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What keeps tumor cells in place
Mar 25, 2014
Researchers at the University of Freiburg have found switches that colorectal cancer cells use to migrate away from the primary tumor site and to invade neighboring tissue. This migration is the first step in metastasis, the process by which the cancer forms secondary tumors in other organs. Prof. Dr. Read More
Cancer Research UK launches trial to fight cancer caused by a common virus
Mar 25, 2014
Cancer Research UK's Drug Development Office (DDO) has launched a trial of a vaccine to treat some forms of cancer caused by a common virus known as the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV).The trial is being presented today (Tuesday 25 March) at a conference to mark 50 years since Cancer Research UK first discovered the link between the EBV virus and cancer*. Read More
Predicting prostate cancer survival by measuring circulating tumor cells
Mar 25, 2014
New research by USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists demonstrates that measuring circulating tumor cells (CTCs) - the cells that spread cancer through the body - may be a better predictor of patient survival than the prostate specific antigen (PSA).The research was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by a team led by Amir Goldkorn, M.D. Read More
Characteristics of lung cancers arising in germline EGFR T790M mutation carriers and relationship to smoking status
Mar 25, 2014
Two studies are providing new insight into germline epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation in familial non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The findings suggest the need for tailored approaches for early detection and treatment, as well as for genetic testing to identify carriers. Read More
New regulatory mechanisms of cell migration uncovered
Mar 25, 2014
A study by Sofia J. Araujo, a Ramon y Cajal researcher with the Morphogenesis in Drosophila lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), elucidates the genetic regulation of cell migration. Published in the scientific journal Plos One, the research is part of the thesis work performed by Elisenda Buti, first author of the article. Read More
Some patients with bladder defects and disease may benefit from stem cell findings
Mar 25, 2014
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in coaxing laboratory cultures of human stem cells to develop into the specialized, unique cells needed to repair a patient's defective or diseased bladder. Read More
Bariatric surgery decreases risk of uterine cancer
Mar 25, 2014
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center report that bariatric surgery resulting in dramatic weight loss in formerly severely obese women reduces the risk of endometrial (uterine) cancer by 71 percent and as much as 81 percent if normal weight is maintained after surgery. Read More
In patients on anticoagulants, cold snare polypectomy effective for removal of small colorectal polyps
Mar 25, 2014
In recognition of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has published a special issue for March on colorectal cancer. The issue includes a new study that compares cold snare polypectomy with conventional polypectomy for the removal of small colorectal polyps in anticoagulated patients. Read More
Renewed promise for potential lung cancer vaccine
Mar 25, 2014
Researchers at UC Davis have found that the investigational cancer vaccine tecemotide, when administered with the chemotherapeutic cisplatin, boosted immune response and reduced the number of tumors in mice with lung cancer. The study also found that radiation treatments did not significantly impair the immune response. Read More
Stem cell findings advance efforts to reprogram mature cells for organ repair
Mar 25, 2014
Two proteins that control how cells break down glucose play a key role in forming human stem cells, University of Washington researchers have found. The finding has implications for future work in both regenerative medicine and cancer therapy.A report on this research appears online March 20 in the Cell journal Stem Cell. Read More
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