Oncology & Cancer
Cancer riddle, solved: Researchers reveal how cancer cells form tumors
Cancer is a mysterious disease for many reasons. Chief among the unknowns are how and why tumors form.
Jan 26, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumors hijack export pathway in cells to resist chemotherapy and fuel disease progression
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how an aggressive tumor of the muscle and soft tissue hijacks an export pathway in cells to lay the groundwork for cancer progression and resistance to chemotherapy. ...
Dec 21, 2015
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The dilemma of screening for prostate cancer
Primary care providers are put in a difficult position when screening their male patients for prostate cancer—some guidelines suggest that testing the general population lacks evidence whereas others state that it is appropriate ...
Oct 14, 2015
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Genomic differences between breast cancers of African American and white women identified
A study from investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has, for the first time, identified genomic differences between the breast tumors of African American and white women, differences that ...
Sep 17, 2015
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Removing all visible cancer is key to treating aggressive brain tumors
(HealthDay)—Surgery that removes all visible cancer significantly improves the chances of survival for children with aggressive brain tumors, especially girls.
Sep 15, 2015
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Study suggests new drug strategy for insulin-influenced tumor growth
Drugs that target insulin pathways to slow or stop the growth of brain tumors are going in the right direction but appear to be on the wrong track, according to new research at Rice University.
Apr 20, 2015
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Metabolic compensation underlies drug resistance in glioblastoma
Gliobststoma (GBM) is a highly aggressive brain tumor that is resistant to many conventional cancer therapies. The kinase mTOR induces pathways that are aberrantly activated in GBM. However, mTOR inhibitors have not shown ...
Mar 23, 2015
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Genetics
Researchers map 'genomic landscape' of childhood adrenocortical tumors for the first time
In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to better treatment, researchers have mapped the "genomic landscape" of these rare childhood tumors. Their ...
Mar 9, 2015
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Mutated ATRX gene linked to brain tumors potential biomarker for rare adrenal tumors too
A somatic mutation in the ATRX gene has recently been shown as a potential molecular marker for aggressive brain tumors, such as gliomas, neuroblastomas and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Now, for the first time, researchers ...
Jan 21, 2015
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New biomarker highly promising for predicting breast cancer outcomes
A protein named p66ShcA shows promise as a biomarker to identify breast cancers with poor prognoses, according to research published ahead of print in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology.
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