News tagged with cancer progression
Related topics: breast cancer , cancer , cancer cells , tumor growth , prostate cancer
Scientists link excess sugar to cancer
Sugars are needed to provide us with energy and in moderate amounts contribute to our well-being. Sustained high levels of sugars, as is found in diabetics, damages our cells and now is shown that can also ...
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Feb 01, 2013 |
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Transition in cell type parallels treatment response, disease progression in breast cancer
A process that normally occurs in developing embryos – the changing of one basic cell type into another – has also been suspected of playing a role in cancer metastasis. Now a study from Massachusetts General Hospital ...
Cancer
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Early palliative care in lung CA focuses on coping, symptoms
(HealthDay)—Early palliative care (PC) clinic visits, integrated with standard oncologic care for patients with metastatic lung cancer, emphasize symptom management, coping, and psychosocial aspects of ...
Health
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Preclinical study identifies 'master' proto-oncogene that regulates ovarian cancer metastasis
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered the signaling pathway whereby a master regulator of cancer cell proteins – known as Src – leads to ovarian cancer progression when exposed ...
Cancer
Jan 29, 2013 |
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Prostate cancer cells thrive on stress
Not surprisingly, a cancer diagnosis creates stress. And patients with prostate cancer show higher levels of anxiety compared to other cancer patients.
Cancer
Jan 25, 2013 |
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Researchers prevent cancer spread by blocking tissue scarring
What to fear most if faced by a cancer diagnosis is the spread of the cancer to other parts of the body. This process called metastasis accounts for over 90% of cancer patient deaths and therefore is a strong focus for cancer ...
Cancer
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Blood test might help guide pancreatic cancer treatment
(HealthDay)—A simple blood test might help predict a pancreatic cancer patient's chances of benefiting from chemotherapy, a small study suggests.
Cancer
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Study provides new drug target for Her-2 related breast cancer
Research led by Dr. Suresh Alahari, the Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and its Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, details exactly how the Her2 cancer gene ...
Cancer
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.
Cancer
Jan 09, 2013 |
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Researchers identify enzyme linked to prostate cancer
Researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have identified an enzyme specifically linked to aggressive prostate cancer, and have also developed a compound that inhibits the ability of this molecule to promote the metastatic ...
Cancer
Dec 18, 2012 |
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Harnessing the ID in glioma
Gliomas are the most common form of brain tumor. They are highly aggressive and effective treatments are not currently available. The tumors contain glioma initiating cells (GICs), a population that is highly similar to neural ...
Cancer
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Researchers say effective immunotherapy for melanoma hinges on blocking suppressive factors
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have found that delayed tumor growth and enhanced survival of mice bearing melanoma were possible by blocking the reconstitution of myeloid-derived suppressor cells ...
Immunology
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Women with higher carotenoid levels have reduced risk of breast cancer
Women with higher circulating carotenoid levels are at a reduced risk of breast cancer according to a study published December 6 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Cancer
Dec 06, 2012 |
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Microchoreography: Researchers use synthetic molecule to guide cellular 'dance'
(Medical Xpress)—Johns Hopkins researchers have used a small synthetic molecule to stimulate cells to move and change shape, bypassing the cells' usual way of sensing and responding to their environment. ...
Medical research
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Unexpected toughness may mark out cancer cells in the blood
(Medical Xpress)—A surprising discovery about the physical properties of cancer cells could help improve a new diagnostic approach – a liquid biopsy – that detects, measures, and evaluates cancer cells ...
Cancer
Dec 04, 2012 |
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