News tagged with radiobiology
Transcription factor is potential target for liver cancer treatment
Altering the body's metabolism could be an effective treatment for deadly liver cancer, researchers report.
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Microscopic 'beads' could help create 'designer' immune cells that ignore transplanted organs
The future of organ transplantation could include microscopic beads that create "designer" immune cells to help patients tolerate their new organ, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Big Tobacco knew radioactive particles in cigarettes posed cancer risk but kept quiet
Tobacco companies knew that cigarette smoke contained radioactive alpha particles for more than four decades and developed "deep and intimate" knowledge of these particles' cancer-causing potential, but they deliberately ...
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Shorter radiation course for prostate cancer is effective in long-term follow-up
A shorter course of radiation treatment that delivers higher doses of radiation per day in fewer days (hypofractionation) is as effective in decreasing intermediate to high-risk prostate cancer from returning as conventional ...
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Natural Alzheimer's weapon suggests better treatment
Scientists have shown a molecular chaperone is working like a waste management company to collect and detoxify high levels of toxic amyloid beta peptide found in Alzheimer's disease.
Jun 20, 2011 |
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ASTRO publishes whole breast irradiation guidelines
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released evidence-based guidelines to define appropriate fractionation of whole breast irradiation (WBI), finding that hypofractionated (HF) WBI is effective for many ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
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No link between early childhood cancers and living near mobile phone base station during pregnancy, says study
No link between early childhood cancers and living near mobile phone base station during pregnancy, says study
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Plant derivative could help refine cancer treatment
Medical College of Georgia researchers are seeking to refine cancer treatment with an anti-inflammatory plant derivative long used in Chinese medicine.
Feb 03, 2010 |
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Task force develops new radiation guidelines for brachytherapy
Radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedure should be carefully analyzed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in every patient, according to a new guideline ...
Nov 03, 2009 |
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New Perspectives on Cancer Surgery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Instead of the classic scalpel, surgeons can also operate with an electroscalpel. A significant advantage to this technique is that while a cut is being made, blood vessels are closed off ...
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Protein handlers should be effective treatment target for cancer and Alzheimer's
Cancer and Alzheimer's have excess protein in common and scientists say learning more about how proteins are made and eliminated will lead to better treatment for both.
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Targeting helpers of heat shock proteins could help treat cancer, cardiovascular disease
Dissecting how heat shock protein 90 gets steroid receptors into shape to use hormones like estrogen and testosterone could lead to targeted therapies for hormone-driven cancers, such as breast and prostate, ...
Jun 22, 2009 |
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