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Women with hormone-receptor positive, metastatic breast cancer may take medications for years to help keep their cancer at bay, but when the tumor becomes resistant to anti-hormonal drugs, treatment with chemotherapy becomes ... | |
Landmark study opens door to new cancer, aging treatments August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Researchers at The Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door ... | |
Creating lung cancer risk models for specific populations refines prediction 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Lung cancer risk prediction models are enhanced by taking into account risk factors by race and by measuring DNA repair capacity, according to research teams led by epidemiologists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ... | |
 Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise September 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
(AP) -- A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported ... | |
Studies spot numerous undiscovered gene alterations in pancreatic and brain cancers September 04, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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HHMI investigators have detected a multitude of broken, missing, and overactive genes in pancreatic and brain tumors, in the most detailed genetic survey yet of any human tumor. Some of these genetic changes were previously ... | |
Doctors say Vytorin-cancer link can't be ruled out September 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Results from three studies of the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin are not enough to prove or rule out a possible link to a higher risk of cancer, so the drug should be used with great caution until more is known, ... | |
 Computerized reminder system drove up colon cancer screening rates, study found 13 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A computerized reminder system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the University of ... | |
International team reveals first prognosticator of survival in aggressive cancer September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The tumor suppressor gene pRb2/p130 may provide the first independent prognostic biomarker in cases of soft tissue sarcoma (STS), according to an international collaboration of researchers, including scientists at the Sbarro ... | |
Scientists find second site for prostate cancer gene September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues who are studying a prostate cancer gene called HNF1B have found a second independent site within the HNF1B gene on chromosome 17 (17q12) – increasing ... | |
Coffee may lower risk of uterus cancer: Japan study September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Women who drink a lot of coffee may have less risk of developing cancer of the uterus, a Japanese study said Monday. | |
Blood 'fingerprints' for cancer September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Serum microRNAs (miRNAs) can serve as biomarkers for the detection of diseases including cancer and diabetes, according to research published online this week in Cell Research. The findings pave the way for a revolutionary ... | |
Link between nationality and cervical cancer September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Gynaecological screening tests for cervical cancer have been available to all women in Sweden for almost four decades. Despite this, many immigrant women have a higher risk of developing the disease than Swedish-born women, ... | |
Scientists discover new link in pathway to cancer: hope for drug design August 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester scientists have identified an exciting connection between a cell’s extracellular environment and the activity of a signalling pathway molecule that controls the development of organs ... | |
Too much calcium in blood may increase risk of fatal prostate cancer September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Men who have too much calcium in their bloodstreams may have an increased risk of fatal prostate cancer, according to a new analysis from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin. | |
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 ... | |
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