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Cancer Spread Aided By Blood Platelets That "Open Doors"
Jul 05, 2013
Scientists in Germany believe they have found the mechanism that cancer cells use to coax blood platelets to "open doors" in blood vessel walls so they can pass through and get into new organs. Once cancer spreads from the primary tumor to other parts of the body, a process known as metastasis, the prognosis worsens... Read More
Immunotherapy Is Beginning To Have A Major Impact For Patients With Cancer And Infectious Diseases
Jul 05, 2013
The idea of fighting infections and even cancers by inducing protective immune responses may now be a step closer to clinical practice. Researchers have removed a major obstacle to widespread use of so-called adoptive transfer therapy, in which a patient receives "killer" immune cells targeting a disease agent... Read More
Discussing The Results Of Cancer Genetic Testing With Offspring
Jul 05, 2013
Mothers commonly talk to their children about genetic test results even if they test positive for a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation, which sharply increases a woman's risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer... Read More
Does Abiraterone Offer An Added Benefit Compared With The Present Standard Therapy For Metastatic Prostate Cancer?
Jul 05, 2013
Certain men with metastatic prostate cancer have advantages in comparison with watchful waiting Abiraterone acetate (abiraterone for short, trade name: Zytiga) has been approved in Germany since December 2012 for men with metastatic prostate cancer that is not responsive to hormone blockade, who only have mild symptoms or so far none at all, and in whom chemotherapy is not yet indicated... Read More
Changes In Hyaluronan Metabolism Key In Adaptation Of Keratinocytes To Radiation Injury
Jul 05, 2013
The outermost layer of skin, the epidermi,s is crucial in forming a permeability barrier and protection against various environmental agents. Thus, investigating the biology of its most important cell type, the keratinocyte, is key to understanding the effects of solar ultraviolet radiation in skin, and helps us design effective means of protection against excessive exposure... Read More
Metastatic Tumor A Hybrid Of Cancer Cell And White Blood Cell
Jul 05, 2013
Yale Cancer Center scientists, together with colleagues at the Denver Police Crime Lab and the University of Colorado, have found evidence that a human metastatic tumor can arise when a leukocyte (white blood cell) and a cancer cell fuse to form a genetic hybrid... Read More
Discovery Of Pathway For Deadly Cancer Could Lead To Better Diagnosis, Treatment
Jul 04, 2013
University of Florida Health researchers have discovered a molecular pathway involved in the deadly spread of the most lethal kind of brain cancer... Read More
EMA Approves Extended Xaluprine Shelf Life
Jul 04, 2013
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved an extension of the in-use shelf life for Xaluprine - a liquid formulation of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) treatment mercaptopurine. The in-use shelf life of the product is now 56 days - double the previous amount... Read More
Immune-boosting Colorectal Cancer Drug Shows Promise
Jul 04, 2013
New data on an emerging treatment that aims to fight colorectal cancer by stimulating the immune system have been presented at the ESMO 15th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer... Read More
Shut Down Of Cell Survival Process Found To Influence Fate Of Lung Cancer Tumors
Jul 04, 2013
New research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Princeton University and other collaborators suggests that inactivation of an essential gene responsible for the cell survival process known as autophagy can suppress the growth of non-small-cell lung cancer tumors and render them more benign... Read More
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