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 ... | |
OU researchers developing new tool to detect cancer August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Early cancer detection can significantly improve survival rates. Current diagnostic tests often fail to detect cancer in the earliest stages and at the same time expose a patient to the harmful effects of radiation. Led by ... | |
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 ... | |
PSA screening may be biased against obese men, leading to more aggressive cancers August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Testing men for elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood -- the gold standard screening test for prostate cancer -- may be biased against obese men, whose PSA levels tend to be deceptively low. And ... | |
Moisturisers cause skin cancer in mice: study August 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Moisturisers used by millions of people induced skin cancer in experiments on mice, a study released Thursday said, as experts expressed strong doubts over any possible risk to humans from creams. | |
Positive thinking may protect against breast cancer August 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Feelings of happiness and optimism play a positive role against breast cancer. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Cancer suggests that while staying positive has a protective role, adverse life ... | |
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 ... | |
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