Oncology & Cancer
Dogs may help spot human prostate cancers, study finds
(HealthDay)—Dogs can be trained to sniff out evidence of prostate cancer in human urine with near-perfect accuracy, Italian researchers report.
May 18, 2014
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Two new genes involved in the more aggressive prostate cancer
A study by the Columbia University Nova York, in collaboration with the Catalan Institute of Oncology , Belvitge Biomedical Research Institute (ICO-IDIBELL) has identified two new genes that lead to more aggressive forms ...
May 13, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Yeast studies suggest alternative cancer approach
Yeast populations exposed to a sudden environmental shock can be driven to extinction, MIT researchers have shown. Could this principle also apply to human cancer cells? Possibly, argue researchers from MIT, Boston University, ...
May 5, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New method for prostate cancer detection can save millions of men painful examination
Each year prostate tissue samples are taken from over a million men around the world – in most cases using 12 large biopsy needles – to check whether they have prostate cancer. This medical procedure, which was recently ...
Mar 14, 2014
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Study questions accepted treatment for prostate cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Contrary to the standard approach to treating metastatic prostate cancer, direct treatment of the primary tumor appears to prolong survival significantly, a new study by researchers at the University of ...
Mar 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Ancient Chinese medicine put through its paces for pancreatic cancer
The bark of the Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) has traveled a centuries-long road with the healing arts. Now it is being put through its paces by science in the fight against pancreatic cancer, with the potential ...
Mar 3, 2014
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Researchers advance findings on key gene related to cancer metastasis
(Medical Xpress)—New evidence reported by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) lends support to the hypothesis that the SSeCKS/AKAP12 gene is a key inhibitor of prostate cancer metastasis. The data are some ...
Feb 4, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop powerful new animal model for metastatic prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men. Affecting about 1 in 6 men, it is the second deadliest cancer. Research has been stymied by imperfect animal models of the disease, which are costly, take considerable ...
Jan 24, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify possible explanation for link between exercise, improved prostate cancer outcomes
Men who walked at a fast pace prior to a prostate cancer diagnosis had more regularly shaped blood vessels in their prostate tumors compared with men who walked slowly, providing a potential explanation for why exercise is ...
Jan 19, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Potential biological factor contributing to racial disparities in prostate cancer
Researchers have uncovered a potential biological factor that may contribute to disparities in prostate cancer incidence and mortality between African-American and non-Hispanic white men in the United States, according to ...
Dec 8, 2013
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