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Guides help cancer patients navigate health system, complete therapy
(Medical Xpress)—They're called patient navigators, but some might call them hurdle jumpers, task masters, or simply strong shoulders to lean on. People who first learn they might have cancer often need someone to guide ...
Cancer
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Robotic surgery through the mouth safe for removing tumors of the voice box, study shows
(Medical Xpress)—Robotic surgery though the mouth is a safe and effective way to remove tumors of the throat and voice box, according to a study by head and neck cancer surgeons at the Ohio State University ...
Cancer
Sep 26, 2012 |
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Possible therapy for tamoxifen resistant breast cancer identified
(Medical Xpress)—A study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) has discovered how tamoxifen-resistant ...
Cancer
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Combination peptide therapies might offer more effective, less toxic cancer treatment
Two studies suggest that two peptide agents used either together or individually with a low-dose of a standard chemotherapy drug might offer more effective cancer therapy than current standard single-drug treatments.
Cancer
Aug 16, 2012 |
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Liver cancer cells stop making glucose as they become cancerous
As liver cancer develops, tumor cells lose the ability to produce and release glucose into the bloodstream, a key function of healthy liver cells for maintaining needed blood-sugar levels.
Cancer
Jul 30, 2012 |
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miR-122: Loss of tiny liver molecule might lead to liver cancer
A new study shows that loss of a small RNA molecule in liver cells might cause liver cancer and that restoring the molecule might slow tumor growth and offer a new way to treat the disease.
Medical research
Jul 23, 2012 |
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Study reveals new mechanism that might promote cancer's growth and spread in the body
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that promotes the growth and spread of cancer. The mechanism involves key immune cells and a new role for small regulatory molecules called microRNA. The findings ...
Cancer
Jul 10, 2012 |
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miR loss may power maligant transformation in chronic leukemia
Loss of a particular microRNA in chronic lymphocytic leukemia shuts down normal cell metabolism and turns up alternative mechanisms that enable cancer cells to produce the energy and build the molecules they need to proliferate ...
Cancer
Jul 05, 2012 |
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Inhibitors of shuttle molecule show promise in acute leukemia
A novel family of experimental agents that blocks a molecule from shuttling proteins out of the cell nucleus might offer a new treatment for people with acute leukemia, according to a study by researchers at the Ohio State ...
Cancer
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Marker distinguishes more-aggressive from less-aggressive forms of chronic leukemia
Researchers have identified a prognostic marker in the most common form of chronic leukemia that can help to distinguish which patients should start treatment quickly from those who can safely delay treatment, perhaps for ...
Cancer
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Long-ignored enzyme turns out to be key to killing infectious bacteria
New research shows that an enzyme that has long been considered relatively useless to the immune response instead has an important role in setting up immune cells to kill infection-causing bacteria.
Immunology
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Early childhood neglect may raise risk of adult skin cancer
Skin cancer patients whose childhood included periods of neglect or maltreatment are at a much greater risk for their cancers to return when they face a major stressful event, based on a new study.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Researchers identify a 'life-and-death' molecule on chronic leukemia cells
A new study has identified a life-and-death signaling role for a molecule on the surface of the immune cells involved in the most common form of chronic leukemia. The finding could lead to more effective therapy for chronic ...
Cancer
May 30, 2012 |
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Inherited DNA change explains overactive leukemia gene
A small inherited change in DNA is largely responsible for overactivating a gene linked to poor treatment response in people with acute leukemia.
Genetics
May 25, 2012 |
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Study: Heart damage after chemo linked to stress in cardiac cells
Blocking a protein in the heart that is produced under stressful conditions could be a strategy to prevent cardiac damage that results from chemotherapy, a new study suggests.
Cardiology
May 21, 2012 |
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