Oncology & Cancer
Smoking may impact survival after a breast cancer diagnosis
Researchers have found that smoking may increase the risk of dying early in premenopausal women with breast cancer.
Jun 24, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
What's in a name? 'Death-associated protein' promotes cancer growth in most aggressive breast cancers
Although traditionally understood to induce death in cancer cells, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that the DAPK1 protein is actually essential for growth in breast and other ...
Jun 15, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Team find new targets that could increase effectiveness of breast cancer treatments
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found new targets for potential intervention in breast cancer. These new targets could eventually increase effectiveness and reduce the undesirable ...
Jun 5, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Researchers identify new approach to personalize prevention of preterm birth
New research findings may soon help doctors personalize preterm birth prevention treatments by identifying which women at higher risk for preterm birth will be helped by progesterone injections.
Feb 3, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Aggressive breast cancers may be sensitive to drugs clogging their waste disposal
In a new paper in Cancer Cell, a team led by Judy Lieberman, PhD, of Boston Children's Hospital's Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine reports "triple-negative" breast cancers may be vulnerable to drugs that attack ...
Aug 12, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Successful treatment of triple negative breast cancer by modulation of the OGF-OGFr axis
Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, led by Dr. Ian S. Zagon, have discovered that a novel biological pathway, the OGF-OGFr axis, can be modulated in human triple-negative breast cancer cells ...
Aug 9, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Identifying the drivers of breast cancer
Information on what causes breast cancer is sorely lacking, making early detection crucial. The sooner breast cancer is found, the greater the chance of treatment and cure.
Jun 24, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Hormonal treatment for endometrial cancer does not directly target the malignant cells
Progesterone, a female hormone that can be used as a therapy for endometrial cancer, eliminates tumor cells indirectly by binding to its receptor in stromal or connective tissue cells residing in the tumor microenvironment, ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers give a double punch to triple-negative breast cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Breast cancer can be curable if it's caught soon enough—unless it is the "triple negative" type more likely to target young, black or Hispanic women.
Jun 6, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researcher identifies breast cancer fighting hormone
Transformative research from Western University has identified new hormones in the body which may suppress breast cancer and stimulate the regression of breast tumors.
May 24, 2013
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