News tagged with prostate tumors
Curry spice component may help slow prostate tumor growth
Curcumin, an active component of the Indian curry spice turmeric, may help slow down tumor growth in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a study from researchers ...
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Study identifies new prostate cancer drug target
Research led by Wanguo Liu, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a new protein critical to the development and growth of prostate cancer. The findings are published ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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New research sheds light on gene destruction linked to aggressive prostate cancer
Researchers at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada have identified a possible cause for the loss of a tumour suppressor gene (known as PTEN) that can lead to the development of more aggressive forms of prostate cancer.
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Walnut diet slows tumor growth in mice
(Medical Xpress) -- Mice genetically programmed to develop prostate cancer had smaller, slower growing tumors if they consumed a diet containing walnuts, UC Davis researchers report in the current issue of the British Jo ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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PRINTed nanoparticles deliver multiple punches to treat prostate cancer
Using technologies common to the semiconductor industry, a team of investigators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Liquidia Technologies has created a polymer nanoparticle that can encapsulate large loads ...
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Jan 21, 2012 |
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Panels recommend gearing back on prostate-cancer screenings, cancer
A blood screening result that suggests prostate cancer is bound to provoke high anxiety - even though up to 80 percent of those findings turn out to be false positives.
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Opting to track, not treat, early prostate cancer
(AP) -- John Shoemaker visited six doctors in his quest to find the best treatment for his early stage prostate cancer - and only the last one offered what made the most sense to the California man: Keep ...
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Soybean compounds enhances effects of cancer radiotherapy
A Wayne State University researcher has shown that compounds found in soybeans can make radiation treatment of lung cancer tumors more effective while helping to preserve normal tissue.
Dec 19, 2011 |
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What wakes dormant tumor cells
Prostate tumor cells can be lulled to sleep by a factor released by bone cells, according to a study published online this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Disease recurs in up to half of prostate cancer patien ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Future prostate cancer treatments might be guided by math
Scientists have designed a first draft of a mathematical model that someday could guide treatment decisions for advanced prostate cancer, in part by helping doctors predict how individual patients will respond to therapy ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Researchers find genetic rearrangements driving 5 to 7 percent of breast cancers
Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered two cancer-spurring gene rearrangements that may trigger 5 to 7 percent of all breast cancers.
Nov 20, 2011 |
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Researchers discover Achilles' heel in lethal form of prostate cancer
An international team of researchers led by clinicians at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered a genetic Achilles' heel in an aggressive type of prostate cancer -- a vulnerability they say can be attacked by a targeted ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Denosumab delays development of prostate cancer bone metastasis
An international clinical trial has found that treatment with a drug that suppresses the normal breakdown of bone can delay the development of bone metastases in men with prostate cancer. The study, receiving Online First ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Prostate cancer found in ancient Egyptian mummy
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the International Journal of Paleopathology reveals a case of prostate cancer in a 2,250-year-old mummy. The researchers also believe that cases of cancer at tha ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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New tool helps identify prostate cancer patients with highest risk of death
After a prostate cancer patient receives radiation treatment, his doctor carefully monitors the amount of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in his blood. An increase in PSA, called biochemical failure, is the first detectable ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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