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Sunday, October 28th, 2007
Today, Immune system cells recruited by cancers to help them grow and spread could be ‘re-educated’ to attack the tumours instead of aiding them, Cancer Research UK scientists announced at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Conference in Birmingham today. [click link for full article] (Link)
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007
Scientists have identified the transcription factor DMP1 as a pivotal tumor suppressor for both human and mouse lung cancers, especially in carcinomas that exhibit intact Arf-p53 pathways. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 2007 issue of Cancer Cell, may lead to development of new drug therapies for lung cancer.Lung cancer is the […]
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007
The intensity of the immune response to cancer is determined by the genes of each patient, according to researchers in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. This finding will contribute to the early assessment of prognosis of patients and an individualized choice of optimal therapy. [click link for full […]
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
The farther a patient has to travel to see the doctor who diagnoses their melanoma, the more likely they are to have thicker — and more lethal — skin cancer at the time of diagnosis, a new study warns. (Link)
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
New results of a pivotal study recently presented at a meeting of the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN), showed that Computed Tomography (CT) colonography is at least as sensitive as conventional colonoscopy in detecting adenomas of 1 cm diameter or larger. Adenomas are precursors to colorectal cancer, the second most common cause of […]
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
Adding newer agents to a widely used treatment regimen for patients with multiple myeloma who cannot withstand the toxic effects of high-dose therapy is a promising approach for extending survival in this disease, according to a study published in The Lancet, which reports positive results for the inclusion of thalidomide with melphalan and prednisone in […]
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
The chemotherapy treatment paclitaxel, sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb under the brand name Taxol, is ineffective at treating HER-2 negative breast cancer, the most common form of the disease, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the AP/Google.com reports. [click link for full article] (Link)
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
A new drug has shown promising pre-clinical activity against cells from several types of children’s cancers, scientists reveal at the National Cancer Research Institute Conference in Birmingham. [click link for full article] (Link)
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
New research carried out at the buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Centre at the University of Buffalo in America has shown that smoking may increase the degree of disability in people who have multiple sclerosis (MS).The study of 253 people with MS shows that smokers had significantly higher levels of disability and lower brain volume than the […]
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
X Factor’s Simon Cowell, shows his soft side this month by encouraging family, friends and colleagues of breast cancer sufferers to support the charity Against Breast Cancer, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. Simon is backing Against Breast Cancer whose ‘1 in 9′ Campaign encourages people to do away with traditional greeting cards and […]
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