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Key Oncoprotein In Merkel Cell Carcinoma Discovered By Cancer Researchers
Aug 17, 2011
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) have identified the oncoprotein that allows a common and usually harmless virus to transform healthy cells into a rare but deadly skin cancer called Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC)... Read More
Patients With Extranodal Lymphoma Of The Head And Neck Benefit From IMRT
Aug 17, 2011
Lymphoma is a cancer that affects organs of the immune system, including the lymph nodes. In a subtype of the disease called extranodal lymphoma, tumors arise in non-lymphoid organs, such as the tongue and tonsils... Read More
Overactive Immune Response Silenced By New Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Aug 17, 2011
A new way to fight inflammation uses molecules called polymers to mop up the debris of damaged cells before the immune system becomes abnormally active, researchers at Duke University Medical Center report... Read More
News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology
Aug 17, 2011
Breast Cancer Tumor Suppressor Gene Silenced by Low O2 Low oxygen can silence the BRCA1 tumor suppressor gene and contribute to the progression of cancer, according to a paper in the August 2011 issue of the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology. Silencing this particular gene is one of the steps on the malignant pathway to breast cancer... Read More
Stem Cells Central To Pathogenesis Of Mature Lymphoid Tumors
Aug 17, 2011
New research suggests that blood stem cells can be involved in the generation of leukemia, even when the leukemia is caused by the abnormal proliferation of mature cells. The study, published by Cell Press in the August 16th issue of the journal Cancer Cell, may guide future strategies aimed at identifying therapeutic targets for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)... Read More
Childbearing Raises Type Of Breast Cancer Risk Among African American Women, Breastfeeding Reduces Risk
Aug 17, 2011
Childbearing can increase an African-American woman's likelihood of developing hormone receptor-negative breast cancer, but her risk is reduced if she breastfeeds, researchers from Boston University reported in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Hormone receptor-negative breast cancer is one of the hardest subtypes to treat... Read More
Treating Resistant Prostate Cancer By Attacking Stem Cell-Like Cells
Aug 16, 2011
Scientists from Sweden are working on a treatment which attacks stem cell-like cells in prostate cancer. The technology could be useful for prostate cancer patients who do not respond to chemotherapy or radiation therapy, the scientists informed in the journal PLoS ONE... Read More
Higher Vitamin D Levels Linked To Higher Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Risk
Aug 16, 2011
People with higher levels of vitamin D appear to have a higher risk of developing NMSC (nonmelanoma skin cancer), researchers from Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, reported in Archives of Dermatology. However, as higher UV (ultraviolet) radiation exposure general results in greater levels of vitamin D, the relationship is "complicated"... Read More
Breakthrough Discovery Offers New Insight Into The Regulation Of Stem Cells And Cancer Cells
Aug 16, 2011
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have gained new insight into the delicate relationship between two proteins that, when out of balance, can prevent the normal development of stem cells in the heart and may also be important in some types of cancer... Read More
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Aug. 15, 2011
Aug 16, 2011
ONCOLOGY: How a virus causes skin cancer Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer. It was recently found that most cases of MCC are caused by Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV). However, the mechanisms by which this virus causes MCC are unknown... Read More
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