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Press Review (March 17, 2012) – Revue de presse (17 mars 2012)


Common Medicines Could Lower Effectiveness Of Cancer Drug, Study Finds
Many patients taking a widely prescribed class of oral cancer drugs
are also using a variety of medications that could reduce the
effectiveness of the cancer treatment or increase its toxic side
effects, according to research by Medco Health Solutions Inc.
By Bill Berkrot. In Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/16/medicines-effectiveness-cancer-drug_n_1351721.html

Cadmium Intake May Up Breast Cancer Risk, Study Says
Consuming cadmium -- a toxic, heavy metal that has been classified as
a probable human carcinogen -- may put women at greater risk of
developing breast cancer, a new study shows.
By Catherine Pearson. In Huffington Post.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/15/cadmium-breast-cancer-intake_n_1347523.html

Circumcision could help prevent prostate cancer: Researchers
A new study says circumcision may help protect against prostate
cancer. Researchers at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center reviewed information from 3,399 men — 1,754 with prostate
cancer, 1,645 without.
In Canoe
http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=32680&news_channel_id=16&channel_id=16

Cancer costs hit young and poor hardest: study
In a new survey, colon cancer patients younger than 50 and those with
low incomes or unemployed were most likely to experience severe
financial hardships as a result of the treatments meant to save their
lives.
By Andrew M. Seaman. In Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/15/us-cancer-idUSBRE82E18P20120315

MBCC: Treatment Targets for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer—Three
Pathways to Test in the Clinic
What are the latest advances in the treatment of triple-negative
breast cancer? Are there new ways to molecularly characterize breast
cancer tumors to identify specific mutation targets and increase the
chance of response in this disease?.
By Anna Azvolinsky. In Cancer Network
http://www.cancernetwork.com/conference-reports/mbcc2012/content/article/10165/2047674

MBCC: PARP Inhibitors for Breast Cancer—Which Subpopulation to Target?
Speaking at the 29th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference, Jorge S.
Reis-Filho, PhD, MD, professor of medical pathology at the Institute
of Cancer Research in London, England, described the rationale of
applying poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARP) to breast
cancer patients.
By Anna Azvolinsky. In Cancer Network
http://www.cancernetwork.com/conference-reports/mbcc2012/content/article/10165/2047700


Summary Box: India licenses generic copy of patented Bayer cancer drug
under compulsory scheme
India effectively ended Bayer$B!G(Bs monopoly on a patented cancer drug
Monday, licensing a much cheaper generic under a unique law aimed at
keeping costs affordable.
In Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/summary-box-india-licenses-generic-copy-of-patented-bayer-cancer-drug-under-compulsory-scheme/2012/03/12/gIQASnBW7R_story.html

Identifying genetic mutations can give insight about risks
When Christina Applegate learned in 2008 that she had breast cancer,
the actress decided to have both of her breasts removed.
By Darla Carter. In USA Today
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2012-03-15/Identifying-genetic-mutations-can-give-insight-about-risks/53545076/1

New Clues to Link Between Fatty Diet, Colon Cancer
Researchers found genetic changes that affect how body uses insulin.
In U.S. News & World Report
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/03/15/new-clues-to-link-between-fatty-diet-colon-cancer

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership grants
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and the American Association for
Cancer Research have awarded Stephanie K. Dougan, Ph.D., postdoctoral
fellow at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and Oliver
G. McDonald, M.D., Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins
University, the 2012 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to
Leadership Grants.
In EurekAlert (press release)
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-03/aafc-pca031512.php

More Extensive Gene Profiling Urged in AML, MDS
More detailed genetic profiling of patients with acute myeloid
leukemia and of those with precursor myelodysplastic syndromes is
likely to improve prognostic and therapeutic decision making,
according to two separate studies published online March 14 in the New
England Journal of Medicine.
By Mary Ann Moon. In The Oncology Report
http://www.oncologyreport.com/news/clinical/single-article/more-extensive-gene-profiling-urged-in-aml-mds/9cc8afde1c.html



Cancer colorectal: un test pr$(D??(Bdictif pr$(D??(Bcurseur mis au point par
l'Inserm
Deux chercheuses de l'Inserm ont mis au point un test pr$(D??(Bdictif de
risque de d$(D??(Bvelopper un cancer colorectal pour les patients op$(D??(Br$(D??(Bs de
polypes b$(D??(Bnins, qui se base sur la pr$(D??(Bsence d'une prot$(D??(Bine, la
progastrine, selon un communiqu$(D??(B de l'Inserm diffus$(D??(B jeudi.
AFP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gu83fzq8YdYRziSs1rbvBxzf2jOA?docId=CNG.7665470c6d6a17adcc08ceff052fa643.881

Cancer de la langue: si j'avais su...
Je suivrai avec attention la plus importante poursuite de l'histoire
du Qu$(D??(Bbec qui s'est amorc$(D??(Be cette semaine: en attente depuis pr$(D??(Bs de
14 ans, deux recours collectifs tenteront de faire reconna$(D??(Btre aux
grandes compagnies de tabac le terrible impact que leur produit a eu
sur la sant$(D??(B de centaines de milliers de Qu$(D??(Bb$(D??(Bcois.
Par Martine Pilotte. Dans Cyberpresse
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/opinions/201203/15/01-4505895-cancer-de-la-langue-si-javais-su.php

Les mesures contre le tabac ont permis d'$(D??(Bviter pr$(D??(Bs de 800 000 morts
aux Etats-Unis
Depuis la premi$(D??(Bre mise en garde du gouvernement f$(D??(Bd$(D??(Bral am$(D??(Bricain
contre les dangers du tabac en 1964, les efforts mis en $(D??(Buvre aux
Etats-Unis comprennent des restrictions de fumer dans des endroits
publics, des hausses des imp$(D??(Bts sur le tabac, une limitation de
l'acc$(D??(Bs aux cigarettes pour les enfants et adolescents et des
campagnes d'information sur les dangers du tabac.
Dans Le Monde
http://www.lemonde.fr/sante/article/2012/03/15/les-mesures-contre-le-tabac-ont-permis-d-eviter-pres-de-800-000-morts-aux-etats-unis_1669327_1651302.html

La circoncision r$(D??(Bduit les risques de cancer de la prostate
Les hommes circoncis ont un risque l$(D??(Bg$(D??(Brement plus faible de
d$(D??(Bvelopper un cancer de la prostate selon une $(D??(Btude publi$(D??(Be dans la
revue Cancer.
Dans Slate
http://www.slate.fr/lien/51493/circoncision-cancer-prostate

Vaincre les cancers du sein et du col de l'ut$(D??(Brus
Pr$(D??(Bvention et d$(D??(Bpistage - Les armes pour vaincre les cancers du sein
et du col de l'ut$(D??(Brus. L'amphith$(D????(Btre Madick$(D??(B Diop de l'Ugb a abrit$(D??(B
une conf$(D??(Brence sur le th$(D??(Bme « Femmes et cancer : Pr$(D??(Bvention et
th$(D??(Brapies ». Selon le m$(D??(Bdecin-gyn$(D??(Bcologue Fara Wade, 90% des cas de
cancer du col de l'ut$(D??(Brus sont $(D??(Bvitables par la pr$(D??(Bvention et le
d$(D??(Bpistage.
Par Samba Oumar Fall. Dans Afrique en Ligne
http://www.afriquejet.com/vaincre-les-cancers-du-sein-et-du-col-de-luterus-2012031434992.html

Cancer de la prostate : des traitements excessifs
Le nombre d'interventions non justifi$(D??(Bes pour des formes non
$(D??(Bvolutives augmente, selon une enqu$(D??(Bte aux $(D??(Btats-Unis.
Par Anne Prigent. Dans Le Figaro
http://sante.lefigaro.fr/actualite/2012/03/12/17722-cancer-prostate-traitements-excessifs

Difficile de diagnostiquer un cancer d$(D??(Bs les premiers sympt$(D??(Bmes
Selon une $(D??(Btude r$(D??(Balis$(D??(Be en Grande-Bretagne, 77 % des patients
atteints de cancer n'avaient $(D??(Bt$(D??(B orient$(D??(Bs vers un sp$(D??(Bcialiste qu'apr$(D??(Bs
avoir consult$(D??(B une ou deux fois leur g$(D??(Bn$(D??(Braliste pour des sympt$(D??(Bmes
inqui$(D??(Btants. Bien que cette $(D??(Btude ait $(D??(Bt$(D??(B r$(D??(Balis$(D??(Be en Grande-Bretagne,
les auteurs estiment que leurs r$(D??(Bsultats peuvent sans doute $(D??(Btre
extrapol$(D??(Bs $(D??(B d'autres pays car ils t$(D??(Bmoignent de la difficult$(D??(B pour le
m$(D??(Bdecin g$(D??(Bn$(D??(Braliste de diagnostiquer un cancer $(D??(B partir de sympt$(D??(Bmes
non sp$(D??(Bcifiques. L'$(D??(Btude publi$(D??(Be fin f$(D??(Bvrier dans « The Lancet
Oncology » a port$(D??(B sur plus de 41.000 patients.
Par Catherine Ducruet. Dans Les Echos
http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/innovation-competences/medecine-sante/0201941289207-difficile-de-diagnostiquer-un-cancer-des-les-premiers-symptomes-302156.php

D$(D??(Bcouverte d'un nouveau g$(D??(Bne li$(D??(B au cancer du sein
La mutation d'un g$(D??(Bne nomm$(D??(B Abraxas pr$(D??(Bdisposerait les femmes au
cancer du sein, selon une $(D??(Btude effectu$(D??(Be par des chercheurs
finlandais aupr$(D??(Bs d'une centaine de familles.
Dans Cano$(D??(B
http://fr.canoe.ca/sante/archives/2012/03/20120311-105103.html



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