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Growth Of Head And Neck Cancer Promoted By The Nanog Protein
Jun 21, 2013
A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) has identified a biochemical pathway in cancer stem cells that is essential for promoting head and neck cancer... Read More
Signal Tells MCM7 To Launch DNA Replication; Pathway Reduces Breast Cancer Patient Survival
Jun 21, 2013
Researchers have discovered and mapped the signaling network between two previously unconnected proteins, exposing a link that, if broken, could cut off cancer cell growth at its starting point... Read More
Gay Men Should Be Able To Donate Blood, Says American Medical Association
Jun 21, 2013
The FDA has banned gay men from donating blood since 1983, however, the American Medical Association has just voted against the ban, saying it is outright discrimination. After the AIDS outbreak nearly three decades ago, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) decided that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to donate blood, given that the majority of HIV infections were among gay men... Read More
Cancer-Proof "Goo" From Naked Mole Rats May Lead To New Treatments
Jun 20, 2013
Despite its long lifespan, the naked mole rat has never been known to get cancer. Now scientists in the US have discovered this is thanks to a simple chemical in the "goo" of the rodent's skin, which they suggest could lead to new anti-cancer treatments in humans... Read More
Advanced Breast Cancer Campaign, Here & Now, Launches In The UK As It's Revealed Nearly 8 In 10 Do Not Know That The Disease Is Incurable
Jun 20, 2013
New research shows significant disparities in UK public's awareness of advanced breast cancer (ABC)versus early breast cancer New findings from a public survey commissioned by Novartis Oncology have revealed that although 81%1 of UK respondents are aware that early breast cancer can be treated so that a patient is free from disease, 77%1 of respondents were either unsure or ... Read More
New Resistance Mechanism To Chemotherapy Identified In Breast And Ovarian Cancer
Jun 20, 2013
It is estimated that between 5% and 10% of breast and ovarian cancers are familial in origin, which is to say that these tumours are attributable to inherited mutations from the parents in genes such as BRCA1 or BRCA2... Read More
Missing Link In Connection Between Social Stress And Triple-Negative Breast Cancer May Be Fat Cells In Breast
Jun 20, 2013
Local chemical signals released by fat cells in the mammary gland appear to provide a crucial link between exposure to unrelenting social stressors early in life, and the subsequent development of breast cancer, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the July 2013 issue of the journal Cancer Prevention Research... Read More
Vaccine Lowers HPV Infection Rates In Teen Girls
Jun 20, 2013
The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in girls and women has significantly reduced since the introduction of the HPV vaccine, according to a new study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The research showed that since 2006, when the vaccine was introduced, vaccine-type HPV prevalence dropped 56% among teen girls between the ages of 14 and 19... Read More
Barrett's Esophagus Study First To Probe NSAID Effects On Mutation Rate
Jun 20, 2013
Aspirin is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco scientist points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that aspirin slows the accumulation of DNA mutations in abnormal cells in at least one pre-cancerous condition... Read More
Preventing Death Of Eggs During Chemotherapy
Jun 20, 2013
Young women who have cancer treatment often lose their fertility because chemotherapy and radiation can damage or kill their immature ovarian eggs, called oocytes. Now, Northwestern Medicine® scientists have found the molecular pathway that can prevent the death of immature ovarian eggs due to chemotherapy, potentially preserving fertility and endocrine function... Read More
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