Cancer-resistant mouse discovered November 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 121 vote(s)
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A mouse resistant to cancer, even highly-aggressive types, has been created by researchers at the University of Kentucky. The breakthrough stems from a discovery by UK College of Medicine professor of radiation medicine Vivek ... | |
Being Overweight May Raise Cancer Risk February 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers from the University of Manchester, Christie Hospital and University of Bern in Switzerland have today published findings in the Lancet medical journal which further support the link between obesity and risk of ... | |
A new way to fight cancer: the silver shield March 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 62 vote(s)
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Fasting for two days protects healthy cells against chemotherapy, according to a study appearing online the week of Mar. 31 in PNAS Early Edition. Mice given a high dose of chemotherapy after fasting continued to thrive. ... | |
New report shows how our diet must change to cut cancer risk November 02, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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A new report published this week by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) will show how much our diet needs to change if we are to reduce the risk of cancer. | |
Researchers identify how to switch off cancer cell genes November 12, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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A new study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) identifies how genes are silenced in cancer cells through distinct changes in the density of nucleosomes within the cells. | |
Researchers find roadmap to next-generation cancer therapies May 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Pinpointing new targets for cancer treatments is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack, yet a University of Rochester team has discovered an entire novel class of genes they believe will lead to a greater understanding ... | |
Higher coffee consumption associated with lower liver cancer risk June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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A new large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse relationship between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk. The study also found that higher levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) in the blood were ... | |
Cancer-fighting agent found in beer December 31, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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A key ingredient of beer may contain a cancer-fighting substance, a German study indicated. | |
Researchers train the immune system to deliver virus that destroys cancer in lab models December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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An international team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic have designed a technique that uses the body’s own cells and a virus to destroy cancer cells that spread from primary tumors to other parts of the body through the lymphatic ... | |
New research tools are too complex for easy answers, researchers say December 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Scientists who study cancer may be prone to drawing simplistic conclusions from the powerful molecular tools now available because they don’t appreciate how complex the data is that is being generated, said a team of Georgetown ... | |
 First evidence that blocking key energy protein kills cancer cells March 31, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Researchers in Taiwan report for the first time that blocking a key energy-supplying protein kills cancer cells. The finding, described as the first to test possible medical uses of so-called ATP-synthase ... | |
Traditional herbal medicine kills pancreatic cancer cells, researchers report May 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 76 vote(s)
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An herb used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern countries may help in the fight against pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia ... | |
New lymphoma therapies targets diverse and difficult cancer April 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
The fifth leading cause of cancer in the United States, lymphoma is made up of more than 40 rare and highly diverse diseases that target the body's lymphatic system. Lymphomas include both one of the fastest growing cancers ... | |
Chemical compound prevents cancer in lab May 13, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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While researching new ways to stop the progression of cancer, researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, have discovered a compound that has shown to prevent cancer in the laboratory. The research appears ... | |
Researchers show how the brain can protect against cancer June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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Scientists have been aware for many years that if cancer patients are not able to deal with the stress associated with being sick, the cancer will progress faster than in calmer patients. To counteract this phenomenon, physicians ... | |
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