Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer cells grow with malfunction of cholesterol control in cells
Advanced prostate cancer and high blood cholesterol have long been known to be connected, but it has been a chicken-or-egg problem.
Feb 21, 2017
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Testosterone promotes prostate cancer in rats
A researcher who found that testosterone raised the risk of prostate tumors and exacerbated the effects of carcinogenic chemical exposure in rats is urging caution in prescribing testosterone therapy to men who have not been ...
Oct 7, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New insights into treatment targets for men with advanced prostate cancers
A study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Precision Oncology, an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) journal, outlines findings from the largest-ever prospective genomic analysis of advanced ...
May 13, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study highlights possible new approach to prostate cancer treatment
A study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry identifies a new therapeutic approach to treat prostate cancer.
Aug 1, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists find new gene tool for predicting course of prostate cancer
Researchers from UR Medicine's Wilmot Cancer Institute and Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo reported in the journal Oncotarget, they have discovered a possible new tool for predicting whether prostate cancer will ...
Dec 20, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Some with low-risk prostate cancer not likely to succumb to the disease
Men with relatively unaggressive prostate tumors and whose disease is carefully monitored by urologists are unlikely to develop metastatic prostate cancer or die of their cancers, according to results of a study by researchers ...
Aug 31, 2015
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Medical research
Inhibiting production of a key material biosynthesis to slow tumor growth
Many cancers hijack a metabolic mechanism known as the mTOR pathway to fuel growth and proliferation, and inhibiting that pathway could slow tumor growth, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Molecular ...
Apr 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic differences may cause higher rates of prostate cancer in African-American men
Genetic differences in prostate cells seem to be a root cause of the prostate cancer disparities between African-American men and white men, according to findings presented at the Fourth AACR Conference on The Science of ...
Sep 20, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Plant-based compound slows breast cancer in a mouse model
The natural plant compound phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) hinders the development of mammary tumors in a mouse model with similarities to human breast cancer progression, according to a study published August 2 in the Journal ...
Aug 2, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeting regulator of mitochondrial cell death delivers anticancer activity
A novel anticancer molecule created by researchers at The Wistar Institute showed therapeutic activity in preclinical models of various cancer types. This cell-permeable peptidomimetic was designed to disrupt a newly identified ...
Oct 3, 2019
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