Medical research
Cancer-causing parasite may accelerate wound healing
It's short, ugly and deadly. But James Cook University scientists have found a cancer-causing, parasitic worm could help patients recover from their wounds.
Oct 21, 2015
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Bile Duct Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
MACC1 gene is an independent prognostic biomarker for survival in Klatskin tumor patients
Bile duct cancer is rare and is usually detected too late. Often only extensive liver surgery can help or, in rare cases, liver transplantation. But which patients will benefit from surgery and which will not, because their ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Bile duct cancer study may pave way for new treatments
Patients with bile duct cancer could be helped by a new class of experimental drug, a study has shown.
Feb 17, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Biochemically modified constituent of yew demonstrates early effectiveness in bile duct cancer
Bile duct cancers are amongst the most aggressive tumour-related diseases and, so far, the medical treatment options available have been limited. Clinical oncologists at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the MedUni Vienna ...
Jan 13, 2015
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Genetics
Targeting the EGFR and FGFR cellular pathways for bile duct cancer
Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and physicians at Mayo Clinic's Individualized Medicine Clinic have personalized drug treatments for patients with cholangiocarcinoma using genomic sequencing ...
Feb 14, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover biomarker for advanced bile duct fibrosis and bile duct cancer
GW Researchers, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Ph.D., associate professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, and Paul Brindley, Ph.D., professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine at GW School of Medicine ...
May 29, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists make breakthrough in study on bile duct cancer with discovery of new gene mutations
(Medical Xpress) -- A combined team of scientists from Singapore and Thailand has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the cause of bile duct cancer, a deadly type of liver cancer. Using the latest genomic technologies, ...
May 9, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Gallbladder and bile duct cancers: Rare, silent and deadly. Know the signs
Bile duct and gallbladder cancers develop in organs deep inside the body, making them difficult to detect.
Feb 1, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Initiative to map the cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) landscape in Europe will help improve patient outcomes
Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), is a rare cancer often diagnosed only at an advanced stage. A comprehensive analysis of diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic aspects of over 2,200 patients in Europe ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovering potential targeted treatments for bile duct cancer
An international study on bile duct cancer or cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a rare but highly lethal form of liver cancer, has discovered that tumours in the bile duct may be made up of different cancer subtypes. This finding ...
Aug 4, 2017
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