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According to the American cancer Society (ACS), more than 16,000 new esophageal cancer cases are diagnosed each year in the U.S. Unfortunately the survival rate in these cases is only 10 percent. This alarming statistic is due largely to the fact that by the time the majority of cases are diagnosed, the cancerous tumors have grown to the point of inoperability.

The American Association for cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research will focus on the latest biological, medical and social research behind cancer prevention. The conference will be held November 16 - 19, 2008, at the Gaylord National Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Scientists have thought that one way to foil a tumor from generating blood vessels to feed its growth - a process called angiogenesis - was by creating drugs aimed at stopping a key vessel growth-promoting protein. But now the opposite seems to be true.

Breast cancer patients are risking their lives by failing to take the tamoxifen they are prescribed, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer * today (Tuesday). Half of the women failed to finish a five year course of the drug and one in five regularly forget to take a tablet.

WHEN: November 16 - 19, 2008 WHERE: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Washington, DC PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON: Steven M.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- people who have fair skin -- or who are otherwise more susceptible to sunburn -- are at increased risk for skin cancer.

Dr. Gary J. Bennett, a professor at McGill University's Department of Anesthesia, has been awarded a scientific research grant by The Neuropathy Association, a U.S. patient-based non-profit organization headquartered in new york City. Peripheral neuropathy results from injury to the peripheral nervous system, disrupting the body's ability to communicate with its muscles, organs and tissues.

Overexpression of OLC1 Gene Associated with smoking-Related Lung cancer The Overexpressed in Lung Cancer 1 (OLC1) gene is expressed at high levels in the majority of lung cancers, more often in samples from smokers than nonsmokers, and its expression is increased in cells treated with cigarette smoke. smoking increases the risk of lung cancer, but the mechanisms by which smoke triggers tumor formation are unknown. In earlier experiments, Shujun Cheng, M.D.

(Albert Einstein College of Medicine) In a breakthrough study appearing in advance online publication of Nature Methods, researchers at Albert Einstein College of medicine of Yeshiva University describe for the first time a method of viewing individual breast cancer cells for several days at a time.

(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) Tell your doctor if tumors run in the family, says a Tel Aviv University researcher.