Oncology & Cancer
A redesigned endoscope for healthcare in low-to-middle income countries
Engineers have developed a prototype endoscope which they say could cut the cost of manufacture from £80,000 to just £40.
Apr 16, 2019
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Stomach Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Global microbial signatures for colorectal cancer established
Cancers have long been known to arise due to environmental exposures such as unhealthy diet or smoking. Lately, the microbes living in and on our body have entered the stage as key players: while stomach cancer can be caused ...
Apr 1, 2019
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Medical research
Cancer prevention drug also disables H. pylori bacterium
A medicine currently being tested as a chemoprevention agent for multiple types of cancer has more than one trick in its bag when it comes to preventing stomach cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have discovered.
Mar 28, 2019
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Medical research
Mouse study yields long-awaited insights into human stomach cancer
Mice have been instrumental in the study of cancer, but like all animal models of human diseases, they have their limitations. For stomach cancer in particular, mice have historically been regarded as quite poor research ...
Mar 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Pilot study identifies strain of bacteria as chief risk factor for stomach cancer
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found a specific strain of Helicobacter pylori strongly correlated with stomach cancer. The research, published in the journal PLOS ONE, could eventually be used ...
Sep 12, 2018
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Immunology
Toxin floats on lipid rafts
Helicobacter pylori, the leading cause of peptic ulcer disease and stomach cancer. One factor important to H. pylori infection is the pore-forming toxin VacA. It is thought to gain entry into host cells by binding to specialized ...
Apr 24, 2018
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Genetics
Scientists identify genes that could inform novel therapies for EBV-related cancers
VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified two genes that are responsible for governing the replication of the Epstein-Barr virus, an infection that drives the growth of several types of cancer. The discovery could ...
Mar 20, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Does where you live impact stomach cancer risk?
It's estimated that nearly 28,000 new cases of stomach cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2017. The good news is that this incidence rate is significantly lower than it was in the early 1900s. Stomach cancer ...
Nov 29, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Men twice as likely to develop oral cancer
Men are more than twice as likely as women to develop oral cancer, according to new figures released by Cancer Research UK.
Nov 29, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Increased oral pathogens, decreased bacterial diversity predict precancerous stomach cancer lesions
Elevated pathogen colonization and a lack of bacterial diversity in the mouth were identified in people with precancerous lesions that could precede stomach cancer, finds a new study led by New York University College of ...
Nov 27, 2017
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