News tagged with cancer pathogenesis


Researchers identify key gene in deadly inflammatory breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Aggressive, deadly and often misdiagnosed, inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most lethal form of primary breast cancer, often striking women in their prime and causing death within 18 to 24 months. Now, scientists ...





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DKK-3 and WIF-1: Proteins related to liver cancer development?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Liver cancer is one of the most fatal human malignancies and the third most frequent cause of tumor-related death, about half a million people globally each year. The current methods used to monitor such high-risk groups ...


Viruses may play a role in lung cancer development

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Papers presented at the 1st European Lung Cancer Conference, jointly organized by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) in Geneva, Switzerland ...


A potential targets for the prevention or treatment of esophageal carcinoma

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 29, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Expression of Livin in fresh esophageal cancer tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC), Western blotting and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), VEGF by Its correlation Western blotting and ...


Antitumor activity of nutlin-3 in neuroblastoma with wild-type p53

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The small-molecule inhibitor nutlin-3 may be a viable treatment option for neuroblastoma patients with wild-type p53 activity, according to a new study published online November 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer In ...


Cancer cures could work for canines and humans

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 12, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

One of the major issues associated with longer life expectancy in man and his best friend is an increase in the incidence of cancer. Even though they cannot talk it seems dogs might be able to tell us why and how certain ...


Tooth loss strongly linked to risk of esophageal, head and neck, and lung cancer

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created May 14, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Studying thousands of patients, Japanese researchers have found a strong link between tooth loss and increased risk of three cancers – esophageal, head and neck, and lung. They suggest that preservation of teeth may decrease ...


Molecular basis for neurodegeneration in Ataxia telangiectasia

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 14, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An upcoming paper from Dr. David Wassarman (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health) in the May 1 issue of G&D lends new insight into the pathogenesis of neurodegeneration in Ataxia telangiectasia.


Researchers identify another potential biomarker

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created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that a recently discovered class of molecule called microRNA (miRNAs), regulate the gene expression changes in airway cells that occur with smoking ...


Rheb's role in cancer

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created Aug 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Two independent papers in the August 15th issue of G&D identify the Rheb GTPase as a novel oncogene and a promising new chemotherapeutic target.


PPAR-g agonists have potential therapeutic role in gastric carcinoma?

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created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Recently, the potential of PPAR-γ as a target for the prevention and treatment of cancer has been widely studied. However, the potential therapeutic role of PPAR-γ agonists has been questioned, based on contradictory ...



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