Inhibiting cell migration in breast cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research together with colleagues from the University of Fribourg have discovered a signaling mechanism controlling mobility ...
Cancer
Mar 14, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Radiation still used despite evidence of little benefit to some older breast cancer patients
Even though a large clinical study demonstrated that radiation has limited benefit in treating breast cancer in some older women, there was little change in the use of radiation among older women in the Medicare program, ...
Cancer
Mar 05, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
'First-in-human' drug for malignant glioma available in experimental trial
The UC Cancer Institute is one of three centers internationally approved to test an experimental drug's safety and pharmacokinetics and also assess the clinical benefit against recurrent malignant glioma, an aggressive form ...
Cancer
Feb 15, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
How early breast tumors become deadly: A small group of molecules might hold the answer
Researchers have discovered a restricted pattern of molecules that differentiate early-stage breast tumors from invasive, life-threatening cancer. They also found a similar molecular signature that correlated with the aggressiveness ...
Cancer
Feb 07, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Why cholesterol-lowering statins might treat cancer
Cholesterol-lowering statins seem to keep breast cancer at bay in some patients. Now researchers reporting in the January 20th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, provide clues about how statins might yield ...
Cancer
Jan 19, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Circulating tumor cells not linked to survival in newly diagnosed inflammatory breast cancer
The presence of circulating tumor cells in the blood appears to have no relationship to survival in women who have just been diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, according to new research from Fox Chase Cancer Center. ...
Inflammatory disorders
Dec 09, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Breaking oncogene's hold on cancer cell provides new treatment direction
Just as people's bodies and minds can become addicted to substances such as drugs, caffeine, alcohol, their cancers can become addicted to certain genes that insure their continued growth and dominance.
Cancer
Dec 08, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Protein that fuels lethal breast cancer growth emerges as potential new drug target
A protein in the nucleus of breast cancer cells that plays a role in fueling the growth of aggressive tumors may be a good target for new drugs, reports a research team at the Duke Cancer Institute.
Cancer
Oct 17, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
|
New research shows PET imaging effective in predicting lung cancer outcomes
Advanced imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans shows great promise in predicting which patients with inoperable lung cancer have more aggressive tumors and need additional treatment following standard chemotherapy/radiation ...
Cancer
Oct 05, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Association found between stress and breast cancer aggressiveness
Psychosocial stress could play a role in the etiology of breast cancer aggressiveness, particularly among minority populations, according to study results presented at the Fourth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health ...
Cancer
Sep 19, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Young women with early breast cancer have similar survival with breast conservation, mastectomy
Young women with early-stage breast cancer have similar survival rates with a lumpectomy and radiation treatment, known as breast-conservation therapy, as with mastectomy, a new study conducted at the University of Maryland ...
Cancer
Sep 07, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Uncovering the spread of deadly cancer
For the first time, scientists can see pathways to stop a deadly brain cancer in its tracks. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have imaged individual cancer cells and the routes ...
Cancer
Aug 26, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Five inherited genetic variants linked to the most lethal prostate cancers
An international team of researchers led by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has identified five inherited genetic variants that are strongly associated with aggressive, lethal prostate cancer. The discovery ultimately ...
Cancer
Aug 16, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
2
|
Breast density tied to specific types of breast cancer
Women with breasts that appear dense on mammograms are at a higher risk of breast cancer and their tumors are more likely to have certain aggressive characteristics than women with less dense breasts, according to a study ...
Cancer
Jul 27, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
New therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer developed
Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer may soon have an alternative therapy when they develop resistance to trastuzumab, also known as Herceptin, according to a laboratory finding published in Clinical Cancer Research.
Cancer
Jul 26, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
