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Hepatitis B virus mutations may predict risk of liver cancer

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Certain mutations in the DNA of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) are associated with the development of liver cancer and may help predict which patients with HBV infections are at increased risk of the disease, according to a ...

Study identifies how tamoxifen stimulates uterine cell growth and cancer

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UCSF researchers have identified a new "feed-forward" pathway linking estrogen receptors in the membrane of the uterus to a process that increases local estrogen levels and promotes cell growth.

Research reveals what drives lung cancer's spread

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone - the ...

DNA's repair system studied in hopes of better cancer treatments

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For a human cell, this is a scary world. Each of the 60 trillion or so cells in the average person's body is damaged tens of thousands, perhaps a million, times a day, scientists say.

Risk of breast cancer and a single-nucleotide polymorphism

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The single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) known as 2q35-rs13387042 is associated with increased risk of estrogen receptor (ER) -positive and -negative breast cancer, according to a study published online July 1 in the Journal of ...

Researchers testing virus-gene therapy combination against melanoma

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Jul 01, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center are injecting a modified herpes virus into melanoma tumors, hoping to kill the cancer cells while also bolstering the body's immune defenses against the disease.

Study identifies biomarker that safely monitors tumor response to new brain cancer treatment

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Jul 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A specific biomarker, a protein released by dying tumor cells, has been identified as an effective tool in an animal model to gauge the response to a novel gene therapy treatment for glioblastoma mulitforme. The finding, ...

Cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination in the Netherlands

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Jul 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Even under favorable assumptions, including lifelong protection against 70% of all cervical cancers and no side effects, vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is not cost-effective in the Netherlands, according ...

Colorectal cancer: Researchers identify genetic markers for metastasis formation

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Jul 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

Previously, only a few genes had been associated with the formation of metastases in colorectal cancer. Now, researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch ...

Newly appreciated membrane estrogen receptor important therapeutic target for breast cancer

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Jul 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

New research at Rhode Island Hospital has uncovered the biological effects of a novel membrane estrogen receptor, a finding that has potential implications for hormonal therapy for breast cancer. The study is published in ...

Researchers find clear difference in quality, type of lung cancer info available in US and Japan

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Jul 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

A study published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology revealed that internet-based lung cancer information was of a higher quality in the United States (US) than in Japan. Dr. Yasushi Goto of the Na ...

Hunt for Blood Test to Determine Melanoma Survival Rates

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at the University of Leicester will be breaking new ground in the search for a simple blood test that could tell whether a patient with melanoma has the condition in an aggressive form.

Study describes promising approach to treating cancer-related anorexia

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Rudolph M. Navari, director of the University of Notre Dame’s Walther Cancer Research Center, and Marie C. Brenner, a Notre Dame graduate who is a student at Loyola University Medical School ...

Metabolic factors may play a role in risk for breast cancer

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Physiological changes associated with the metabolic syndrome may play a role in the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the ...

Researchers find a way to reduce patient radiation dose during pulmonary CT angiography

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

While screening for possible pulmonary emboli using pulmonary CT angiography, a new study shows that radiologists can effectively lower the patient radiation dose by approximately 44% and improve vascular enhancement without ...

Scientists discover new information on spreading of cancer

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A joint research group of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Turku, led by Professor Johanna Ivaska, has discovered a mechanism lung cancer cells use when spreading into the body to form metastases.

Possible benefit from online genetic testing for lung cancer

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Jun 30, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

As scientists continue to decode the human genome and the information becomes publicly available, private companies that offer online genetic testing are multiplying. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health were concerned ...

Study finds improved communication encourages patients to seek colorectal cancer screening

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Improved communication among patients and primary care physicians increases the chances those due for colorectal cancer screening will follow their doctors' advice and complete the procedure, a University at Buffalo study ...