News tagged with prostate tumour
Heart drug may be effective for managing certain cancers: study
Researchers at Queen's University have identified a new mechanism that could potentially explain why the body's immune system sometimes fails to eliminate cancer. The new findings shed light on the possible cause of immune ...
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Treatment of common virus can reduce tumour growth
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to inhibit the growth of brain tumours by treating the common Cytomegalovirus (CMV). The virus, which is found in a wide ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Researchers use human vaccine to cure prostate cancer in mice
University of Leeds researchers, funded by Cancer Research UK, have used a library of DNA to create a vaccine that could be used to treat cancer, according to a study published in Nature Medicine.
Jun 19, 2011 |
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Surgery reduces risk of mortality due to prostate cancer even for low-risk groups
A Swedish research team partly consisting of researchers from Uppsala University followed a group of prostate cancer patients in the Nordic region for 15 years. The study found, among other things, that surgery reduces the ...
May 05, 2011 |
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Potential cancer drug derived from Australian rainforest
A potential cancer drug developed from an Australian rainforest plant is set to progress to human trials after fighting off inoperable tumours in pets, the company behind it said Monday.
Jun 14, 2010 |
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Effective prostate cancer treatment discovery
Monash University biomedical scientists have identified a new way to treat castrate resistant cells in prostate cancer sufferers - the most common cancer in Australian men.
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Genes identified may help breast cancer diagnosis
Researchers at Keele University, Germany, have identified two genes which may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients.
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Folic acid -- mandatory fortification may be unnecessary
Persistently present levels of unmetabolized folic acid found in the population indicate that introducing mandatory food fortification may result in an 'overdosing' effect. A study of blood donors, new mothers and babies, ...
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Pioneering medical nanotechnology offers new cancer breakthrough hope
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from the University of Leicester could be potentially paving the way for the development of a powerful new strategy for both the early diagnosis and treatment of prostate ...
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Apr 17, 2009 |
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New treatment hope for prostate cancer
Scientists at Melbourne's Burnet Institute have developed a potential new treatment for patients with prostate cancer. An article, which described the invention, has recently been published in the prestigious international ...
Feb 06, 2009 |
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