Cancer News

Fight Prostate Cancer With Pomegranate Juice

A daily glass of pomegranate juice showed potential for slowing the growth of prostate cancer in a small study but more evidence is needed before doctors recommend it, U.S. scientists said Saturday. (MSNBC)

New Leukemia Drug Approved

U.S. regulators gave accelerated approval Wednesday to a new targeted therapy to treat people with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

The drug, Sprycel (generic name dasatinib), was also given regular approval to treat adults with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a more serious form of leukemia. (excite.com)

Hard Choices After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Mike Stuckey, a senior news editor at MSNBC, talks about the hard treatment choices to be made when confronted with a diagnosis of prostate cancer.

"Welcome to the prostate cancer treatment buffet, where the presence of so many chances for a cure seems too good to be true and, for me, it is. Because there’s no consensus in the medical community on a gold standard treatment for prostate cancer, a patient must choose his own. Welcome to hell." (MSNBC)

Prostate Cancer Recovery Hurt By Obesity

Being overweight hurts men’s chances of having successful radiation treatment for prostate cancer, according to a study released Monday.

The study by researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is being called the first to examine the link between obesity and prostate cancer progression after radiation treatment. (MSNBC)

Patsy Ramsey Dies From Ovarian Cancer

Patsy Ramsey, whose 6-year-old daughter JonBenet's 1996 slaying has never been solved, died Saturday of cancer, her lawyer said. She was 49. (forbes.com)

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Approved by FDA

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved use of the vaccine, Gardasil, for use in girls and women ages 9 to 26. It works by preventing infection by four strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease. (MSNBC)

Asbestos Linked to Larynx Cancer

The panel concluded there is sufficient evidence to connect asbestos and laryngeal cancer. It found nine studies that supported the connection. It also noted that certain cancers of the larynx - the portion of the throat containing the vocal cords - and of the lung are similar. (apnews.excite.com)

Roger Ebert to Have Cancer Surgery

Roger Ebert, the Chicago Sun-Times movie critic and host of TV's "Ebert & Roeper" said a cancerous growth on his salivary gland will be removed June 16, the newspaper reported Thursday. This is his fourth recurrence of cancer. (Washingtontimes.com)

Thalidomide Approved for Bone-Marrow Cancer

Thalidomide received federal approval Thursday for treatment of bone-marrow cancer, marking the further rehabilitation of a drug originally banned more than 40 years ago after it caused thousands of birth defects. (USATODAY)

Benzene Found in Drinks

A government analysis of more than 100 soft drinks and other beverages turned up five with levels of cancer-causing benzene that exceed federal drinking-water standards, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. (apnews.excite.com)

FDA Approves Cervical Cancer Vaccine

A vaccine that protects against the virus known to cause most cervical cancers was given the blessing of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Thursday.

The vaccine, Gardasil, is expected to get full FDA approval on June 8, and the national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will then decide whether to include the vaccine in routine vaccination schedules. Gardasil, which is manufactured by Merck & Co., would then become the first vaccine to be approved for the prevention of cervical cancer. (excite.com)

Electronic Fields Linked to Cancer, Depression, and Miscarriage

Invisible "smog", created by the electricity that powers our civilisation, is giving children cancer, causing miscarriages and suicides and making some people allergic to modern life, new scientific evidence reveals. (Independent.com.uk)

Elevated Bladder Cancer Risk From Tap Water

Pooled data from six case-control studies suggest that higher consumption of tap water-based drinks may slightly increase the risk of bladder cancer among men. (REUTERS)

Tiger Woods' Father Has Died

Tiger Woods' father Earl died Wednesday morning at home. He was 74. He was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1998, but the cancer returned in 2004 and spread to other parts of his body. (ESPN.com)

Vitamin C Shots for Cancer

High-dose intravenously administered vitamin C apparently led to longer-than-expected survival in three patients with advanced cancer, doctors at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland and colleagues in Canada report. Two of the three patients are still alive without evidence of disease. (Reuters)