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VHIO genomic study identifies subgroups of HER2+ breast cancer with varying sensitivities to anti-HER2 treatment
Jan 17, 2014
Research led by the Translational Genomics Group at Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) in Barcelona has not only shown that HER2+ breast cancer can be classified into four different subtypes, but also unmasked a subtype showing both a greater response to and increased benefit from chemotherapy and anti-HER2 therapy. Read More
NORD commends expansion of SSA's "Compassionate Allowances" list
Jan 17, 2014
Peter L. Saltonstall, president and CEO of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), has praised the Social Security Administration's announcement that 25 additional medical diagnoses would be added to SSA's Compassionate Allowances initiative. Read More
Research in fruit flies suggests a new mechanism explaining how diet may affect cancer, obesity and adaptations to malnutrition
Jan 17, 2014
New research from the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre suggests that nutrients in the diet may play a role in changing the architecture of blood vessels in the gut and other organs. The study, in fruit flies, found that small changes in their diet alter the nerve signalling that guides branching of new oxygen-delivering tubules - a process reminiscent of adaptive angiogenesis. Read More
Breakthrough announced in treatment of patient with rare type of leukaemia
Jan 17, 2014
A team of scientists from the University of Leicester has demonstrated a novel treatment for Hairy Cell Leukaemia (HCL), a rare type of blood cancer, using a drug administered to combat skin cancer. Read More
'Precision medicine' successfully targets advanced form of leukaemia with skin cancer drug
Jan 17, 2014
A team of scientists from the University of Leicester has demonstrated a novel treatment for Hairy Cell Leukaemia (HCL), a rare type of blood cancer, using a drug administered to combat skin cancer. Read More
Analysis of hundreds of tumor marker proteins at once made possible by 'barcode' profiling
Jan 17, 2014
A new technology developed at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Systems Biology (CSB) allows simultaneous analysis of hundreds of cancer-related protein markers from miniscule patient samples gathered through minimally invasive methods. Read More
Masquerading as neurons enables breast cancer cells to spread to the brain
Jan 17, 2014
Often, several years can pass between the time a breast cancer patient successfully goes into remission and a related brain tumor develops. During that time, the breast cancer cells somehow hide, escaping detection as they grow and develop. Now City of Hope researchers have found out how.Breast cancer cells disguise themselves as neurons, becoming "cellular chameleons," the scientists found. Read More
Major potential advance in the search for new treatment for cancers caused by viruses
Jan 17, 2014
Christopher Parsons, MD, Director of the HIV Malignancies Program at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, is the senior author of a paper that is the first to report that specialized fat (lipid) molecules, called sphingolipids, play a key role in the survival of aggressive lymphomas caused by viruses. Read More
High risk of poor Pap tests for female-to-male transgender patients
Jan 17, 2014
Before the introduction of cervical cancer screenings, the disease used to be the leading cause of cancer death for women in the US. Though it is now the 14th cause of death, new research suggests that compared with female patients, female-to-male transgender patients are much more likely to have inadequate cell samples taken during screening.The research team, led by Dr. Read More
World's tiniest drug cabinets could be attached to cancerous cells for long term treatment
Jan 17, 2014
As if being sick weren't bad enough, there's also the fear of frequent injections, side effects and overdosing on your medication. Read More
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