News tagged with breast cancer patients
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Signature of circulating breast tumor cells that spread to the brain found
Some breast tumor circulating cells in the bloodstream are marked by a constellation of biomarkers that identify them as those destined to seed the brain with a deadly spread of cancer, said researchers led by those at Baylor ...
Cancer
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Scientists pair blood test and gene sequencing to detect cancer
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have combined the ability to detect cancer DNA in the blood with genome sequencing technology in a test that could be used to screen for cancers, monitor cancer patients ...
Cancer
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Reseach reveals genomic similarities between breast cancer, ovarian cancers
One subtype of breast cancer shares many genetic features with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, a cancer that is very difficult to treat, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of ...
Cancer
Sep 23, 2012 |
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Not all tumor cells are equal: Study reveals huge genetic diversity in cells shed by tumors
The cells that slough off from a cancerous tumor into the bloodstream are a genetically diverse bunch, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have found. Some have genes turned on that give them the potential ...
Cancer
May 07, 2012 |
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Three new genetic links to breast cancer identified
(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of researchers has identified three new genetic loci associated with an increased susceptibility to breast cancer. As described in their paper published in Nature Ge ...
Genetics
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Avastin disappoints against ovarian cancer
Avastin, the blockbuster drug that just lost approval for treating breast cancer, now looks disappointing against ovarian cancer, too. Two studies found it did not improve survival for most of these patients and kept their ...
Cancer
Dec 28, 2011 |
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New cancer driver found: Monoclonal antibody therapy stops tumor growth in mice
(Medical Xpress)—Approximately 90 percent of cancers start within tissues that form the inner linings of various organs. Decades of accumulated genetic mutations can, on occasion, induce cells specialized ...
Cancer
May 08, 2013 |
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Scientists develop simple blood test to track tumour evolution in cancer patients
By tracking changes in patients' blood, Cambridge scientists have created a new way of looking at how tumours evolve in real-time and develop drug resistance. The research was published in the print edition ...
Cancer
May 03, 2013 |
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Metastasis stem cells in the blood of breast cancer patients discovered
Individual cancer cells that break away from the original tumor and circulate through the blood stream are considered responsible for the development of metastases. These dreaded secondary tumors are the ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Discovery opens door for breast, prostate cancer treatments
(Medical Xpress)—A team of Western Australian cancer researchers interested in the strong link between hormones and cancer have discovered three new molecules that may have an important role to play in ...
Cancer
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Research suggests 'chemo brain' may involve neurophysiological change
(Medical Xpress)—For many years, breast cancer patients have reported experiencing difficulties with memory, concentration and other cognitive functions following cancer treatment. Whether this mental "fogginess" is psychosomatic ...
Cancer
Apr 19, 2013 |
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New computational model can predict breast cancer survival
Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Dimitris Anastassiou, Charles Batchelor Professor in Electrical Engineering and member of the Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology, have developed a new computational model that ...
Cancer
Apr 17, 2013 |
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Gene-expression signature may signify risk for recurrence, metastasis in prostate cancer
A team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers has identified a genetic signature that appears to reflect the risk of tumor recurrence or spread in men surgically treated for prostate cancer. If confirmed ...
Cancer
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Scientists identify potential target to reduce progression of metastases
A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Dr. Jean-François Côté, made an important discovery in breast cancer, which will published online this week by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sc ...
Cancer
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Protein's well-known cousin sheds light on its gout-linked relative
Johns Hopkins scientists have found out how a gout-linked genetic mutation contributes to the disease: by causing a breakdown in a cellular pump that clears an acidic waste product from the bloodstream. By comparing this ...
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