Insidermedicine In 60 - March 12, 2012

From Seattle - Circumcision may protect against prostate cancer, according to a report published in Cancer. Researchers studied nearly 3,400 men, over 1,700 of whom had prostate cancer. Results showed that those who had been circumcised prior to their first sexual intercourse had a 15% redid risk of developing prostate cancer. From Colorado - Scientists have identified how to stop bladder cancer from spreading to the lungs, according to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Researchers identified a protein that is produced by cancer cells, known as RhoGD12. Elevated levels of this protein reduce another protein that is responsible for cancer metastasis From Colorado - Survival rates for children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) are improving, according to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reviewing over 15 years of data on nearly 22,000 people, researchers found that ALL survival rates improved from 83.7% in 1990-1994 to 90.4% in 2000-2005