Press review (November 19, 2011) – Revue de presse (19 novembre 2011)

Vaccines group to buy cervical cancer shot, as long as it’s cheap and countries can deliver it

A global vaccines group said Thursday it was working to buy shots to protect up to 2 million women and girls in poor countries from cervical cancer.

Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/vaccines-group-to-buy-cervical-cancer-shot-as-long-as-its-cheap-and-countries-can-deliver-it/2011/11/17/gIQAFwRXUN_story.html

Europe Bans Airport X-Ray Scanners that U.S. Still Uses

The European Commission adopted new rules Nov. 14 regarding X-ray, or backscatter, body scanners at all airports in Europe. A press release ordered members of the European Union to remove X-ray scanners from its airports to avoid risking “citizens’ health and safety.” The release does not, however, cite specific reasons for the safety concern. But the news does bring into question the continued use of the very same X-ray scanners in U.S. airports.

By Frances Romero. In TIME

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/17/europe-bans-airport-x-ray-scanners-that-u-s-still-uses/

Side Effects May Spur Men to Drop Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer

Weight gain, loss of sex drive common complaints, study finds.

In U.S. News & World Report

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/cancer/articles/2011/11/16/side-effects-may-spur-men-to-drop-tamoxifen-for-breast-cancer

Drug Delays Prostate Cancer Spread to Bones

Denosumab administered to prostate cancer patients has been found to delay the spread of cancer to the bones, according to a new study published in the Lancet.

By Mikaela Conley. ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/prostate-cancer-drug-delays-spread-bone/story?id=14959887

Cancer Doctors Still Not Great With Patients' Pain

It remains under-recognized and under-treated, survey finds.

By Jenifer Goodwin. In U.S. News & World Report

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/cancer/articles/2011/11/17/cancer-doctors-still-not-great-with-patients-pain

Vaccine injects fresh hope into pancreatic cancer care

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and has the lowest survival rate. A vaccine injected directly into a pancreatic tumor has shown promise as a way to keep the cancer from spreading in patients whose cancer can't be treated surgically, early results from a clinical trial in New Jersey show.

By Lindy Washburn The Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2016766151_panc17.html

WARNING: Breast Cancer Awareness Month May Be Hazardous to Your Health

The irony of Breast Cancer Awareness Month is that by the end of the month there was significantly more misunderstanding in the public about the disease.

By Fran Visco. In Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fran-visco/limited-exposure-to-breas_b_1073489.html

Ovarian cancer 'is not detectable' in the blood for years

A mathematical model designed by scientists in the US indicates that ovarian cancer may not be detectable in the blood using current technology until 10 years after the disease first starts to develop.

Cancer Research UK

http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/archive/cancernews/2011-11-16-Ovarian-cancer-is-not-detectable-in-the-blood-for-years

Researchers discover Achilles' heel in lethal form of prostate cancer

Weill Cornell physician-scientists say this vulnerability can be attacked by a targeted drug already in clinical trials to treat other types of cancers.

In EurekAlert

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-11/nyph-rda111111.php

C’est parti pour Cancer Campus

C’est la première réalisation du futur parc de recherche sur le cancer. L’inauguration, hier à Villejuif, d’une pépinière d’entreprises marque le démarrage concret de Cancer Campus.

Par Christine Mateus. Dans Le Parisien

http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/c-est-parti-pour-cancer-campus-17-11-2011-1724436.php

Soupçon autour d'un médicament anticancéreux

Si le laboratoire français Genopharm, filiale du groupe Alkopharma, a comme l'affirme Le Parisien commercialisé des lots périmés d'un anticancéreux pour enfants, il aura à en répondre devant la justice, a déclaré jeudi Xavier Bertrand, qui attend toutefois des clarifications sur ce dossier.

Par Sophie Louet. Dans Le Point

http://www.lepoint.fr/fil-info-reuters/soupcon-autour-d-un-medicament-anticancereux-17-11-2011-1397309_240.php

L’interdiction du bisphénol A trop précipitée selon l’Académie de médecine

Dans un rapport publié mercredi, l’Académie nationale de médecine indique regretter l’interdiction précipitée du bisphénol A (BPA), dans la mesure où aucun produit de substitution n’est proposé.

Dans MaxiSciences

http://www.maxisciences.com/bisph%E9nol-a/l-interdiction-du-bisphenol-a-trop-precipitee-selon-l-academie-de-medecine_art18542.html

Espèce d'homme, espèce de vieux, espèce de cancer, espèce de jeune‎

A quel âge est-on vieux ? Je dirais à 55 ans, n’en déplaise aux seniors dont le narcissisme sera sans doute blessé. 55 ans, c’est l’âge de la ménopause chez les femmes mais aussi chez l’homme qui dans la force de l’âge, voit parfois son corps ou sa physiologie se modifier.

Par Bernard Dugué. Agora Vox

http://www.agoravox.fr/actualites/technologies/article/espece-d-homme-espece-de-vieux-104329

La médecine commence à lever le voile sur les mystères du vieillissement

La médecine commence à avancer sur la possibilité de reprogrammer des cellules de centenaires en cellules souches, effaçant les outrages de l’âge et prouvant que le vieillissement est réversible.

Tribune de Genève

http://www.tdg.ch/actu/monde/medecine-commence-lever-voile-mysteres-vieillissement-2011-11-14