Agent prevents prostate cancer growth, spread in animal studies
Published online Dec. …
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‘Wound response’ of cancer stem cells may explain chemo-resistance in bladder cancer — ScienceDaily
The results of their study appear online in the journal Nature today. “Treatment for advanced bladder cancer is limited to surgery and chemotherapy…
Closer look at measuring cancer survival
Q: How was the study set up and what factors were examined? …
Imaging techniques reliably predict treatment outcomes for TB patients
Traditionally used to detect cancer, PET imaging shows how organs and tissues are functioning. When used with X-rays generated from CT scans, PET scans provide a more complete picture of the area of the body being examined…
How red wine prevents cancer
“Alcohol bombards your genes. Your body has ways to repair this damage, but with enough alcohol eventually some damage isn’t fixed. …
3-D mammography improves cancer detection in dense breasts
Breasts are considered dense if they have a lot of fibrous or glandular tissue but not much fatty tissue. …
Novel type 1 diabetes treatment shown to work on human beta cells transplanted into mice
GABA, or gamma-aminobutryic acid, is an amino acid produced by the same beta cells that make and secrete insulin. Drs…
Breast cancer vaccine shows promise in small clinical trial — ScienceDaily
The study appears Dec. …
Gene associated with an aggressive breast cancer uncovered — ScienceDaily
TNBC is deadly because, unlike other types of breast cancers such as estrogen receptor (ER) positive or HER2 amplified breast tumours which have effective targeted therapy, TNBC tumours do not respond to targeted therapy. Breast cancer has many subtypes, each with its own genetic makeup. …
Breast cancer vaccine shows promise in small clinical trial
The study appears Dec. 1 in Clinical Cancer Research. …