March 12, 2010

New Way to Fight Prostate Cancer Using Virus

Researchers in Canada are working on a new way to treat prostate cancer using a virus.

In the study, researchers administered the virus to six volunteer

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Extreme and Moderate Heat may Evoke Response from Tumors

Early research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic, held

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MicroRNA Identified as Possible Cause of Chemotherapy Resistance

A mechanism for resistance to paclitaxel in ovarian cancer, microRNA-31, suggesting a possible therapeutic target for overcoming chemotherapy resistance has been uncovered by scientists.

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Research Says Exploiting the Architecture of Cancers may Lead to Their Destruction

Following a diagnosis of cancer, clinicians have a number of treatment options including coordinating multiple attacks on the tumor using an arsenal of cancer-killing therapies.

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Even Light Smokers AT Risk of Lung Cancer Due to Genetic Variant

Individuals who carry a particular genetic variant are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to second-hand smoke than others, even

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Research: Breast Cancer Drug Fulvestrant Appears More Effective in the Presence of CK8 and CK18

Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this month’s ICancer Biology (and) Therapy/I that women’s responsiveness to the second-line breast

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Cancer Mum Counts Blessings Three Years After “Death”

Three years ago, 36-year-old Claire Blair was devastated to learn that she had breast cancer. Doctors gave her two weeks to live during which she and

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March 11, 2010

Obese Colon Cancer Patients Have Poor Survival Rate, Finds Study

A new study finds obese colon cancer patients are at greater risk for death or recurrent disease compared to those who are within a normal weight range.

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Breast Cancer Continues to Rise in Iraq

Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying

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March 10, 2010

Researchers Affirm Papaya’s Cancer-fighting Abilities

Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.

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