News tagged with cancer tumors
New era of gene-based 'personalized medicine' dawning
Jun 14, 2009 |
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Six years ago, scientists announced the completion of the Human Genome Project, a historic effort to decipher each of the 3 billion letters in the genetic instruction book for our species. A single anonymous male from Buffalo, ...
Why some prostate cancer returns
May 27, 2009 |
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The majority of men who receive one of the standard treatments for localized prostate cancer - surgery or radiation therapy - have an excellent outcome.
Breast cancer drug shows promise for treating, preventing progestin-dependent tumors
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Recent studies suggest that human breast cancer risk is increased by outside exposure to the hormone progestin, such as during hormone replacement therapy. Now, a University of Missouri study suggests that PRIMA-1, a small ...
Two new compounds show promise for eliminating breast cancer tumors
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Two new compounds created by a University of Central Florida professor show early promise for destroying breast cancer tumors.
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'Cross-talk' mechanism contributes to colorectal cancer
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have identified a molecular mechanism that allows two powerful signaling pathways to interact and begin a process leading to colorectal ...
Tumor-initiating Cells Detected in Pten Null Prostate Cancer Model
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New findings published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, advance the current understanding of the role of stem/progenitor cells on the initiation and progression of pro ...
Fertility procedures need not delay breast cancer treatment for younger women
Nov 12, 2009 |
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A new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation do not face a significant delay in the ...
Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer (w/ Podcast)
Nov 12, 2009 |
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A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.
High fat diet increases inflammation in the mouse colon
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In mice fed a diet high in fat and low in fiber, vitamin D and calcium -- the so-called Western diet -- expression of a series of genes collectively associated with immune and inflammatory responses was altered. ...
Study identifies new way to biopsy brain tumors in real time
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 11, 2009 |
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A new miniature, hand-held microscope may allow more precise removal of brain tumors and an easier recognition of tumor locations during surgery.
Researchers 'notch' a victory toward new kind of cancer drug
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have devised an innovative way to disarm a key protein considered to be "undruggable," meaning that all previous efforts to develop a drug against it have failed. Their discovery, published in ...
New mechanism explains how the body prevents formation of blood vessels
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Researchers at Uppsala University, in collaboration with colleagues in Sweden and abroad, have identified an entirely new mechanism by which a specific protein in the body inhibits formation of new blood vessels. Inhibiting ...
Researchers find a weak link in cancer cell armor
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Robert Weiss has found that when two particular genes are inhibited, cancer cells are destroyed at a greater rate. The study is published in the Nov. 9 issue of PNAS.
Discovery in worms points to more targeted cancer treatment
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at Queen's University have found a link between two genes involved in cancer formation in humans, by examining the genes in worms. The groundbreaking discovery provides a foundation for how tumor-forming ...
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