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Prostate Cancer Treatment Time Shortened By Novel Radiation Therapy Method
Feb 05, 2013
According to a study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, the use of volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to deliver intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to prostate cancer patients results in an overall reduction in treatment time of approximately 14 percent. The study was performed at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta... Read More
Researchers Capture Key Moments In Cell Death
Feb 05, 2013
Scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have for the first time visualised the molecular changes in a critical cell death protein that force cells to die. The finding provides important insights into how cell death occurs, and could lead to new classes of medicines that control whether diseased cells live or die... Read More
Changing Bioelectric Signals A Key To Halting Tumor Growth
Feb 05, 2013
Biologists at Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences have discovered a bioelectric signal that can identify cells that are likely to develop into tumors. The researchers also found that they could lower the incidence of cancerous cells by manipulating the electrical charge across cells' membranes... Read More
Researchers Develop Automated Breast Density Test Linked To Cancer Risk
Feb 05, 2013
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a novel computer algorithm to easily quantify a major risk factor for breast cancer based on analysis of a screening mammogram... Read More
Prostate Cancer Treatment Time Shortened By Novel Radiation Therapy Method
Feb 05, 2013
According to a study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, the use of volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to deliver intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to prostate cancer patients results in an overall reduction in treatment time of approximately 14 percent. The study was performed at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta... Read More
Understanding 'Master Regulator' Genes Could Lead To Better Cancer Treatments
Feb 05, 2013
Cell division is serious business. Cells that divide incorrectly can lead to birth defects or set the stage for cancer. A new discovery from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has identified how two genes work together to make sure chromosomes are distributed properly when cells divide, providing new insights that could contribute to the future development of cancer treatments... Read More
How Cancer Cells Rewire Their Metabolism To Survive
Feb 05, 2013
Cancer cells need food to survive and grow. They're very good at getting it, too, even when nutrients are scarce. Many scientists have tried killing cancer cells by taking away their favorite food, a sugar called glucose. Unfortunately, this treatment approach not only fails to work, it backfires - glucose-starved tumors actually get more aggressive... Read More
Transition In Cell Type Parallels Treatment Response, Disease Progression In Breast Cancer
Feb 05, 2013
A process that normally occurs in developing embryos - the changing of one basic cell type into another - has also been suspected of playing a role in cancer metastasis... Read More
Study Finds Hormones Can Change The Breast's Genetic Material
Feb 05, 2013
Melbourne scientists have discovered how female steroid hormones can make dramatic changes to the genetic material in breast cells, changes that could potentially lead to breast cancer... Read More
Discovery Opens The Door To A Potential 'Molecular Fountain Of Youth'
Feb 05, 2013
A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, represents a major advance in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind aging while providing new hope for the development of targeted treatments for age-related degenerative diseases... Read More
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