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Bowel cancer patients to benefit from metabolic 'fingerprinting' of tumors
Aug 14, 2013
It is possible to see how advanced a bowel cancer is by looking at its metabolic 'fingerprint', according to new research. Bowel cancer is the third most common type of cancer globally, with over one million new cases diagnosed every year. Accurately determining the stage that a tumour has reached is crucial for deciding which treatments to offer... Read More
Tumor suppressor may provide clues for improved treatment for neuroblastoma
Aug 14, 2013
Loss of a gene required for stem cells in the brain to turn into neurons may underlie the most severe forms of neuroblastoma, a deadly childhood cancer of the nervous system, according to a Ludwig Cancer Research study. Published in Developmental Cell, the findings also provide clues about how to improve the treatment of this often-incurable tumor... Read More
Potential new anti-cancer target: 'dark-horse' molecule
Aug 14, 2013
Australian researchers have identified a molecule called interleukin-11 as a potential new target for anti-cancer therapies. Until now, the importance of interleukin-11 in cancer development has been underestimated, but researchers have recently identified this molecule as a 'dark horse' for the development of cancer... Read More
'Molecular flashlight' developed that illuminates brain tumors in mice
Aug 14, 2013
In a breakthrough that could have wide-ranging applications in molecular medicine, Stanford University researchers have created a bioengineered peptide that enables imaging of medulloblastomas, among the most devastating of malignant childhood brain tumors, in lab mice... Read More
Scientists unravel cancers linked to herbal remedies containing Aristolochic Acid, a natural compound found in Aristolochia plants
Aug 14, 2013
A team of scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, and Taiwan's Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, LinKou, have made a breakthrough in understanding the cancer-promoting action of Aristolochic Acid (AA), a natural product of Aristolochia plants traditionally used in some Asian herbal remedies for weight loss and slimming... Read More
Drugs that clog 'waste disposal' may treat aggressive breast cancers
Aug 14, 2013
In a new paper in Cancer Cell, a team led by Judy Lieberman, PhD, of Boston Children's Hospital's Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine reports "triple-negative" breast cancers may be vulnerable to drugs that attack the proteasome. This cellular structure acts as the cell's waste disposal, breaking down damaged or unneeded proteins... Read More
Cervical cancer screening and treatment are neglected in low- and middle-income countries
Aug 13, 2013
While there have been substantial improvements in mortality rates and an increase in access to reproductive health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the global health community is neglecting prevention, screening, and treatment for cervical cancer in LMICs... Read More
Cervical cancer screening and treatment are neglected in low- and middle-income countries
Aug 13, 2013
While there have been substantial improvements in mortality rates and an increase in access to reproductive health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the global health community is neglecting prevention, screening, and treatment for cervical cancer in LMICs... Read More
Breast cancer drugs may be used to treat lung cancer
Aug 13, 2013
Scientists have discovered that experimental drugs developed as treatments of ovarian and breast cancer could be used to treat lung cancer, according to a study published in the journal Oncogene... Read More
Breast cancer drugs may be used to treat lung cancer
Aug 13, 2013
Scientists have discovered that experimental drugs developed as treatments of ovarian and breast cancer could be used to treat lung cancer, according to a study published in the journal Oncogene... Read More
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