Gene profiling can single out the worst cases of multiple myeloma and guide therapy September 18, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Multiple myeloma patients vary widely in how they respond to treatment, but now researchers at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have identified a small subset ... | |
Research warns that human papillomavirus might cause bladder cancer September 25, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is considered the cause of one of the most important sexually transmitted diseases nowadays, and affects both men and women. HPV is so common in our society that only people who have never had ... | |
Molecular profiling can accurately predict survival in colon cancer patients September 25, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Researchers in The Netherlands have developed a method of accurately predicting which patients with colon cancer are most likely to have their disease recur after surgery and who would, therefore, be likely to benefit from ... | |
Study: HPV test beats Pap in detecting cervical cancer October 18, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
A new study led by McGill University researchers shows that the human papillomavirus (HPV) screening test is far more accurate than the traditional Pap test in detecting cervical cancer. The first round of the Canadian Cervical ... | |
Tablet is better all round for cancer patients October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A drug to treat colon cancer is proving much more convenient than traditional chemotherapy, has fewer side effects - and a study of almost 2,000 patients has shown it is giving them a better chance of surviving the disease. | |
An AIDS-related virus reveals more ways to cause cancer October 09, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shed new light on how Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated Herpes Virus (KSHV) subverts normal cell machinery to cause cancer. A KSHV protein called latency-associated ... | |
Researchers one step closer to elusive cancer vaccine October 29, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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When cells become cancerous, the sugars on their surfaces undergo distinct changes that set them apart from healthy cells. For decades, scientists have tried to exploit these differences by training the immune system to attack ... | |
Immune system can drive cancers into dormant state November 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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A multinational team of researchers has shown for the first time that the immune system can stop the growth of a cancerous tumor without actually killing it. | |
Drinking and smoking don't boost HPV-related cancer risk November 27, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Heavy smoking and drinking are known to cause head and neck cancer. Infection with human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16), a common strain of the sexually-transmitted HPV virus, is another known risk factor for head and neck ... | |
Keeping at-risk cells from developing cancer December 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that cancers arising from epigenetic changes - in this case the inappropriate activation of a normally silent gene - develop by becoming addicted to certain growth factors. Reporting ... | |
New strategies work to put cancer on the firing line January 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Dr. Yukai He wants to put cancer in the bull’s eye.“Cancer really comes from us,” the Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center immunologist says of the scary reality that cancer cells are our own cells gone awry. That means ... | |
Why don't we get cancer all the time? December 19, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The seemingly inefficient way our bodies replace worn-out cells is a defense against cancer, according to new research. | |
Scientists predict individual risk of lung cancer December 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a model which can predict the risk of any person developing lung cancer within a five-year period. | |
You can teach an old dog new tricks: anti-malarial prevents cancer in mice December 21, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
New data generated by a team of researchers from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, and Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, have indicated that the antimalarial drug chloroquine effectively prevents cancer in ... | |
Light powered platinum more targeted and 80 times more powerful than similar cancer treatments December 21, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers from the Universities of Warwick, Edinburgh, Dundee and the Czech Republic’s Institute of Biophysics have discovered a new light-activated platinum-based compound that is up to 80 times more powerful than other ... | |
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