News tagged with precancerous growths
Vaccine to prevent colon cancer being tested in patients
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have begun testing a vaccine that might be able to prevent colon cancer in people at high risk for developing the disease. If shown to be effective, it might ...
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FDA: Merck's Gardasil stops genital warts in boys
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Sep 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Merck's blockbuster vaccine Gardasil, which is already used to prevent cervical cancer in women, also stops viruses that cause genital warts in men, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in mice
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis.
Precancerous stem cells can form tumor blood vessels
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Tumors require a blood supply to grow, but how they acquire their network of blood vessels is poorly understood. A new study here shows that tumor blood vessels can develop from precancerous stem cells, a recently discovered ...
Study: Heat effective in treating throat condition
May 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Zapping away abnormal, precancerous cells in the throat may lower the risk of later developing esophageal cancer, the first major study to test this technique finds.
Expert: Surgical gel has injured women
Feb 11, 2008 |
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A leading gynecologist in New Zealand alleges Confluent SprayGel has caused internal scarring in several women who used the surgical gel.
Study Finds Benefits to Earlier Colon Cancer Screenings
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Patients would benefit by having colon cancer screenings earlier than currently recommended, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
Yes-associated protein: Early diagnosis of gastric carcinoma
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Yes-associated protein (YAP) is a type of cellular adaptor protein and transcriptional co-activator. In recent years, some investigators have found YAP to be overexpressed and highly activated in hepatic cancers and mammary ...
HPV testing followed by cytology and repeat HPV testing may improve cervical cancer screening
Jan 13, 2009 |
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The use of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing as an initial screening step followed by triage with a standard Pap test (cytology) and repeat HPV DNA testing may increase the accuracy of cervical cancer screening, according ...
Mayo Clinic estimates new, tiny, super-sensitive probe could cut colon polyp removal in half
Oct 07, 2008 |
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Based on results of a landmark study, researchers at Mayo Clinic's Florida campus see a future in which virtual biopsies will eliminate the need to remove colon polyps that are not cancerous or will not morph into the disease.
New HPV vaccine under study
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Nov 19, 2007 |
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A new vaccine against nine of the most harmful strains of human papillomavirus is under study at the Medical College of Georgia.
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