News tagged with lymphatic system
Discovery offers potential new pancreatic cancer treatment
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Tiny particles that can carry drugs and target cancer cells may offer treatment hope for those suffering with pancreatic cancer. New research to be presented in November at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists ...
Nanoparticles Detect and Purge Metastases in Lymph Nodes
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Colonoscopy represents one of the great weapons against cancer. In one step, a physician can find precancerous lesions in the colon and then cut them out, an on-the-spot intervention that prevents cancer from developing. ...
Physical therapists play integral role in prevention, risk reduction, and treatment of lymphedema
Oct 15, 2009 |
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As breast cancer awareness month is observed during October, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is hoping to shine a spotlight on lymphedema, a chronic, debilitating and often irreversible side effect of cancer ...
Parasite bacteria may help fight spread of mosquito-borne diseases
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Infecting mosquitoes with a bacterial parasite could help prevent the spread of lymphatic filariasis, one of the major neglected tropical diseases of the developing world, according to research published today ...
Building the lymphatic drainage system
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Our bodies' tissues need continuous irrigation and drainage. Blood vessels feeding the tissues bring in the fluids, and drainage occurs via the lymphatic system. While much is known about how blood vessels are built, the ...
Knocking the Sox off cancer and lymphatic disorders
Oct 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have identified a gene critical for the development of the lymphatic system in a discovery that will have implications for treatment of cancer and lymphatic disorders and other diseases.
