rodriguez stated that the study was conducted for ascertaining if women in the older age band could be shielded alongside observing outline of HPV infection as women grew older. The study did a follow-up of over nine thousand women from Costa Rica in the age group of nineteen to 97 years and screened them for cancer-causing HPV infections and originators to cervical cancer. The study that was lately released online in The Journal of the National  [...]

It got well-known toughie, Denver Nuggets Coach, George Karl to a teary breakdown and stilling the voice of famed movie critic Roger Ebert. Head and neck cancer though atypical is malicious – stripping voices, distorting faces and robbing the fundamental ability of eating, drinking and swallowing. During a press meet, Coach Karl made a candid announcement of having neck and throat cancer and mentioning about carrying on coaching, however would be missing out on a number of matches and practice sessions. Coach Karl has been diagnosed with a form of cancer – squamous cell carcinoma detected on one of his tonsils – is a prevalently occurring form of cancer and treated using chemo or radiation therapy. Lately, another luminary, movie critic Roger Ebert was also diagnosed with head and neck  [...]

A remarkable premise put forth by Dr. Joep van Roermund and associates indicate that computed tomography (CT) measurement of periprostatic fat could be a finer forecaster of prostate cancer (CaP) aggressive behaviour as compared to body mass index or BMI. This theory was suggested on the basis of the fact that intra-abdominal adipose tissue has the maximum metabolically active fatty tissue. The report findings nevertheless revealed that periprostatic adipose tissue did not show correlation with prostate cancer (CaP) aggressiveness in this patient group. The authors of the study indicates that waistline girth as a marker of visceral fat might be a better forecaster to gauge CaP possibility as compared to solely body mass index, particularly amongst males having a low body mass index. The authors  [...]

All those women inflicted with breast cancer and on a regular course of aspirin following identification and treatment could have a lesser chance of breast cancer related fatality or see the disease recur in remote areas of the body (condition called as distant recurrence), according to a new-fangled Nurses’ Health Study. But, specialists do not advise starting on aspirin due to such findings as further studies are required for corroborating any advantages, and regular aspirin consumption has been linked to recognized risks inclusive of grave gastrointestinal bleeding. The Nurses’ Health Study backed by the NIH (National Institutes of Health) is a large-scaled study for examining if intake of aspirin and other NSAIDs or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications following breast cancer  [...]

Among the many different types of cancer that an individual can acquire, one question that many people often wonder about is ‘what is anal cancer’. Anal cancer is a specific form of this harmful disease that is considered to be quite rare. The area of the body that this form of cancer occurs is in the individual’s anal canal, which is a small tube that is located at the end of the body’s rectum. This is the area of the body that is responsible for performing the natural process of ridding the body of various types of harmful toxins, unwanted matter, and various food products that have already been digested in the digestive system, and then they exit the body through the stool. According to the National Cancer Institute, there are as many as 5,000 individuals every single year that are  [...]

Over fifty-seven thousand people from the United States facing a kidney cancer diagnosis every year. But, a ray of hope now emerges for patients in advanced kidney cancer stage all due to the promising outcomes of a preliminary study conducted by investigators from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The results showed that pre-surgery administering of drug sorafenib (Nexavar) could cause reduction in large-sized tumors and can be given without considerably augmenting surgery risks. The findings of the study revealed that major kidney tumors showed response to this treatment, shrivelling to nearly forty percent before surgery. This would translate to the fact that surgery in case of kidney cancer patients would be lesser widespread and hopefully would be able to offer improved results  [...]

The nasopharynx is the section of the throat that is located behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea or windpipe. The nostrils run from the nose to the nasopharynx and contain an opening on each side that leads to the ears. Nasopharyngeal cancer generally begins in the squamous cells that border the oropharynx which is the part of the throat that is located behind the mouth. Nasopharyngeal cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the soft tissues of the nasopharynx. There are different stages of nasopharyngeal cancer therefore once a person has been diagnosed with this disease it is necessary for tests to be performed to determine which stage that person is at. By determining that it will be easier to determine what stages of nasopharyngeal cancer treatment is needed to correct the  [...]

The nasopharynx is a small section that is located behind the nose at the top of the throat or pharynx. The nostrils extend into the nasopharynx or upper part of the throat and an opening on either side of this goes into each ear. Nasopharangeal cancer occurs when cancer cells develop in the tissues of the nasopharynx. Although this is a throat cancer it is not the same as others and has a higher risk. Some of the symptoms of this type of cancer include things such as difficulty breathing, speaking and hearing in addition to unexplained nose bleeds, headache, nose or throat lumps and ringing or pain in the ears. Chinese or Asian heritage as well as exposure to Epstein-Barr virus may also play a role in developing nasopharyngeal cancer. There are four stages of nasopharyngeal cancer. Once it  [...]

Investigators from Britain have come up with a cure that could be employed for halting the disease relapsing following chemotherapy or BMT (bone marrow transplant). In the long run, it is anticipated that the drug that could activate the body’s own immune system to combat leukemia, may well be utilized for treating other cancer forms. The entrants in the study had acute myeloid leukemia or AML, the widespread type found in adults. Despite undergoing belligerent treatment, nearly half of them would generally experience the disease to recur. The thought behind cancer vaccine is not essentially preventing the disease but rather programming the body’s immune system in hunting down cancerous cells and obliterating them. The vaccine then elicits the immune system in recognising leukemia cells  [...]

Non-small cell lung cancer, also known as NSCLC, is defined as a cluster or group of different cancers of the lungs that get their name based on the types of cells that are discovered in the cancer and how those cells appear beneath a microscope. This is the most common variety of lung cancer. More than 75% of individuals who develop lung cancer have one variety or another of NSCLC. This type of cancer is subsequently divided into different subtypes based on the type of cancer cells that are found. Squamous cell carcinoma It is the subtype of cancer that develops when cells located in the airway grow too fast and quickly become out of control. This in turn leads to malignant tumors forming in the lungs causing serious damage. Because this area has a regular movement of fluids such as blood,  [...]