Tag: cancer
Researchers Discover Possible Cause of Gene Destruction in Prostate Cancer
Researchers at Queen’s University have identified a possible cause for the loss of a tumour suppressor gene (known as PTEN) that can lead to the development of more aggressive forms of prostate cancer. “This discovery gives us a greater understanding of how aggressive prostate cancer develops because we now have some insight into the mechanism [...]
Queen’s University: Heart Drug May be Effective for Managing Certain Cancers
Researchers at Queen’s University have identified a new mechanism that could potentially explain why the body’s immune system sometimes fails to eliminate cancer. The new findings shed light on the possible cause of immune resistance in cancer cells, and indicate that nitroglycerin, a relatively safe and low-cost drug used for more than a century to [...]
Film Based on Queen’s University Professor’s Book to Show at TIFF
A Queen’s School of Kinesiology and Health Studies professor’s book has been turned into a National Film Board of Canada documentary that will make its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Pink Ribbons Inc. is based on Samantha King’s book of the same name which takes a critical look at fundraising and [...]
New Bladder Cancer Treatment Shows Promising Results
Clinical trials for a new bladder cancer therapy show promising interim results. Lead researcher Alvaro Morales says that the breakthrough using the drug Urocidin follows thirty years of his research in this important area. “I am optimistic about the results of the trial,” says Dr. Morales, professor emeritus in the Department of Urology at Queen’s [...]
Cancer Researchers Recognized by American Association of Cancer Research
Queen’s University’s Jamaica Cass and Mulu Geletu will receive Minority Scholar Awards at the 2011 American Association of Cancer Research conference (AACR), the largest cancer conference in the world. Ms Cass, a PhD candidate, will present a poster at the conference on tissue microarrays—multiple tissue samples that are mounted together on the same microscope slide [...]
Queen’s Student Runs 135 Km to Raise Money for Cancer Foundation
Kingston, Ontario — Kevin Simmt (Political Studies, ’11) crossed paths with a mother grizzly bear and two cubs and was swept away – twice – while trying to cross a powerful river all in the name of raising money for cancer. Mr. Simmt, a political science student, and his friend Daniel Biggs spent three days [...]
Queen’s University Receives $450,000 to Study Breast Cancer Gene Mutation
A team of Queen’s University researchers has received $450,000 to study a gene mutation common to breast cancer patients. The three-year funding supports research aimed at developing an inexpensive diagnostic tool for identifying individuals with the gene mutation. “In the long term, we hope to identify people early who are at risk of developing breast [...]
Queen’s Study Reveals Wealth Predicts Cancer Survival
According to a recent Queen’s University study, poorer cancer patients have an increased chance of dying prematurely from the disease than wealthier ones. The University researchers analyzed all cases of breast, colon, rectal, non-small-cell lung, cervical, and laryngeal cancer diagnosed in the province between 2003 and 2007, as reported by the Ontario Cancer Registry. Those [...]
Queen’s Receives $1.6 million for Breast Cancer Research
Queen’s University Pathology and Molecular Medicine Department’s Dr. Peter Greer has received $1.6 million for two research projects to develop new treatments for slowing tumour growth in breast cancer. Dr. Greer stated in a University release that they have worked on those projects for several years and were delighted that both grants were renewed in [...]
Queen’s Prostate Cancer Study Reveals Best Treatment
A new NCIC Clinical Trials Group study conducted at Queen’s University reveals that combining radiation and hormone therapy in patients with high risk prostate cancer significantly improves the likelihood of patients living longer. Wendy Parulekar, an associate professor of oncology at Queen’s and a Physician Coordinator at the NCIC CTG, described the results as having [...]
