| 8/13/2008 3:59:49 PM |
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| Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer |
| Metal ruthenium causes oxidants to attack cancer cells
Chemists are pulling cancer onto a sucker punch by getting infected cells to drop their guard – according to research published today. They are using the metal ruthenium as a catalyst to ... more |
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| 8/5/2008 10:14:39 AM |
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| Depression hastens decline in cancer patients |
| Depression causes patients with advanced cancer to die sooner than they should, say scientists at the University of Liverpool.
In a six-month study patients who were found to be depressed had a 7% increased chance of dying and this percentage incr... more |
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| 7/9/2008 10:21:40 AM |
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| Risks identified for skin cancer recurrence |
| The risk of cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma (skin cancer) recurring or spreading around the body is increased when tumour thickness exceeds 6•0 mm or when desmoplastic growth occurs. Location at the ear or immune suppression also increase the risk ... more |
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| 6/12/2008 11:46:24 AM |
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| Tumour immunotherapy breakthrough |
| Immune system found to induce tumour dormancy instead of kill: New line of attack
Researchers from Tubingen University Department of Dermatology writing in Cancer Cell have uncovered an entirely new understanding of how the immune system may ... more |
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| 5/13/2008 12:29:36 PM |
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| People who participate in clinical research generally wish to know the research results |
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A review of past studies examining whether people who participate in clinical research wish to know the results has found that most people do wish to be told, even if receiving the results might cause distress or anxiety. The review is published ... more |
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| 5/13/2008 12:02:50 PM |
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| Exercise benefit for certain women only |
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Physically active women are 25 % less likely to get breast cancer, but certain groups are more likely to see these benefits than others, finds a review of research published online ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
The ty... more |
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| 5/13/2008 11:56:08 AM |
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| Nationwide audit of screening programme reveals failure to be screened at recommended intervals is major risk factor for cervical cancer |
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Failure to be screened for cervical cancer at the recommended time intervals is the major risk factor associated with developing the condition, according to the first nationwide audit of a cervical cancer screening program, which also revealed that... more |
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| 5/13/2008 10:24:24 AM |
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| Arsenic attacks leukaemia stem cells |
| Unexpected discovery demonstrates key role for Promyelocytic Leukemia (PML) tumour suppressor gene.
In both leukaemia and solid tumours, there exists a small subgroup of cancer stem cells, known as either cancer initiating cells (CICs) or leukaemi... more |
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| 5/9/2008 10:40:17 AM |
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| New cancer gene found |
| Researchers at the Oklahoma University Cancer Institute, US, have identified a new gene that causes cancer. The ground-breaking research appears in cancer journal Oncogene.
The gene and its protein, both called RBM3, are vital for cell division in... more |
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| 5/9/2008 10:32:15 AM |
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| Discovery of gene location that gives rise to neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer |
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Using advanced gene-hunting technology, an international team of researchers has for the first time identified a chromosome region that is the source of genetic events that give rise to neuroblastoma, an often fatal childhood cancer.
The invest... more |
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