Tumor cells have several routes that enable them to move from the primary tumor to distant tissues, a process called metastasis. It is metastasis of the primary tumor that kills most cancer…
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Sweeping View Of Prostate Cancer Genome Yields Deep Insights
For the first time, researchers have laid bare the full genetic blueprint of multiple prostate tumors, uncovering alterations that have never before been detected and offering a deep view of the genetic…
Computer Simulations Reveal The Structure And Dynamics Of A Chemical Signal That Triggers Metastatic Cancer
In cancer and other pathological diseases, researchers are discovering that packaging is important: specifically, how DNA – about two meters long when unwound and stretched – coils up and compacts neatly inside…
Gene Test Could Solve Prostate Cancer Riddle And Spare Thousands From Surgery
A genetic pattern could predict how aggressive prostate cancer is before treatment, and whether the disease will come back in men who have already been treated, according to research published1 in the…
Tulane Doctor Performs New Robotic Throat Cancer Surgery
Tulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr. Paul Friedlander is performing a new, less-invasive form of robotic surgery to treat head and neck cancers. The technique, which was approved by the U.S….
Radiation in heart procedures tied to cancer risk
People who undergo radiation-based tests and procedures after a heart attack may have a heightened risk of developing cancer down the road, a study published Monday suggests. Researchers found that among nearly…
Link Between Blood-Clotting Protein And Cancer, Septicaemia
In our not-so-distant evolutionary past, stress often meant imminent danger, and the risk of blood loss, so part of our body’s stress response is to stock-pile blood-clotting factors. Scientists in the Molecular…
Researchers Have Developed A Little Bomb That Promises A Big Bang For Cancer Patients
Preliminary tests show an anti-cancer drug loosely attached to gold nanoparticles starts accumulating deep inside tumors within minutes of injection and can be activated for an effective treatment within two hours. The…
One Woman In Eight Will Get Breast Cancer, UK
The lifetime risk of getting breast cancer has risen from one woman in nine to one in eight1 – according to Cancer Research UK. New figures2 published yesterday on World Cancer Day…
Macmillan Cancer Support’s Reaction To New Statistics On Breast Cancer, UK
The latest UK incidence figures for breast cancer (the number of women diagnosed with the disease) has risen from 45,700 in 2007 to 47,700 in 2008, according to new statistics from Cancer…
Merck Serono Launch Latest In Series Of Ongoing Disease Awareness Initiatives
Merck Serono – a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany – has launched the latest initiative in their long-established commitment to social responsibility and disease awareness. Developed in partnership with leading patient…
BSD Medical Announces Successful MicroThermX(R) Ablation Cancer Treatments At Four Prestigious Hospitals In Italy
BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: BSDM) (Company or BSD) announced the successful treatment of four cancer patients at prestigious hospitals in Italy using BSD’s innovative new MicroThermX® Microwave Ablation System. The treatments were…
Researchers Pinpoint How One Cancer Gene Functions
For several decades, researchers have been linking genetic mutations to diseases ranging from cancer to developmental abnormalities. What hasn’t been clear, however, is how the body’s genome sustains such destructive glitches in…
Researchers Identify Molecular Predictor Of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Prostate tumors that carry a “signature” of four molecular markers have the potential to become dangerously metastatic if not treated aggressively, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report in a study published online…
Nanoshell Therapy Found To Be Effective Against Brain Cancer In Early Tests
Rice University bioengineers and physician-scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have successfully destroyed tumors of human brain cancer cells in the first animal tests of a minimally invasive…