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'Self-seeding' of cancer cells may play a critical role in tumor progression

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Dec 24, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

Cancer progression is commonly thought of as a process involving the growth of a primary tumor followed by metastasis, in which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to distant organs. A new study by researchers ...

Critical protein helps mend damaged DNA

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Dec 24, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

In order to preserve our DNA, cells have developed an intricate system for monitoring and repairing DNA damage. Yet precisely how the initial damage signal is converted into a repair response remains unclear. Researchers ...

Scientists discover 2 genes that drive aggressive brain cancers

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Dec 23, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

A team of Columbia scientists have discovered two genes that, when simultaneously activated, are responsible for the most aggressive forms of human brain cancer.

Protein link may be key to new treatment for aggressive brain tumor

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Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Biomedical researchers at the University of Central Florida have found a protein that could hold the key to treating one of the most common and aggressive brain tumors in adults.

Researcher finds success with new anti-cancer drug

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Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

A study conducted at Scott & White Healthcare in Temple, Texas, found that a new drug stopped the growth of breast tumors in mice. This drug is unique in that it works both by stopping the cancer cells from growing and metastasizing ...

Elevated-risk women refuse MRI breast cancer screening

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure.

High risk of colorectal, endometrial and Lynch syndrome cancers for MSH6 mutation carriers

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

People carrying the germ-line MSH6 mutation are at high risk by age 80 years for colorectal and endometrial cancers and any cancer associated with Lynch syndrome, according to a new study published online December 22 in the ...

Use of 3-D imaging on patients with pancreatic carcinoma

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

In the field of hepatic imaging in the context of living liver donors and before complex partial liver resections, three-dimensional imaging of the liver, hepatic vessels and bile ducts has managed to become established in ...

Protein inhibits cancer cell growth

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Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Toronto and Goethe University in Germany have discovered a protein that can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, providing crucial clues for the future development of new drugs ...

Urinary tract cancer associated with Chinese herbal products containing aristolochic acid

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Dec 21, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

The carcinogen aristolochic acid, which was found in many prescribed Chinese herbal products including Guan Mu Tong, is associated with an increased risk of urinary tract cancer, according to a new study published online ...

Drug for Multiple Myeloma Demonstrated to Significantly Extend Disease-Free Survival

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Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Initial results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, showed that patients who received the oral drug lenalidomide (Revlimid, also ...

Heart transplant patients appear to have elevated risk for multiple skin cancers

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Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, with increased risk for some skin cancers among patients with other cancers and with increasing age, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of ...

Relatives of boys with sexual birth defects not at risk for testicular germ cell cancer

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Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

Boys with the sexual birth defects known as hypospadias and cryptorchidism are at risk for developing testicular germ cell cancer, but their relatives are not, according to a new study published online December 21 in the ...

Trends in melanoma incidence and stage at diagnosis vary by racial and ethnic group

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Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

White and Hispanic individuals are being diagnosed with melanoma more frequently in recent years, whereas Hispanic and black patients continue to have advanced skin cancer at diagnosis, according to a report in the December ...

Gefitinib improves survival compared with standard chemotherapy in lung cancer patients with genetic mutation

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Dec 20, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Patients with the most common form of lung cancer (non-small-cell lung cancer) who have mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene have significantly improved progression-free survival if they are treated ...

Metastasis formation revealed in detail and real time

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Dec 20, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Up to 25% of cancer patients develop metastases in the brain - often long after successful treatment of the primary tumor. In almost all such cases, the prognosis is poor. The mechanisms responsible for the appearance of ...

Research suggests link between infertility, low egg reserve, and breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1)

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Dec 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility.

Pores finding reveals targets for cancer and degenerative disease

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Dec 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have identified a key step in the biological process of programmed cell death, also called apoptosis.