Hair on a man's head offers clues about prostate cancer August 21, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. The findings were published online this week in a pair of papers in the Proceedings ... | |
Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Chemists are pulling cancer onto a sucker punch by getting infected cells to drop their guard – according to research published today. They are using the metal ruthenium as a catalyst to a cancer-busting reaction which calls ... | |
Scientists discover major genetic cause of colorectal cancer August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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About one-third of colorectal cancers are inherited, but the genetic cause of most of these cancers is unknown. The genes linked to colorectal cancer account for less than 5 percent of all cases. | |
Satisfaction and regret after radical prostatectomy procedures studied August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Studies have shown that approximately 16% of patients with localised prostate cancer regret their treatment choice. European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, will be publishing ... | |
Stem cell indicator for bowel cancer should lead to better survival rates August 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Stem cell scientists have developed a more accurate way of identifying aggressive forms of bowel cancer, which should eventually lead to better treatment and survival rates. Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in ... | |
Researchers discover scent of skin cancer August 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
According to new research from the Monell Center, odors from skin can be used to identify basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. The findings, presented at the 236th meeting of the American Chemical Society, ... | |
Teen cancer survival rates on the rise August 20, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first national report detailing survival for teenagers and young adults with cancer shows that survival rates climbed by about 11% over two decades.
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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 ... | |
Key to Treating Cancer May Be Finding its Original Cell August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer biologists are turning their attention to the normal cells that give rise to cancers, to learn more about how tumor growth might be stopped at the earliest opportunity. | |
Australian scientists in potential leukaemia breakthrough August 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Australian scientists said Monday they had mapped a blood cell structure which could hold the key to improved drug treatments for diseases such as leukaemia, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. | |
Drug/radiation combo may help shrink established tumors August 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers may be closer to understanding why anti-cancer drugs such as Ipilimumab, which boost the tumor-killing power of immune cells, haven't fared well in clinical trials. The new study, which describes a way to enhance ... | |
First step towards switching off breast cancer and leukaemia August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Australian scientists have identified a way to 'switch off' a molecule, a key player in the molecular processes that trigger breast cancer and certain forms of leukaemia. | |
Researchers find gene therapy that kills pancreatic cancer cells August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have published findings that implicate a new chemoprevention gene therapy (CGT) for preventing and treating ... | |
Researchers unveil vital key to cancer August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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University of Manchester scientists have uncovered the 3-D structure of Mps1 -- a protein that regulates the number of chromosomes during cell division and thus has an essential role in the prevention of cancer -- which will ... | |
Researchers identify cancer preventive properties in common vitamin supplement July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, suggesting a potential role for the agent in breast cancer ... | |
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