Studies spot numerous undiscovered gene alterations in pancreatic and brain cancers 13 hours ago | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 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 ... | |
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 ... | |
Cancer cells spread by releasing 'bubbles' April 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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A new fundamental mechanism of how tumour cells communicate has just been discovered by the team of Dr. Janusz Rak at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in collaboration with Dr Guha from ... | |
 Researchers uncover key trigger for potent cancer-fighting marine product January 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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An unexpected discovery in marine biomedical laboratories at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to new, key information about the fundamental biological processes inside a marine organism ... | |
Jefferson researchers uncover new way nature turns genes on and off December 27, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Peering deep within the cells of fruit flies, developmental biologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia may have discovered a new way that genes are turned on and off during development. ... | |
 Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise September 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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, ... | |
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. | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
Variation of normal protein could be key to resistance to common cancer drug August 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UC SD) in La Jolla have found evidence explaining why a common chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, may not always work for every cancer patient. ... | |
Black raspberries slow cancer by altering hundreds of genes August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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New research strongly suggests that a mix of preventative agents, such as those found in concentrated black raspberries, may more effectively inhibit cancer development than single agents aimed at shutting down a particular ... | |
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 ... | |
Normalizing tumor vessels to improve cancer therapy August 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Chemotherapy drugs often never reach the tumors they're intended to treat, and radiation therapy is not always effective, because the blood vessels feeding the tumors are abnormal—"leaky and twisty" in the words of the late ... | |
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