This is the recent in a succession of Mayo researches to exhibit potential of using EGCG or epigallocatechin gallate – the key constituent in green tea in lowering numbers of leukemia cells in CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) patients. Mayo Clinic study firstly evaluated the green tea extract, EGCG in an array of lab assays around 8 years back and was noted to lower the survival rate in CLL cells. The lab discovery was then ensued by a triumphant first phase scientific study – the foremost instant when a green tea extract have been employed in CLL-afflicted patients. Doctor Tait Shanafelt, specialist in the field of hematology and helming the trial stated that solely a relative phase three study could ascertain if EGCG could postpone advancement of CLL though the gains which have been  [...]

The selling point in high-def television sets is what several medical facilities have been promoting for their high-def colonoscopy models, which they attest is abler at detecting more number of pre-malignant polyp formations. A number of study findings have shown a small advantage related to the use of high-def colonoscopies as compared to the benchmark range, however several oncologists state that a doctor’s technique have far greater importance in polyp detection as compared to the equipments. Colonoscopy is a procedure conducted by physicians and suggested for majority of individuals from fifty years of age onwards to screen and remove any pre-malignant or pre-cancer growth prior to them metastasizing to far-reaching cancers. The test entails insertion of a fine, pliable tube inside  [...]

Male infertility can amplify high grade prostate cancer risk which has greater likelihood of growing and spreading rapidly. That was the finding of a novel research conducted and is available online in ‘Cancer’, a peer-reassessed periodical of the American Cancer Society. The outcomes of this latest study indicate that as male infertility could be a recognizable risk factor in case of prostate cancer, hence early screening is imperative in such a scenario. Analysis that focused on how many offspring a man can bear have hinted towards a man’s fertility potential correlated to risk of developing prostate cancer. But, several researches on the matter have only produced contradictory outcomes: a number of studies have suggested that males having offspring were at a greater risk of  [...]

A study carried out by the scientists at the Scripps Research Institute illustrated a novel, highly practical strategy for identifying molecules that avert a particular form of immune cells from launching assaults on their host. These findings have added a potent new-fangled tool to the ongoing investigation for probable treatments for autoimmune diseases like MS or multiple sclerosis, as well as for the treatment of types of leukemia like myeloid leukemia. The study conducted by Thomas Kodadek, a professor in the Chemistry and Cancer Biology Departments, Scripps Florida, and associates was printed in the ‘Chemistry & Biology’ Journal. In the novel study, Kodadek and his associates utilised samples taken from an animal model of MS for screening for T cells – a kind of white  [...]

Men might not have breasts like women; however they do possess certain amounts of breast tissue. As a matter of fact, ‘breasts’ in a grown-up man are alike those of a pre-pubescent girl, and constitute of some ducts encircled by breast and other tissue. Among girls, this tissue shows growth and development as it responds to the female hormones. However, in men that do not produce the similar levels of these hormones, this tissue does not grow. Nonetheless, as it is still breast tissue, there are chances that men could develop breast cancer. Factually, men are known to develop similar kinds of breast cancers as women, though cancers associated with the milk production and storage areas of the breast are quite atypical. The American Cancer Society has given an estimate of nearly 2,300  [...]

The duo new-fangled blood tests might assist in hassle-free, cost-effective and less abhorrent diagnosis of colon and other forms of gastrointestinal cancers. The scientists from Belgium and Germany behind the development of these tests scrutinized for genetic fingerprinting of tumor formations that might be present in the blood. One test could even aid in forecasting if there is a likelihood of the cancer spreading. During the joint meeting of the European Cancer Organisation or ECCO and the European Society for Medical Oncology where the tests were illustrated, Mr. Alexander Eggermont, MD, heading the surgical oncology department at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands elucidated that the tests might aid in filling the requirement for more expedient means of cancer screening. With  [...]

Mohs Micrography Surgery is the top-notch, superior and effectual treatment method for skin cancer presently available for removal of non-melanoma forms of skin cancers such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma or tumors where particular warnings apply. The procedure is conducted by a group of surgeons with high levels of specialised training coupled with dexterity and proficiency. Originally founded by Dr. Frederic E. Mohs, the Mohs procedure is the top-of-the-line treatment that has seen perennial improvement and fine-tuning since the past seven decades. Using the Mohs technique, surgeons are able to view past the discernible disease, to accurately detect and extract the complete tumor one layer at a time, while causing no damage or marring to the adjacent healthy tissue. This  [...]

Robotic-aided laparoscopic radical prostatectomy The surgery is conducted through small incisions made in the abdomen that act as access points for the robotic arms that decipher the surgeon’s every hand movement into fine and highly accurate action. This surgery requires an extremely agile and specifically trained doctor to carry out the procedure. The key objective of open or laparoscopic surgery is the overall removal of all the cancer present that at times would translate to removal of the prostate along with the tissues that surround it. This course of action includes the removal of the cluster of nerves that are interconnected to the penis that has an adverse bearing on the man’s ability in achieving erection. Certain tumors could be eliminated by a nerve-sparing procedure that  [...]

Radical prostatectomy is a surgical procedure employed for removal of the prostate gland and the adjacent tissue surrounding it. The operation performed to eliminate prostate cancer could be done by either open surgery or by the procedure of laparoscopic surgery that is done through tiny incisions that are made during the course of the operation. Radical prostatectomy is mostly conducted when test outcomes depict that the spread of cancer has not proliferated beyond the perimeters of the prostate, i.e., it is still in stages I and II. Mostly, laparoscopic surgery is manually conducted, though there are certain doctors that perform the surgery by employing the usage of guiding robotic arms that clutch the tools needed during surgery. This is known as robot-aided prostatectomy. Open  [...]

According to a latest study, those elderly men with early stage of prostate cancer had greater likelihood of survival without surgical intervention or radiation in today’s times than was observed merely a few decades back. Scientists investigated results amongst elderly men over 65 years detected with localised prostate cancer subsequent to being introduced to PSA or Prostate Cancer Screening. The mortality rates due to prostate cancer with a decade of identification amongst men that did not undergo surgery or radiation was seen between 2-6% during the 1990’s. The mortality rates in elderly men in analogous age bracket and disease features, was seen to be 15-23% in those that decided not to undergo these treatments during the time spans prior to the introduction of the PSA testing. After  [...]