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Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Resistance - Genes Identified
Jun 18, 2012
Chemotherapy before surgery is not always effective against some tumors. Now, a study published in Nature Medicine reveals that researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) have identified a gene expression pattern associated to resistance to breast cancer chemotherapy. In addition, the study findings suggest new treatment options for individuals with specific subtypes of breast cancer... Read More
For Patients With Resected SCLC Or Large-Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Chemotherapy Found To Be Effective
Jun 18, 2012
Research presented in the July 2012 issue of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer's (IASLC) Journal of Thoracic Oncology, concluded that patients with limited large cell neuroendocrine tumors or with limited stage small-cell lung cancer who were treated with perioperative chemotherapy and surgery had better overall survival outcomes than patients treated with surgery alone... Read More
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Effective Treatment For Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Jun 18, 2012
Until recently, many elderly patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer were left untreated because treatment may not improve their quality of life. However, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) has become one of the standards of treatment for these patients. The outpatient treatment given over a two-week period allows frail patients to undergo the treatment... Read More
Hope That Virtual Colonoscopy Without Laxative Will Increase Colon Exams And Decrease Colorectal Cancer Rates
Jun 18, 2012
Computed tomographic colonography (CTC), also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as conventional colonoscopy in detecting clinically significant, potentially cancerous polyps, according to a study performed jointly at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, the University of California, San Francisco and Massachusetts General Hospital... Read More
Preclinical Study Links Aging And Cancer, With Lethal Host Metabolism In The Tumor Microenvironment
Jun 18, 2012
It has long been known that cancer is a disease of aging, but a molecular link between the two has remained elusive... Read More
The Hidden Cost Of False-Positive Mammograms
Jun 18, 2012
False-positive mammogram results deter women from attending further screening appointments and undermine the effectiveness of breast cancer screening programs, according to a study published in the 18 June issue of the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Elizabeth Wylie from BreastScreen WA, and coauthors found that 70... Read More
How Often Does Early Breast Cancer Metastasise?
Jun 18, 2012
Women diagnosed with early breast cancer can now be offered important information about prognosis according to the authors of research published in the June 18 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia... Read More
Multiple Tumor Zones Need To Be Sampled In Breast Cancer
Jun 18, 2012
Certain short strands of RNA, known as microRNAs (miRNAs), have been linked to the progression and metastasis of breast cancer and may provide information about prognosis. However, studies of miRNA expression profiles often report conflicting findings... Read More
Virus Kills Cancer By Hitching Ride On Blood Cells
Jun 17, 2012
Scientists have discovered when a cancer-killing virus is injected in the bloodstream it hitches a ride on blood cells and evades attack from the immune system, allowing it to reach cancer tumors, and start destroying cancer cells... Read More
Virus Kills Cancer By Hitching Ride On Blood Cells
Jun 17, 2012
Scientists have discovered when a cancer-killing virus is injected in the bloodstream it hitches a ride on blood cells and evades attack from the immune system, allowing it to reach cancer tumors, and start destroying cancer cells... Read More
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