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McMaster University experts discovered in a new study that antipsychotic drugs used to treat schizophrenia also make cancer stem cells differentiate into less-threatening types of cells. This means that they have a reduced potential of developing into new tumors.
The finding was made in a study where scientists wer... |
25 May 2012
08:04 GMT |
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A group of scientists has created a genetic test that enables doctors to detect the potential eye cancers have of spreading to other parts of the body. The liver is usually targeted more often than other organs, and liver cancers are very dangerous. Therefore, the test may help determine metastasis risks. The invest... |
12 May 2012
04:04 GMT |
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For cancer patients, chemotherapy is oftentimes the only possible course of treatment. Doctors discovered long ago that administering more than one drug to patients significantly improves chances of survival. Now, a study shows that the order and timing of drug administration is very important.
Scientists from the C... |
11 May 2012
05:30 GMT |
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Experts with the Stanford University School of Medicine have determined that cells shed by cancer tumors in the human body exhibit great genetic diversity. Some of these cells are able to influence gene expression, enabling them to take up residence in organs other than the one they originated in.
When tumors begin... |
8 May 2012
05:39 GMT |
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Numerous cancer types are known to have an influence on human chromosomes, deleting certain portions in order to be able to infect the body. Now, researchers have shown that some of these deleted sections contain clusters of tumor-suppressing genes.
Experts say that this has been suspected for quite some time, but ... |
8 May 2012
03:50 GMT |
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Imaging cancer tumors buried deep within the body may have just gotten a lot easier. Experts announce the development of a medical investigations method that relies on both light and sound to capture images of these structures, with great precision.
The novel technology, called photoacoustic tomography, could soon ... |
9 April 2012
18:01 GMT |
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Experts with a research group at The City College of New York announce the development of a new aspirin compound, which they say has great potential in addressing several types of cancer. This common drug has been proposed as a potential treatment for some time, but few studies have focused on it thus far. Now, the C... |
10 March 2012
06:59 GMT |
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Shutting down malfunctioning genes, such as those that contribute to the development of cancer, would be an excellent way to destroy the condition from its roots, but experts have no efficient way of doing that. Or, at least, that was the case until recently.
A group of scientists based at the Massachusetts Institut... |
27 February 2012
08:45 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation carried out by experts at the University of Portsmouth, it would appear that a certain nutrient found in tomatoes can slow down the growth of prostate cancer cells, or even destroy the tumors entirely.
The compound only acts when the tomatoes are cooked,... |
1 February 2012
10:08 GMT |
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A new class of proteins responsible for controlling the way in which the body responds to hypoxic situations (in which insufficient amounts of oxygen are available to conduct regular processes) has just been discovered by a collaboration of investigators in the United Kingdom.
Experts at the University of Nottingha... |
31 January 2012
04:13 GMT |
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According to the most recent study on the nature of tumors, it would appear that some cancerous cells are able to stop, or at least delay, the spread of the disease through the body. The discovery could give rise to new therapies that use this capability for curing cancer.
Common cancer treatments in use today are ... |
18 January 2012
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For years, oncologists have been trying to figure out how glioblastoma – an extremely aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer – develops in the human body. In a new research, scientists were finally able to discover a mechanism that previous investigations never even hinted at.
One of the main direct... |
18 January 2012
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One of the main reasons why cancer is so deadly today is that it's usually detected once it has already taken hold of a particular organ. Early detection is only possible through very expensive and invasive procedures. But a team of experts is working on creating an inexpensive, efficient method of finding tumor... |
9 January 2012
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At this point, the main drawback of cancer treatments is that they cause a wide array of negative side-effects, which are often just as worse as the disease. But now, a biotechnology company from Norway announces that its experts are getting closer to developing a side-effect-free cancer therapy.
Achieving this go... |
7 January 2012
06:56 GMT |
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In the latest issue of the American Association for Cancer Research's (AACR) journal Cancer Research, experts provide additional details of a new chemical agent, which they say shows great promise in treating the damage cancer tumors cause on the human brain.
This would be a remarkable achievement in the fight... |
3 January 2012
03:17 GMT |
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A third study has determined that the drug Avastin is indeed effective at preventing ovarian cancer from worsening, in women who are already in the advanced stages of the disease. According to investigators, it would appear that taking this chemical delays the cancer's advance by an average of 4 months.
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29 December 2011
08:08 GMT |
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In a paper published in the December 5 issue of the top scientific journal Nature Cell Biology, a team of experts presents a new Achilles heel for cancer cells, which they say can be exploited for novel therapies against different forms of cancer.
The group noticed during investigations that these cells are in the ... |
5 December 2011
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University of Cambridge investigators say that they managed to develop a new test tool that could enable doctors to discover the presence of one of the leading causes of high blood pressure. If widely used, this approach could help save many lives each year.
The technique relies on using an imaging approach called ... |
30 November 2011
10:15 GMT |
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A group of investigators at the Rice University announces the development of a new medical technique that could potentially forward the fight against cancer by a few decades. Their approach revolves around introducing as many as 2 million gold nanorods inside tumor cells.
These nanorods have an amazing propriety, wh... |
16 November 2011
10:39 GMT |
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A team of researchers in the United Kingdom is currently working towards testing a two-step approach to treating glioblastoma, the most common and dangerous form of brain cancer. The new treatment option would make use of both fluorescent markers and specialized drug wafers.
Glioblastoma is a type of malignant brain... |
1 November 2011
18:11 GMT |
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In a study funded by the Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, researchers discovered that the protein S100A10 is critical for the growth of tumors during the last phase of cancer.
Metastatic growth is a term referring to the development of tumors at many locatio... |
1 November 2011
05:30 GMT |
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The Mike Gooley Trailfinders Charity and the Prostate Cancer Charity have just awarded a £100,000 ($159,000, €115,000) grant to researchers at the University of Bristol, for the development of a method to destroy prostate cancer tumors by starving them of blood.
The main beneficiary of the research grant... |
21 October 2011
17:01 GMT |
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Researchers supported by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have recently determined that people who produce a large amount of antibodies as a result of allergies tend to develop brain tumors less often than their peers who are otherwise health. The new investigation was conducted in order to confirm and refi... |
19 October 2011
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In a paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, researchers underline a baffling connection between lung cancer survival rates and diabetes. It would appear that people who were also diagnosed with the latter live longer than lung cancer patients without diabetes.In the new study, Norweg... |
17 October 2011
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For many years, experts have suspected a link between exposure to stressful experiences and the development of breast cancer, but were unable to collect proof of the connection. A new study by experts at the University of Western Ontario, in Canada, finally reveals the relationship.
Investigators uncovered that ch... |
20 September 2011
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that the spread of cancer cells through the body is dependent on the direction in which fluids flow in the areas around tumors.What makes cancer so dangerous is the fact that cells can break off tumors, and start dispersing themselves through the body... |
22 July 2011
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The concept of magnetism has been used as a sham healing tool by so many charlatans over the centuries, that is stands to reason people are reluctant to accept it today. Yet, experts are now showing that magnetic fields may in fact be used to destroy cancer tumors. French scientists argue that hyperthermia – th... |
21 July 2011
04:26 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that following certain types of diets can have a positive effect on the human body, protecting it from the development of cancer, and stopping the spread of tumors that are already formed. This effect was observed for people who consumed diets th... |
15 June 2011
08:25 GMT |
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Investigators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that they may have found a new way of blocking the growth of cancer tumors. The method relies on disabling a protein receptors that spreads the incorrect cellular signals which allow the cells to multiply out of control.One of the hallmarks of tumor... |
8 June 2011
09:49 GMT |
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A group of experts at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) discovered in a new study that using two antibodies together increased their effectiveness against cancer. The duo had stronger effects than each of the two taken separately.
Both antibodies are targeted directly at prime survival strategies employed by... |
4 June 2011
05:37 GMT |
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Once oncologists discover a tumor in a patient, their primary objective is to ensure that the cells do not spread in the surrounding tissue, and then further in the body, Experts have now discovered a new protein that could make this job easier than ever. The molecule identified in this study plays a significant role... |
13 May 2011
08:49 GMT |
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A team of experts in the United States announces the development of a new type of virus that can selectively target and infect cancer cells, delivery drugs as it does so. The discovery could be used to treat several types of cancer, the team behind the research believes.The research group managed to get the new agent... |
12 May 2011
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Scientists with the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) announce the development of a new class of drug-carrying nanoparticles, that are more capable of reaching their intended target than any other similar constructs today. The work was prompted by the fact that numerous types of nanoparticles and other d... |
5 May 2011
04:52 GMT |
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A group of investigators in the United States announces the development of a new type of nanoparticle, that can be used to transport drugs directly into cancer cells. The method relies on the fact that all tumors are more acidic than the health tissue around them.
This trait was exploited by chemical engineers at ... |
30 April 2011
04:54 GMT |
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A group of scientists announce the development of a new method of forcing cancer cells to destroy themselves. This advancement could be used to develop new types of therapies against various forms of cancer. The method relies on affecting the mitochondria of tumor cells.Mitochondria, colloquially referred to as the p... |
20 April 2011
03:25 GMT |
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Medical investigators in the United States announce the creation of a new, experimental drug, that showed promising results in treating ovarian cancer. Animal models treated with the chemical had considerably higher survival rates than those that were not given the substance. Experts created lab mice suffering from o... |
16 April 2011
07:09 GMT |
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A new study conducted on unsuspecting lab mice proves yet again that nicotine itself has no effect on the growth of cancer tumors in the lung. The chemical, in moderate concentrations, does not boost growth or favor it in any way, experts say. Researchers analyzed tumors in mice, after the animals were regularly admi... |
5 April 2011
20:01 GMT |
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Fighting cancer may become a lot simpler if researchers also take into account the microscale environment that develops inside tumor cells. Experts say that analysis of the way the immune system behaves at these locations may easily provide new targets for treatment. In a new investigation, experts focused on breast ... |
4 April 2011
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A collaboration of US researchers announces the development of a new diagnostics tool against cancer. The approach works by analyzing a small blood samples within a very short time frame. It then alerts doctors as to whether the results are positive or negative. The microfluidic device may provide healthcare experts ... |
28 March 2011
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Researchers in the United States announce the development of a new method for analyzing the evolution of cancer tumors. The team says that the technique could enable a better understanding of the condition. Ultimately, this could lead to the creation of new drugs and therapies.The work was carried out at the Cold Spr... |
14 March 2011
04:53 GMT |
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A team of investigators from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) and their colleagues announce the development of a new device, that works just like Velcro in eliminating free-floating cancer cells circulating through the bloodstream. The new tool simply grabs the affected cells, and can then dispose o... |
9 March 2011
05:59 GMT |
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A group of scientists in Northern Ireland has recently demonstrated a new approach towards fighting cancer cells. The method they developed revolves around using an innovative gene transport system for delivering a single gene inside tumor cells. When this happens, the short bit of genetic information simply orders t... |
28 February 2011
04:16 GMT |
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One rogue gene is responsible for activating cancer cells, and a team of scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA), found out that if they block it with the appropriate drugs, cancer cells can remain dormant and the damage can be stopped.This is a huge discovery, a true breakthrough in our understanding of ... |
24 January 2011
09:33 GMT |
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A group of Japanese experts has recently developed a new mechanism for delivering drugs inside the human body. The method relies on the use of nanoparticles to deliver chemicals inside tumor cells, by sneaking the drugs past the cancer cells' defenses. The technique was demonstrated to work even on the most drug... |
7 January 2011
04:47 GMT |
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A team of researchers in the United States announces a groundbreaking discovery in prostate cancer research. The investigators argue that a protein regularly involved in the self-renewal of normal prostate stem cells also plays a role in promoting the morphing of normal cells into cancer cells. The finding is very wo... |
4 December 2010
07:03 GMT |
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Researchers in the United States published a study in which they showed how cancer therapies that are based on stimulating the function of a specific protein have wildly varied results depending on when it is applied. In the international scientific community, and especially among oncologists, the protein p53 is famo... |
25 November 2010
19:11 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, experts were able to create a new type of particle, that could be used in the near future as a marker for highlighting cancerous cells in the body, and making them more clearly visible on X-ray images.This so-called tumor “magnet” basically consists of a specific amount of tiny ... |
22 October 2010
11:28 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that removing another 2 millimeters of tissue from the area surrounding a breast cancer tumor can substantially reduce the risk of residual disease setting in.The approach works especially well with invasive forms of the disease, say experts from... |
18 October 2010
06:23 GMT |
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A group of investigators in the United Kingdom has recently demonstrated that scientists seeking to analyze the way tumor cells create their own vascular networks have been looking at the wrong things.Many research groups the world over have attempted to develop methods of preventing the formation of capillaries arou... |
14 October 2010
09:50 GMT |
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Finding cells in the cornea that may develop into cancerous cells is now possible, announces a collaboration of researchers from Japan and the United Kingdom. The team says that precancerous cells can be identified by using absorbance spectra data. Having this ability could mean the difference between blindness ... |
12 October 2010
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