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Press review  (August 13, 2011) – Revue de presse (13 août 2011)


'Serial Killer' Immune Cells Put Cancer in Remission
The cancer therapy, described today in two papers in Science
Translational Medicine and The New England Journal of Medicine, is
based on the idea that the human body is already primed to fight
abnormal, dangerous cells. T cells, frontline defenders of the immune
system, recognize cells that don't belong in the body—such as bacteria—
and set off a cascade of events to kill them.
By Sarah C.P. Williams. In Science AAAS
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/08/serial-killer-immune-cells-put-c.html?ref=hp

Music soothes cancer patients
In the most comprehensive international review yet, a team of
scientists has found listening to music can reduce pain, lower blood
pressure and heart rates in cancer patients. By Sarah Dingle. In ABC
Online
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-11/music-soothes-cancer-patients/2834708r

Insomnia, sleep problems common in cancer patients‎
More than half of cancer patients may suffer insomnia during treatment
-- and for some, sleep problems can persist for months afterward,
according to a study.
By Elaine Lies. Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/11/health-insomnia-cancer-idUSL3E7JB0BT20110811

Breast cancer drug raises risk of heart problems in older women
The breast cancer drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) increases the risk of
heart problems in elderly patients, especially those with a history of
heart disease and/or diabetes, a new study says.
In USA Today
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/breastcancer/story/2011/08/Breast-cancer-drug-raises-risk-of-heart-problems-in-oder-women/49910178/1?csp=34news

Morning smokers may be at higher cancer risk
Smokers who light up right after they wake up in the morning may be at
greater risk for lung, head and neck cancers than those who wait
longer before having their first cigarette of the day, a new study
finds.
By Mary Elizabeth Dallas. In USA Today
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2011/08/Morning-smokers-may-be-at-higher-cancer-risk/49883834/1

More aggressive chemo better for older lung cancer patients
Fit older lung cancer patients would be better treated with a more
aggressive form of chemotherapy than they are commonly given, a study
indicates.
By Stephen Adams. In Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/8688840/More-aggressive-chemo-better-for-older-lung-cancer-patients.html

Ovarian cancer risk gene pinpointed‎
'Incredibly exciting' find implicates defect in RAD51D gene as hugely
increasing the chances of developing ovarian cancer.
By Alok Jha. In The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/08/ovarian-cancer-gene

Hot Chemotherapy Bath: Patients See Hope, Critics Hold Doubts‎
This is cancer therapy at its most aggressive, a treatment patients
liken to being filleted, disemboweled and then bathed in hot poison.
By Andrew Pollack. In The New-York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/12/business/heated-chemotherapy-bath-may-be-only-hope-for-some-cancer-patients.html

Dual-action protein better restricts blood vessel formation‎
Cancer needs blood. In fact, some cancer medications work solely to
slow or prevent cancer cells from creating new capillaries, choking
off their much-needed blood and nutrient supply to halt the growth of
tumors.
In Science Daily (press release)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110811162839.htm

Cancer : la première cigarette est la plus meurtrière
Les fumeurs qui consomment rapidement après leur réveil s'exposeraient
plus que les autres à certains cancers.
Par Jean-David Raynal. Dans Le Point
http://www.lepoint.fr/sante/cancer-la-premiere-cigarette-est-la-plus-meurtriere-10-08-2011-1361381_40.php

Un traitement expérimental encourageant contre la leucémie la plus
courante‎
Une équipe de recherche de Pennsylvanie a mis au point un nouveau
traitement expérimental contre la leucémie lymphoïde chronique, forme
la plus courante du cancer du sang.
MaxiSciences
http://www.maxisciences.com/leuc%E9mie/un-traitement-experimental-encourageant-contre-la-leucemie-la-plus-courante_art16294.html

Bruxelles: un institut pour étudier les cancers liés à l'environnement
est né
A Bruxelles, un nouvel organisme scientifique a vu le jour: l'Institut
de recherche européen sur le cancer et l'environnement. Son objectif
est d’analyser les cancers liés à l’environnement.
Par Pierre Vandenbulcke & Delphine Wilputte. RTBF
http://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/detail_bruxelles-un-institut-pour-etudier-les-cancers-lies-a-l-environnement-est-ne?id=6566253

Fumer la pipe à eau est particulièrement dangereux en Suisse‎
En Suisse, le taux d'agents humectants dans le tabac à narguilé est
bien plus élevé qu'ailleurs, ce qui accroît fortement les risques de
cancer. In Le Matin Online
http://www.lematin.ch/actu/suisse/fumer-la-pipe-eaux-est-particulierement-dangereux-en-suisse








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