Raloxifene OK'd for Breast Cancer Prevention

Raloxifene OK'd for Breast Cancer Prevention
Older women looking to lower their risk of invasive breast cancer now have another medication available to them.

Test Gives Insight Into Prognosis In Patients With Plasma Cell Malignancies
A chromosome test called 'FISH' is better than conventional methods in identifying chromosomal genetic abnormalities associated with plasma cell malignancies, according to a new study. Plasma cell proliferative disorders, or PCPD, account for approximately 10 percent of all blood born cancers that range from the very slow-growing smoldering myeloma to a very aggressive plasma cell leukemia.

Women Still Face Cancer Risk 25 Years After Treatment
Women are still at risk of developing invasive cancer of the cervix or vagina 25 years after being treated for precancerous lesions, according to a new study. Women who have had severe cell changes in the cervix and who have been operated on for them run twice the risk of developing cancer later in life, compared with other women. Cancer experts are now calling for cytological smears to be offered at regular intervals for at least 25 years after a woman has had severe dysplasia/CIS (carcinoma in situ).

Possible Biomarker For Colon Cancer In People 50 And Under Identified
An abnormality of chromosomes long associated with diseases of aging has, for the first time, been linked to colon cancer in people 50 years old and younger, an age group usually considered young for this disease.

Healing The Wounds Of War: Novel Phytochemical Agent Enhances, Improves Process Of Wound Healing
Scientists have identified a novel phytochemical agent that enhances and improves the process of wound healing in normal and immune compromised people. They reported a novel compound Picroliv obtained from the roots of a plant Picrorhiza kurrooa enhances the rate of wound healing by principally enhancing the restoration of the blood supply to the damaged tissue.

Predators And Parasites May Increase Evolutionary Stability
A new study explores the role of natural enemies, such as predators and parasites, for mixed mating, a reproductive strategy in which hermaphroditic plants and animals reproduce through both self- and cross-fertilization. The findings highlight the possible evolutionary consequences of these interactions. Mating systems are a complex set of traits that reflect interactions among genetics, population structure, demography, and numerous environmental factors that influence mating success.