Cancer Prevention Research
Visceral fat causally linked to intestinal cancer
Visceral fat, or fat stored deep in the abdominal cavity, is directly linked to an increased risk for colon cancer, according to data from a mouse study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Associ ...
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Mar 06, 2013 |
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Vaccine triggers immunity to prevent colon cancer
(Medical Xpress)—A first-of-its-kind vaccine developed by University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) researchers successfully prompted the immune system to respond to early indications of colon cancer in people at ...
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Jan 08, 2013 |
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New test predicted presence of harmful BRCA mutations
A new multiple gene expression profile test was able to predict the presence of harmful BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations in otherwise healthy women carrying the mutations, according to data published in Cancer Prevention Research, a jour ...
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Jan 22, 2013 |
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High fiber diet prevents prostate cancer progression
(Medical Xpress)—A high-fiber diet may have the clinical potential to control the progression of prostate cancer in patients diagnosed in early stages of the disease.
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Genes identify breast cancer risk and may aid prevention
A newly identified set of genes may predict which women are at high risk for getting breast cancer that is sensitive to estrogen and, therefore, would be helped by taking drugs to prevent it, reports a new Northwestern Medicine ...
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Mar 19, 2013 |
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Researchers identified markers that predict progression of oral lesions to cancer
A group of molecular markers have been identified that can help clinicians determine which patients with low-grade oral premalignant lesions are at high risk for progression to oral cancer, according to data from the Oral ...
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Aug 21, 2012 |
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New marker of drug response may speed pace of lung cancer prevention trials
Testing medicines to prevent lung cancer requires treating many thousands of high-risk individuals and then waiting 5, 10 or 15 years to discover which of them develop cancer and which, if any, experience survival benefit ...
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Jan 08, 2013 |
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Cancer risk for African-American women with benign breast disease factors, study finds
A Wayne State University researcher has identified characteristics in benign breast disease associated with future cancer risk in African-American women.
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Feb 11, 2013 |
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Biomarkers may help predict progression of Barrett's esophagus to esophageal adenocarcinoma
A series of microRNA expression signatures that may help to define progression of the precancerous condition Barrett's esophagus into esophageal adenocarcinoma was reported recently in Cancer Prevention Research, a journa ...
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