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Study reveals how transcription factor EVI1 contributes to cancer development and tumor invasion

Since its discovery close to 25 years ago, the EVI1 gene has emerged as a major player in many different types of cancer, including leukemia and tumors of the breast, prostate and colon, among other organs. ...

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Long-term cancer survivors struggle to keep regular work hours

Long-term cancer survivors take sick leave more often than their disease-free colleagues, suggesting that they struggle at work despite their ability to work five years after diagnosis. These findings by Steffen Torp, from ...

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A new indicator for breast cancer relapse identified

Researchers at the IMIM (Institut de Recerca Hospital del Mar) have proven that the absence of the 14-3-3 protein sigma in breast cancer cells is directly associated with these cells' capacity to activate the signalling of ...

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Diabetes drug metformin may cut breast cancer risk in older women

(HealthDay) -- A widely prescribed drug, metformin, may lower the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with diabetes, a new study indicates.

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Thiazolidinedione use in patients with Type 2 diabetes may increase risk for diabetic macular edema

Treatment with glucose-lowering thiazolidinedione drugs in patients with Type 2 diabetes appears to be associated with an increased risk of diabetic macular edema (a complication that may affect vision) at 1-year and 10-year ...

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State-of-the-art scanning detects more cancer in bone

Research revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 2012 Annual Meeting describes new approaches to imaging for the detection of tumors in complex cases of bone cancer. Hybrid imaging technology combining computed tomography ...

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Studies show that pancreatic cancer can run but not always hide from the immune system

A pair of recent studies describes how pancreatic cancer cells produce a protein that attracts the body's immune cells and tricks them into helping cancer cells grow. The research, published by Cell Press in the June 12th ...

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ASCO: Continuing avastin with 2nd-line chemo ups survival

(HealthDay) -- Continuing use of bevacizumab (Avastin) in combination with second-line chemotherapy improves overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with metastatic colorectal ...

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Type 2 diabetes linked to increased blood cancer risk

Patients with type 2 diabetes have a 20 percent increased risk of developing blood cancers, such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma, according to a new meta-analysis led by researchers at The Miriam Hospital. The ...

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Cancer incidence predicted to increase 75 percent by 2030

The global cancer burden is set to surge more than 75% by 2030, according to new research published Online First in the Lancet Oncology. The rise is predicted to be even larger in the developing world, with the poorest countr ...

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Diabetes drug linked to increased risk of bladder cancer

a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes - is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, finds a study published on BMJ today.

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Breast stem-cell research: Receptor teamwork is required and a new pathway may be involved

Breast-cancer researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that two related receptors in a robust signaling pathway must work together as a team to maintain normal activity in mammary stem cells.

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Commonly used painkillers may protect against skin cancer

A new study suggests that aspirin and other similar painkillers may help protect against skin cancer. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate that s ...

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Nanoparticles cut off 'addicted' tumors from source of their survival

(Medical Xpress) -- Yale biologists and engineers have designed drug-loaded nanoparticles that target the soft underbelly of many types of cancer — a tiny gene product that tumors depend upon to replicate ...

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Researchers create new anti-cancer drug

A team of University of Hawaii Cancer Center scientists led by James Turkson, Ph.D. have created a new type of anti-cancer drug named BP-1-102. The drug, which can be orally administered, targets a key protein that triggers ...

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