Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

• Having high cholesterol and high triglycerides may increase the risk for developing prostate cancer according to researchers at Duke. More on this study can be found in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
• Researchers at Sanford-Burnham believe that they have identified a group of RNA molecules that may serve as a better prognostic marker for prostate cancer. Their findings are published in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.
• A new at risk group for gastrointestinal stromal tumors has been identified by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. More on their findings in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
• Some Latina women are protected from developing breast cancer according to an international research collaboration led by researchers at UC San Francisco. More on this discovery in ScienceDaily.
• Exposure to artificial light leads to a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Scientists at the University of Georgia discuss their findings in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health.
• President Obama announced the recipients of the National Medical of Technology and Innovation—our Nation’s highest honors for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology.

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Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

• Researchers at Dana-Farber, MIT, and other institutions have discovered a sign of the early development of pancreatic cancer. Read more on their findings in Nature Medicine.
• A new mouse model created by researchers at the Broad Institute and MIT will help edit multiple genes in a variety of cell types. The paper describing the new model can be found in Cell.
• Cases of possible association between breast implants and a form of lymphoma that may develop tumors at a later stage is currently under investigation. Read more in the journal Mutation Research.
• Do tumors grow faster at night? A recent study by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science demonstrates that nighttime is the best time for cancer to grow and spread. More on their findings in Nature Communications.
• New novel therapies for Glioblastoma multiforme are showing promise according to a recent paper by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine and City of Hope.
• The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to a British-American scientist and two Norwegian researchers on the discovery of the brain’s “inner GPS”.

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Here are a few highlights of cancer research news that have recently caught my attention:

• The NIH launched the Exceptional Responders Initiative which aims to study the molecular factors of tumors for better cancer patient responses to drug therapy.
• A study by researchers at Vanderbilt found that the use of FDG-PET Technology was less reliable in certain geographic locations where fungal lung disease is more prevalent. For more, see the article in JAMA.
• Scientists at Stanford developed a decoy protein to stop cancer from spreading. Results are published in the latest issue of Nature Chemical Biology.
• Chemo and radiation are safe for babies in the womb according to studies presented at the Annual Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology.
• Results of a clinical trial on the drug Perjeta reveals success at prolonging life in advanced breast cancer cases.
• Women who go up a skirt size every decade between their 20s and their 60s may be at increased risk for breast cancer according to a study published in BMJ Open.

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