Research makes significant cancer breakthrough
(Medical Xpress) -- A major breakthrough by scientists at Queen's University Belfast could lead to more effective treatments for throat and cervical cancer. The discovery could see the development of new therapies, which ...
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Aug 08, 2012 |
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Research suggests breast cancer cells have discerning tastes
If detected early, most cases of breast cancer are curable. But if the tumour has metastasized – or spread to a site outside of the breast – cure rates decline. A team of researchers from Lawson Health Research ...
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Aug 07, 2012 |
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Use of sunbeds leads to 3000+ cases of melanoma a year in Europe
Of 63,942 new cases of cutaneous melanoma (a form of skin cancer) diagnosed each year in Europe an estimated 3,438 (5.4%) are related to sunbed use. Sunbed users are at a 20% increased relative risk of skin cancer compared ...
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Jul 24, 2012 |
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Access to clinical trials drives dramatic increases in survival from childhood cancer
More children are surviving cancer in Britain than ever before according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1] today (Wednesday). The improvement in survival has been driven by the increa ...
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Jul 17, 2012 |
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Exploring the relation between stem cells and tumor growth
An EU research project has shed light on the tumor-growth role of a key-signalling pathway in mammary gland stem cells.
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Jul 16, 2012 |
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Improved image analysis for MRI
Reliable, accurate and repeatable analysis of medical images continues to be a challenge in disease treatment. A European research initiative has developed robust and efficient computing techniques for image ...
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Jul 16, 2012 |
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One in five women with breast cancer has a reoperation after breast conserving surgery
One in five women with breast cancer who opt for breast conserving surgery rather than a mastectomy have a reoperation, according to a national study published in the British Medical Journal today. This information on the ...
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Jul 12, 2012 |
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Metastatic breast cancer: Bevacizumab slows progression, but has no impact on survival
The cancer drug bevacizumab (Avastin) offers only a modest benefit in delaying disease progression in patients with advanced stage breast cancer, according to a systematic review by Cochrane researchers. The researchers assessed ...
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Jul 10, 2012 |
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Laser-ing in on brain surgery
Medical operations have become almost commonplace, but the delicacy of medical procedures involving the brain and the spinal cord force physicians and patients to consider other alternatives. European researchers, ...
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Jul 03, 2012 |
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Targeting protein could lead to new treatments for mouth cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- A protein that is overactive in mouth cancers and encourages tumours to grow could be a target for new treatments for the disease. The study is published in this week’s Cancer Research.
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New target for prostate cancer therapy
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered a molecule that plays an important role in driving prostate cancer growth, and could be a target for new therapies.
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Researchers make progress on early detection of resistance to colorectal cancer drugs
Mutations in a gene called KRAS are causally associated with acquired resistance to targeted therapies for colorectal cancers (CRC), according to new findings from EU-funded researchers from Italy and their ...
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Jun 25, 2012 |
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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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Jun 19, 2012 |
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Genetic markers hope for new brain tumor treatments
Researchers at The University of Nottingham have identified three sets of genetic markers that could potentially pave the way for new diagnostic tools for a deadly type of brain tumour that mainly targets children.
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Jun 15, 2012 |
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'Hitchhiking' viral therapy deals a double blow to cancer
Scientists have shown how a promising viral therapy that delivers a double blow to cancer can sneak up on tumours undetected by hitching a ride on blood cells.
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