- New Scientist reports that a team of researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California are studying a protein released by breast cells during tissue development, interleukin-25, that has been found to target and kill nearby cancerous cells.
- A systematic review from BioMedCentral indicates that rituximab does not increase risk of infection in lymphoma patients.
- Johns Hopkins researchers are studying sulphoraphane, a chemical that is made in broccoli, cauliflower and other cruciferous vegetables when damaged, and whether it can help restore a chemical pathway, called NRF2, which activates macrophages that clean bacteria from lungs.
- The charity Cancer Research UK has gathered a team of experts to clean up Wikipedia’s entries on cancer.
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MSKCC in the News: March 24 – April 8
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Commack recently unveiled a new body imaging device, known as a PET/CT scanner. Not too many other cancer treatment centers on Long Island carry this scanner.
- Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have found that change in PSA levels over time (known as PSA velocity) is a poor predictor of prostate cancer and may lead to many unnecessary biopsies. Andrew Vickers, PhD, Associate Attending Research Methodologist in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Peter T. Scardino, MD, Chair of the Department of Surgery are quoted in this article.
- New Research and Training Grants Awarded By American Cancer Society Emily Tonorezos, MD MPH at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center received a career development award that will give her the time and the tools to investigate diet and insulin resistance in survivors of childhood cancer. (Cancer Survivorship Grant)
- MRI Found to Improve Breast Cancer Detection Rate. Janice S. Sung, MD, from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and colleagues evaluated the utility of MR imaging in detection of breast cancer in 91 women with a history of chest irradiation.