News tagged with gastric tumors
Genetic differences distinguish stomach cancers, treatment response
Stomach cancer is actually two distinct disease variations based on its genetic makeup, and each responds differently to chemotherapy, according to an international team of scientists led by researchers at Duke-National University ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Cancer-causing bacterium targets tumor-suppressor protein
Researchers have discovered a mechanism by which Helicobacter pylori, the only known cancer-causing bacterium, disables a tumor suppressor protein in host cells.
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Study offers first clinical evidence of anti-cancer drug triggering viral infection
Important advances in the fight against cancer have come as researchers proved that viruses and cancers interact in ways that were previously unknown to scientists.
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Herceptin and Tykerb effective against a subset of gastric cancers
A combination of two targeted therapies already shown to be effective in breast cancer packs an effective one-two punch against a subset of gastric cancers that have a specific genetic mutation, a study at UCLA's Jonsson ...
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Helicobacter pylori and EBV in gastric carcinomas
Mechanisms of gastric carcinogenesis are still not yet understood. Studies have linked genetic and epigenetic factors or microbiological agents to gastric cancer, but they didn't look for these events together. Dr. Ferrasi ...
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Team finds link between stomach-cancer bug and cancer-promoting factor
Researchers report that Helicobacter pylori, the only bacterium known to survive in the harsh environment of the human stomach, directly activates an enzyme in host cells that has been associated with severa ...
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Fecal DNA methylation detects gastric and colorectal cancers
A preliminary evaluation of methylation of two gene promoters in fecal DNA showed promise as a noninvasive method to detect colorectal and gastric cancers, according to a new study published online August 21 in the Journal of ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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A potent and selective anti-tumor agent on human gastric adenocarcinoma
Previous studies on shikonin, a chemical derived from the Chinese medicinal herb had anti-tumor effects although it was found to be toxic. However, an acetyl derivative, acetylshikonin had less toxicity and prevented the ...
Apr 20, 2009 |
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