News tagged with tumor tissues
Merkel cell polyomavirus associated with Merkel cell carcinoma
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) is the only human polyomavirus known to be associated with a rare skin cancer, known as Merkel cell carcinoma, according to a new study published online September 23 in the Journal of ...
Prodrug could help curb skin toxicity related to EGFR-inhibiting cancer drugs
Sep 01, 2009 |
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There may be a way around the harsh skin toxicity associated with a widely used cancer drug, according to a study published online this week in Cancer Biology and Therapy by researchers from City of Hope and the Kimmel Cancer ...
Molecule plays early role in nonsmoking lung cancer
Jul 27, 2009 |
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The cause of lung cancer in never-smokers is poorly understood, but a study led by investigators at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and at the National Cancer Institute has identified a molecule believed ...
First noninvasive technique to accurately predict mutations in human brain tumors
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Donald O'Rourke, MD, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and colleagues, were able to accurately predict the specific genetic mutation that caused brain cancer in a group ...
Fluorescent cancer cells to guide brain surgeons
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Gliomas are malignant brain tumors that arise from glial (supporting) cells of the brain. Gliomas are often resistant to chemotherapy. These tumors grow fine extensions that infiltrate normal brain tissue and, in addition, ...
How to enhance non-thermal effects of ultrasound
Dec 29, 2008 |
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In recent years HIFU has been widely used for the treatment of solid tumors, such as liver tumor, bone tumor, and breast cancer. The mechanism for therapeutic actions of HIFU includes thermal effects and non-thermal effects ...
