Articles Tagged “Cancer”
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Cancer Survivors At Greater Risk Of Birth Complications
Survivors of childhood cancer run particular risks when pregnant and should be closely monitored, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard on July 1. Dr. Sharon Lie Fong,…
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New Take On Growth Factor Signaling In Tamoxifen Resistance
Differences in growth factor (GF) signaling may cause the poor prognosis in some breast cancer cases. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Medical Genomics, suggests that some estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers…
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Study shows drug combination improves outcome for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
A new, international study found that the combination of two drugs delays disease progression for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results from the Phase III “ATLAS” trial were presented today by Dr.…
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New Blood Test Greatly Reduces False-positives In Prostate Cancer Screening
A new blood test used in combination with a conventional prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening sharply increases the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, and could eliminate tens of thousands of unneeded, painful, and costly prostate biopsies…
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Radio Waves Fire Up Nanotubes Embedded In Tumors, Destroying Liver Cancer
Cancer cells treated with carbon nanotubes can be destroyed by non-invasive radio waves that heat up the nanotubes while sparing untreated tissue, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D.…
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How One Virus Uses Mimicry To Replicate Successfully: Related Mechanisms May Trigger Some Cancers
Both viruses and cancers subvert the growth-control machinery in a cell to serve their own needs. According to a new study, at least one virus uses mimicry to gain access to that machinery. A common…
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Popular Prostate Cancer Treatment May Encourage Spread Of Cancer
A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers…
Folic Acid Linked To Increased Cancer Rate, Historical Review Suggests
by admin on Nov 05, 2007 | No Comments
Two recent commentaries appearing in Nutrition Reviews find that the introduction of flour fortified with folic acid into common foods was followed by an increase in colon cancer diagnoses in the U.S. and Canada. The…
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