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Researchers identify drivers of sarcoma growth and survival
To better understand the signaling pathways active in sarcomas, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center used state-of-the-art mass spectrometry-based proteomics to characterize a family of protein enzymes that act as "on" or ...
Cancer
May 02, 2012 |
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Cancer patient gets new lease on life through clinical trial
Arizona resident Evelyn Sorensen is in a far different place today than she was six months ago, thanks to a cutting-edge cancer clinical trial being conducted at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare ...
Cancer
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Automated breast volume sonography improves screening and diagnosis of breast cancer for Asian women
A new study from researchers at the Bangkok Breast Center shows significant improvement in the detection of breast cancer in Asian women using automated breast volume sonography (ABVS) as compared to hand-held ultrasound ...
Cancer
Apr 29, 2012 |
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Researchers creating "designer lymph nodes"
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center are in the first phase of creating "designer lymph nodes." Designer lymph nodes are built with specialized gene-modified cells that are injected into patients and produce a pre-planned ...
Genetics
Apr 29, 2012 |
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Moffitt researchers find adolescents with cancer concerned about their future reproductive health
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that adolescents newly diagnosed with cancer have strong concerns about their ability to have children as cancer survivors. They also found that standard health-related ...
Pediatrics
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Researchers: Quality of life as important as quantity of life
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have placed new emphasis on gathering data on cancer patient quality of life during both treatment and survivorship. Their focus is on gathering and using that data to develop interventions ...
Cancer
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Researchers discover non-surgical test for brain cancer
In a breakthrough for the way brain cancer is diagnosed and monitored, a team of researchers, lead by Anna M. Krichevsky, PhD, of the Center of Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston and Santosh ...
Cancer
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Kinase test may yield big gains for drug-resistant cancers
In a paper published today in the journal Cell, a team from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill unveils the first broad-based test for activation of protein kinases "en masse", enabling measur ...
Cancer
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Dentists play key role in detecting oral cancer
(HealthDay) -- Not only do regular dental exams help keep your teeth and gums healthy, they can help detect oral cancer, the Academy of General Dentistry says.
Cancer
Apr 07, 2012 |
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Vaccine yielded encouraging long-term survival rates in certain patients with NSCLC
Long-term follow-up of a phase II clinical trial showed encouraging survival in some patients with stage 3B/4 non-small cell lung cancer treated with belagenpumatucel-L, a therapeutic vaccine. The findings were presented ...
Cancer
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Researchers discover a DNA marker that indicates if ovarian cancer treatment will be successful
Researchers and doctors at the North Shore-LIJ Health System and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that blood can help determine the best treatment plan for patients with ovarian cancer. More specifically, ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Young girls more likely to report side effects after HPV vaccine
Younger girls are more likely than adult women to report side effects after receiving Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine. The side effects are non-serious and similar to those associated with other vaccines, according ...
Health
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Researchers validate staging classifications for neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor surgery response
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have carried out a study to validate the utility of new tumor classification systems for staging and predicting relapse-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and ...
Surgery
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Pancreatic cancer clinical trial results released
The feasibility of selecting treatment based on individual molecular characteristics was demonstrated in a first-of-its kind pancreatic cancer clinical trial reported today by the Translational Genomics Research Institute ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Strong oral carcinogen identified in smokeless tobacco
The chemical (S)-N'-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March 31 - April 4.
Health
Apr 02, 2012 |
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