A study led by Princeton University researchers has revealed that the gene Metadherin—which is implicated in promoting the spread of breast cancer tumors—only stimulates tumor growth when the protein made by the gene ...
Jun 26, 2014
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Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a signaling pathway in cancer cells that controls their ability to invade nearby tissues in a finely orchestrated manner. The findings ...
May 25, 2014
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A single type of cell in the lining of the bladder is responsible for most cases of invasive bladder cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Apr 20, 2014
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Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer, including important genes and pathways that are disrupted in the disease. ...
Jan 29, 2014
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The level of expression of three genes associated with aging can be used to predict whether seemingly low-risk prostate cancer will remain slow-growing, according to researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer ...
Sep 11, 2013
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By tracking changes in patients' blood, Cambridge scientists have created a new way of looking at how tumours evolve in real-time and develop drug resistance. The research was published in the print edition of Nature today.
May 3, 2013
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A Big Data analysis that integrates three large sets of genomic data available through The Cancer Genome Atlas has identified 37 RNA molecules that might predict survival in patients with the most common form of breast cancer.
Apr 29, 2013
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Early laboratory tests are the first to successfully use an experimental molecular therapy to block a hard-to-target part of a protein complex linked to several types of invasive cancer.
Feb 5, 2013
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The human body contains immune cells programmed to fight cancer and viral infections, but they often have short lifespans and are not numerous enough to overcome attacks by particularly aggressive malignancies or invasions.
Jan 3, 2013
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Early signs of lung cancer could be diagnosed using a simple blood test following a new discovery by scientists at the University of York.
Oct 15, 2012
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