No cancer diagnosis is a "good" diagnosis. But, the less advanced a tumor is when doctors find it, the better the chance they have to wipe it out. So, a recent study by a team of Danish scientists that identifies cancer "red flags" in blood cells puts us one step closer to more successful treatments. The findings could lead to cancer screenings through simple blood tests.
Unique antibodies, or proteins, form in cancer patients' blood cells to target harmful cancerous cells, according to the new study led by Hans H. Wandall, M.D., Ph.D. and Ola Blixt, Ph.D. at the Center for Glycomics at Copenhagen University. The antitumor antibodies were found in patients with breast, ovarian and prostate cancers. Because these proteins are present in cancer patients' blood, the research suggests doctors may be able to detect cancer sooner and more effectively with simple blood tests.
The findings will be appear in the Feb. 15, 2010 issue of Cancer Research, a journal published by the American Association for Cancer Research, Inc. Check out more details about the study here.
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As an aspiring health journalist, I research studies, medical tips and technology that give me hope that we will cure cancer, and in the meantime, treatment will improve. But no one wins the fight alone. My goal is 50 posts about cancer breakthroughs to convince you to join my hope for a cure by April 10th, 2010, the day of my local American Cancer Society fundraiser, Relay For Life.
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While pursuing a journalism career in health writing and editing, I come across heart-wrenching stories of those fighting cancer and I am learning how it turns lives upside down. But, I also run into groundbreaking research that makes me believe winning the fight against cancer is possible.
I've interviewed stem cell researchers pioneering new cancer treatments; I've listened to the "lucky" cancer patients who survived, but gave up their pre-cancer lives; and I try to stay as well-versed in health and wellness news as an aspiring health journalist. As the editor in chief of my college health magazine and as a journalism student pursuing health writing, I've had the opportunity to find research that motivates me to keep fighting for a cure for cancer. I think we can do it, and I don't want to keep hearing about the "lucky" survivors whose stories don't seem so "lucky."
As the co-chair of my local American Cancer Society fundraiser, Relay For Life, I see our efforts in this fight get stronger when we come together, sharing our support, our knowledge and our passion.
So, I started this blog to share my motivation: progress. By April 10th, 2010, the date our Relay For Life event, my goal is to find and tell you about 50 ways we are winning the fight against cancer. My hope is that these 50 posts will convince you to join the charge.
I've interviewed stem cell researchers pioneering new cancer treatments; I've listened to the "lucky" cancer patients who survived, but gave up their pre-cancer lives; and I try to stay as well-versed in health and wellness news as an aspiring health journalist. As the editor in chief of my college health magazine and as a journalism student pursuing health writing, I've had the opportunity to find research that motivates me to keep fighting for a cure for cancer. I think we can do it, and I don't want to keep hearing about the "lucky" survivors whose stories don't seem so "lucky."
As the co-chair of my local American Cancer Society fundraiser, Relay For Life, I see our efforts in this fight get stronger when we come together, sharing our support, our knowledge and our passion.
So, I started this blog to share my motivation: progress. By April 10th, 2010, the date our Relay For Life event, my goal is to find and tell you about 50 ways we are winning the fight against cancer. My hope is that these 50 posts will convince you to join the charge.
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