Important piece in brain tumor puzzle found by scientists
Glioblastoma is the most common and lethal brain cancer. Current standard treatments include surgical resection, adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Despite the treatments, patients survive about...
View ArticleBonuses for doctors do little to improve cancer screening in Ontario
The study, published today in Annals of Family Medicine, tracked screening rates for cervical, breast and colorectal cancer in Ontario each year between 2000 and 2010. Researchers found no significant...
View ArticleColon has safety mechanism that restricts tumor formation
The scientists have observed that the formation of an adenoma in the colon is accompanied by an increase in the production of a molecule called BMP (bone morphogenetic protein). The study explains...
View ArticleScientists engineer nanoparticles to prevent bone cancer, strengthen bones
The study is published the week of June 30, 2014 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Bone is a favorable microenvironment for the growth of cancer cells that migrate from tumors in...
View ArticleOvarian cancer treatment discovered by researchers
Trebananib (formally known as AMG 386; Amgen) is a first-in-class peptide-Fc fusion protein (or peptibody) that targets angiogenesis (the growth of new blood vessels into cancerous tumors) by...
View ArticleInhibition of protein opens door to treatment of pancreatic cancer
Until now, the strategies for treating this tumor were aimed at attacking the tumor cells and had little success. The latest studies indicate that trying to destroy what surrounds the tumor is...
View ArticleClearing cells to prevent cervical cancer
The findings come from a study that looked at squamocolumnar junction cells, or SCJ cells. These cells reside in the cervical canal and have been implicated as the origins of cervical cancer. A...
View ArticleAcupuncture provides significant quality of life improvements among breast...
The results build upon earlier findings reported in November 2013, showing that EA can decrease the joint pain reported by roughly 50 percent of breast cancer patients taking AIs — the most-commonly...
View ArticleMaking cancer glow to improve surgical outcomes
With a new technique, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have established a new strategy to help surgeons see the entire tumor in the patient, increasing the likelihood of a positive...
View ArticleBlood and saliva tests help predict return of HPV-linked oral cancers
“There is a window of opportunity in the year after initial therapy to take an aggressive approach to spotting recurrences and intensively addressing them while they are still highly treatable,” says...
View ArticleGuidelines can predict early menopause in child cancer survivors, giving hope...
The criteria — developed in Edinburgh — will help to select which girls should be offered the opportunity to freeze some tissue from their ovaries for use in the future. Doctors are optimistic that...
View ArticleAcupuncture provides significant quality of life improvements among breast...
The results build upon earlier findings reported in November 2013, showing that EA can decrease the joint pain reported by roughly 50 percent of breast cancer patients taking AIs — the most-commonly...
View ArticleColon has safety mechanism that restricts tumor formation
The scientists have observed that the formation of an adenoma in the colon is accompanied by an increase in the production of a molecule called BMP (bone morphogenetic protein). The study explains...
View ArticleScientists engineer nanoparticles to prevent bone cancer, strengthen bones
The study is published the week of June 30, 2014 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Bone is a favorable microenvironment for the growth of cancer cells that migrate from tumors in...
View ArticleOvarian cancer treatment discovered by researchers
Trebananib (formally known as AMG 386; Amgen) is a first-in-class peptide-Fc fusion protein (or peptibody) that targets angiogenesis (the growth of new blood vessels into cancerous tumors) by...
View ArticleInhibition of protein opens door to treatment of pancreatic cancer
Until now, the strategies for treating this tumor were aimed at attacking the tumor cells and had little success. The latest studies indicate that trying to destroy what surrounds the tumor is...
View ArticleClearing cells to prevent cervical cancer
The findings come from a study that looked at squamocolumnar junction cells, or SCJ cells. These cells reside in the cervical canal and have been implicated as the origins of cervical cancer. A...
View ArticleNatural (born) killer cells battle pediatric leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer of childhood. This disease hinders the development of healthy blood cells while cancer cells proliferate. Currently, children with ALL...
View ArticleNatural killer cells battle pediatric leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer of childhood. This disease hinders the development of healthy blood cells while cancer cells proliferate. Currently, children with ALL...
View ArticleInhibition of protein opens door to treatment of pancreatic cancer
Until now, the strategies for treating this tumor were aimed at attacking the tumor cells and had little success. The latest studies indicate that trying to destroy what surrounds the tumor is...
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