In a surprise finding, gene mutation found linked to low-risk bladder cancer — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131013163623.htm
Category Archives: Cancer Treatment
Oxygen levels in tumors affect response to treatment — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131107094416.htm
Nanoparticles can overcome drug resistance in breast cancer cells — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131107094031.htm
New computer model may aid personalized cancer care — ScienceDaily
source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/01/140124082354.htm
New computer model may aid personalized cancer care
Reporting in the journal Cell Reports, researchers combined several types of data from pre- and post-treatment biopsies of breast tumors to obtain a molecular picture of how the cancer evolved as a result of chemotherapy. “Better understanding of tumor evolution is key to improving the design of cancer therapies and for truly individualized cancer treatment,” said Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, a breast cancer researcher. The model was developed by Polyak and Franziska Michor, PhD, a computational biologist at Dana-Farber. …
Genome of longest-living cancer: 11,000-year-old living dog cancer reveals its origin, evolution
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the world’s oldest continuously surviving cancer, a transmissible genital cancer that affects dogs. This cancer, which causes grotesque genital tumors in dogs around the world, first arose in a single dog that lived about 11,000 years ago. The cancer survived after the death of this dog by the transfer of its cancer cells to other dogs during mating…
Cancer diagnosis doesn’t increase child’s risk of post-traumatic stress disorder
Young cancer patients were also more likely than children who experience other stressful events to report having benefited from the experience. Reported benefits included developing greater empathy and growing closer to family and friends. The study included 255 St…
Large amounts of folic acid shown to promote growth of breast cancer in rats
The role of folate, a B vitamin, and its synthetic form, folic acid, in the development and progression of breast cancer is highly controversial. Although some studies have found it may offer protection against breast cancer, recent studies have suggested that taking high amounts of folic acid may increase the risk of developing breast cancer…
Radiation before surgery more than doubles mesothelioma survival
The findings, published online today ahead of print in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, chart a viable route to treat patients more effectively and also improve their quality of life and potential survival, says principal investigator and lead author Dr. John Cho, radiation oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network (UHN). Dr…
Better guidelines, coordination needed for prostate cancer specialists — ScienceDaily
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