http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Gastric-Cancer-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:42:40 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Validates-Herbs-Potency-To-Cure-Gastric-Ulcer-51055-1.htm A study conducted by Saudi Arabian researchers has confirmed that a herb called Rocket "Eruca sativa L." (EER), a member of the Brassicacae family, has potential anti-ulcer medicinal properties. Led by Dr. Syed Rafatullah, the research team validated the gastric anti-ulcer properties of EER on experimentally-induced gastric secretion and ulceration in albino rats. For their research, the group undertook gastric acid secretion studies using pylorus-ligated rats. They revealed that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Validates-Herbs-Potency-To-Cure-Gastric-Ulcer-51055-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Ambitious-Gastric-Cancer-Research-Project-Proposed-in-Singapore-23080-1.htm A S (Dollor) 25 million research project, described as the largest ever in Singapore, will focus on gastric or stomach cancer, it has been announced. In Singapore, gastric cancer (or stomach cancer) is the 4th most common cancer among men and 6th among women, says the Singapore Cancer Society. It occurs most frequently in men and women above 40 years old, and is more common in Chinese than Malay or Indian. There is no scientific conclusion of the actual cause of gastric cancer, people with family ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Ambitious-Gastric-Cancer-Research-Project-Proposed-in-Singapore-23080-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Identify-Genetic-Mutations-for-Hereditary-Diffuse-Gastric-Cancer-21653-1.htm A study, published in the June 6 issue of JAMA, has identified novel genetic mutations linked to hereditary diffuse gastric cancer. It states that these mutations are due to both independent mutational events and common ancestry. The study has been released early to coincide with its presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. According to background information in the article, gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide. There ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Identify-Genetic-Mutations-for-Hereditary-Diffuse-Gastric-Cancer-21653-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20106 A more intensive postoperative chemotherapy regimen for high-risk gastric cancer patients did not improve their survival, according to a randomized controlled trial in the April 18 Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The five-year survival rate for gastric cancer patients who undergo radical surgery is typically between 15 and 32 percent. Efforts to improve survival with new therapies, including postoperative chemotherapy, have yet to yield statistically significant results. Stefano Cascinu, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=20106 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9619 According to an Irish researcher, frequent hiccups together with weight loss and difficulty in swallowing may be an indication of esophageal cancer. Professor Tom Walsh, author of the report, from the James Connolly Memorial Hospital in Dublin, told a meeting of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland that 27 percent of patients with esophageal cancer complain of persistent hiccups, reports foodconsumer.org. Six percent of patients were prompted to see a doctor because of persistent hiccups....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9619 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9189 According to Drugmaker Roche Holding AG Xeloda oral chemotherapy is proving to be as effective as traditional chemotherapy to treat advanced stomach cancer. Data from a Phase III study which will be presented at an American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting (ASCO) has shown that Xeloda, along with chemotherapy, cisplatin, was found to be as effective as the intravenous chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil. This oral drug would significantly decrease the amount of treatment time for patients. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=9189 http://www.medindia.net/news/ Researchers from the University of Michigan have discovered how to measure the absorption of multi-walled carbon nanoparticles into worms and cancer cells. Carbon nanotubes were discovered in 1991, and have a great value in several areas, including pharmacology and for hydrogen storage in fuel cells. But despite their promise, a big problem was that it's not known how multi-walled carbon nanotubes will impact the living environment. This discovery can now help the scientists in understanding how ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8745 Patients on non-selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or COX-2-selective NSAIDs, have reduced risk of gastric ulcers by taking NEXIUM (Regd) (esomeprazole magnesium). These results were from from two clinical trials and will be in the April 2006 edition of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. NSAIDs include traditional, non-selective drugs, such as ibuprofen, naproxen and aspirin, and newer COX-2-selective agents. The study which was a double-blind, randomized, six-month trial ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8745 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=7950 The identification of a novel compound, CDDO-Im, shown to possess strong anti-tumor properties in studies conducted on animal models could soon revolutionize the treatment of liver cancer patients. The compound has been found to increase the intrinsic resistance to carcinogens (cancer causing substances) by enhancing the function of enzymes that remove toxins from the body. Further results about the compound have been published in the journal Cancer Research. The compound has been found to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=7950 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=6720 An article appearing in the January issue of The Journal of Urology says that drugs used to treat gastrointestinal stromal cancers (GISTs) are likely to be ineffective for patients with full blown kidney cancer. These findings are reported by investigators at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, who say that the drug in question is not going to help patients with high grade renal cell carcinoma. "While this finding does not seem like good news for patients with kidney cancer," said Bradley Leibovich, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=6720 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=6601 Cancer continues to take a heavy toll of human lives across the world in spite of researchers trying to find a cure for it. The former President of the US Mr. Nixon gave great emphasis on combating the disease. Cancer is comprised of over 200 unique diseases. The US Government has spent several billion dollars to fight cancer. The budget for cancer in 2006 is expected to be at US (Dollor) 5.6 billion, without taking into consideration the charitable organizations, pharmaceutical companies, cancer centers, and individual states....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=6601 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4733 Stanford, CA -- Successful eradication of Helicobacter may not prevent future aggressive gastric lymphoma since resting B cells are left behind. This was reported by Research led by Dr. Anne Mueller at Stanford University School of Medicine. The paper by Mueller et al., "The role of antigenic drive and tumor-infiltrating accessory cells in the pathogenesis of Helicobacter-induced MALT lymphoma," appears in the September issue of The American Journal of Pathology. Helicobacter pylori, a spiral ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4733