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Why Cancers Become Resistant To Chemotherapy
Apr 04, 2012
Genetic mutations in cancer cells can lead to resistance to treatment, thereby potentially resulting in relapse. However, a new article, published in the magazine section of the online, open-access journal PLoS Biology, suggests that the converse may also happen... Read More
Identification Of Strong Oral Carcinogen In Smokeless Tobacco
Apr 04, 2012
The chemical (S)-N'-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, being held March 31 - April 4... Read More
Indoor Tanning Bed Use, Childhood Sunburns May Be Responsible For Dramatic Rise In Skin Cancer In Young Adults
Apr 04, 2012
Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, Mayo Clinic is seeing an alarming trend: the dramatic rise of skin cancer, especially among people under 40. According to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the incidence of melanoma has escalated, and young women are the hardest hit... Read More
Second Mutation In BRAF-Mutated Melanoma Doesn't Contribute To Resistance
Apr 04, 2012
A second mutation found in the tumors of patients with BRAF-mutated metastatic melanoma does not contribute to resistance to BRAF inhibitor drugs, a finding that runs counter to what scientists expected to be true... Read More
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: April 2, 2012
Apr 04, 2012
METABOLISM Linking obesity and high cholesterol Obese patients are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and a hardening of blood vessel walls called atherosclerosis. One factor that drives atherosclerosis development in obesity is abnormal blood cholesterol levels... Read More
Metformin Helps Some Cancer Patients
Apr 04, 2012
A popular diabetes drug, metformin, appears to help patients with several types of cancer, including cancer of the prostate, liver and pancreas, researchers are revealing or are about to reveal at the American Association For Cancer Research Meeting, 2012, Chicago, USA... Read More
Antitumor Effect Shown By Cancer Stem Cell Vaccine In Development
Apr 04, 2012
Scientists may have discovered a new paradigm for immunotherapy against cancer by priming antibodies and T cells with cancer stem cells, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research... Read More
New Clues To The Development Of Blood And Other Cancers
Apr 04, 2012
Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have uncovered more details about how defects in components of the machinery that makes new proteins can lead to blood and other cancers. The findings, which were presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, may one day lead to new targeted therapies that address those problems... Read More
Association Between Protein Aurora-A And Survival In Head And Neck Cancer
Apr 04, 2012
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia have found that a protein associated with other cancers appears to also be important in head and neck cancer, and may consequently serve as a good target for new treatments. The findings were reported at the AACR Annual Meeting... Read More
Link Between New Signaling Pathway And Breast Cancer Metastasis
Apr 04, 2012
Lymph nodes help to fight off infections by producing immune cells and filtering foreign materials from the body, such as bacteria or cancer cells. Thus, one of the first places that cancer cells are found when they leave the primary tumor is in the lymph nodes... Read More
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