July 28th, 2006
Scientists at Jefferson Medical College and Jefferson’s Kimmel Cancer Center probably have identified a potential target for drugs by demonstrating that a growth factor protein called proepithelin plays a crucial role in the spread of bladder cancer.
Because proepithelin seem not to strongly promoter cell proliferation but instead promotes migration and invasion (two crucial steps leading […]
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July 27th, 2006
For lung cancer, the standard treatment is surgery. BUT, only one-third of patients with early stage lung cancer qualify for surgery because of other underlying medical conditions.
And so, radiation therapy has long been used on inoperable lung cancer.
More recently, doctors have been using radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation: these processes heat tumors to destroy […]
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July 26th, 2006
According to a new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, regular exercise of colon cancer survivors can significantly reduce the risk that the disease will recur and improve their overall chance of survival.
The researchers found that colon cancer patients (with very early and more advanced (but non-spreading) colon cancer and had undergone surgery) engaging in moderate […]
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July 25th, 2006
A research team at Howard Hughes Medical Institute headed by Brian J. Druker has developed, in pursuit of personalized medicine, a new technique in identifying previously unknown genetic mutations that trigger growth of cancer cells.
Inside cells of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the researchers have dramatically reduced the time it takes to pinpoint molecular abnormalities that […]
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July 24th, 2006
Tobacco products have been linked directly and indirectly to cancer. So it would be a “head-turner” if you hear or read that tobacco plants are being used to produce cancer-fighting monoclonal antibodies that recognize and hunt down breast and colorectal cancer cells.
Not convinced? Well, that kind of research study was what virologist Hilary Koprowski, M.D.reported […]
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July 22nd, 2006
Luciano Pavarotti, the Italian singer, was recently diagnosed and had surgery for pancreatic cancer.
Each year, about 216,000 new cases of pancreatic cancer are reported mostly in developed countries according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France.
Earlier this week, scientists have reported the discovery of two cell movement regulating proteins, CapG and […]
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July 21st, 2006
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers have discovered small molecule compounds that are able to perform the functions of a gene commonly mutated in many types of cancer using a newly developed drug screen.
The researchers combined molecular imaging techniques with human cancer cell culture and animal model approaches and were able to reveal […]
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July 20th, 2006
American researchers reported last week an easy way to detect lung cancer in patients way before an x-ray and CT scan could by a blood test that looks for the body’s own immune response.
The researchers reported that the blood test accurately predicted non-small-cell lung cancer in blood samples taken from patients years before they were […]
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July 20th, 2006
According to a population-based study from China, drinking at least one cup of tea a day cuts the risk of cancer in the gallbladder and bile ducts by about 40 percent.
This finding adds to a growing list of tea and tea extracts (particularly the catechin, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) benefits of reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s, […]
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July 19th, 2006
My friend’s case turned to be rare.
The biopsy of her pulmonary nodules turned out to be benign. Now she’s out of the hospital with no prescribed chemotherapy or even oral medication. Her doctors said that the nodules are not a threat at the moment anyway so they’ll just leave them as is while the experts […]
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