Oncology & Cancer
Regular aspirin use may protect against bile duct cancer
(HealthDay)—Regular aspirin use may lower the risk of bile duct cancer, according to a study published online April 26 in Hepatology.
May 9, 2016
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Bile Duct Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Aspirin use may help prevent bile duct cancer, study finds
A team of current and former Mayo Clinic researchers has discovered that aspirin use is associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma. The results are published ...
Apr 19, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers investigate new ways to tackle bile duct cancer
Experts at the University of Birmingham are working with counterparts at the University of Bristol and in Thailand to identify new ways of detecting and treating a form of bile duct cancer that is claiming more and more lives ...
Mar 9, 2016
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Genetics
CRISPR/Cas9 used for rapid functional study of cancer-causing genes
In a novel use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system, which can be deployed to switch genes off, researchers from Germany, the UK and Spain have developed a multiplexed screening approach to study and model cancer development in mice. ...
Oct 26, 2015
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Medical research
Cancer-causing parasite may accelerate wound healing
It's short, ugly and deadly. But James Cook University scientists have found a cancer-causing, parasitic worm could help patients recover from their wounds.
Oct 21, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
MACC1 gene is an independent prognostic biomarker for survival in Klatskin tumor patients
Bile duct cancer is rare and is usually detected too late. Often only extensive liver surgery can help or, in rare cases, liver transplantation. But which patients will benefit from surgery and which will not, because their ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Unique procedure offered for patients with inoperable bile duct cancers
University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute transplant surgeons are offering a unique procedure to remove inoperable, cancerous tumors from the bile duct of the liver, known as cholangiocarcinoma, potentially improving survival ...
Mar 17, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Bile duct cancer study may pave way for new treatments
Patients with bile duct cancer could be helped by a new class of experimental drug, a study has shown.
Feb 17, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Biochemically modified constituent of yew demonstrates early effectiveness in bile duct cancer
Bile duct cancers are amongst the most aggressive tumour-related diseases and, so far, the medical treatment options available have been limited. Clinical oncologists at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the MedUni Vienna ...
Jan 13, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists identify rare cancer's genetic pathways
An international research team, including four Simon Fraser University scientists, has identified the "mutational landscape" of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), a rare, highly fatal form of liver cancer that disproportionately ...
Dec 24, 2014
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