News tagged with cell carcinomas
New diagnostic advance seen for head, throat cancer
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Pharmacy researchers at Oregon State University today announced the discovery of a genetic regulator that is expressed at higher levels in the most aggressive types of head and neck cancers, in work that may ...
High prevalence of infection with three recently discovered human polyomaviruses
Mar 27, 2009 |
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A majority of the human population has been exposed to newly discovered KI (KIV), WU (WUV), and Merkel cell (MCV) human polyomaviruses, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado. Published March ...
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Novel prostate cancer vaccine taking aim at cancer cell 'sweet spot'
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Molecules of sugar sitting on the surface of cancer cells are keys to the development of a new vaccine aimed at both treating and stopping the spread of certain types of cancers called carcinomas, which include prostate, ...
To spread, skin cancer attacks immune dendritic cells
May 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dendritic cells are the sentinels of the immune system. When they’re alert and on guard, they will marshal the body’s immunosoldiers, T cells, to battle at the sight of harmful pathogens. But some diseases, ...
Protein 'switch' suppresses skin cancer development
Sep 08, 2008 |
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The protein IKKalpha (IKKα) regulates the cell cycle of keratinocytes and plays a key role in keeping these specialized skin cells from becoming malignant, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer ...
'Second hit' pushes noninvasive breast cancer towards deadly metastasis
Sep 08, 2009 |
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A new study identifies a molecule that acts cooperatively with a well known oncoprotein to drive progression of noninvasive breast cancer to metastatic, life-threatening disease. The research findings, published by Cell Press ...
Skin lesion leads to more cancer types than once believed
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Actinic keratoses are sun-damaged rough patches or lesions on the skin — often pink and scaly — that doctors have long believed can turn into a form of skin cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma.
Roadkill study could speed detection of kidney cancer
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Large-scale data mining of gene networks in fruit flies has led researchers to a sensitive and specific diagnostic biomarker for human renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer. In the journal ...
New molecular markers for tumor aggressiveness in biliary tract cancer
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment, the prognosis of patients with biliary tract cancer is still poor. Elucidating the biological characteristics of these carcinomas has become necessary to improve the prognosis ...
Calorie restriction limits and obesity fuels development of epithelial cancers
Apr 14, 2008 |
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A restricted-calorie diet inhibited the development of precancerous growths in a two-step model of skin cancer, reducing the activation of two signaling pathways known to contribute to cancer growth and development, researchers ...
Scientists identify 'gatekeepers' of breast cancer transition to invasive disease
May 05, 2008 |
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Scientists have made a significant discovery that clarifies a previously poorly understood key event in the progression of breast cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Cancer Cell, highli ...
Genetic markers in surrounding tissues linked to breast cancer tumor grade, presence of metastases
May 15, 2007 |
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Researchers have identified genetic markers on several chromosomes in the tissue surrounding tumor cells that are associated with breast cancer tumor grade and the presence of lymph node metastases, according to a study in ...
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