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Sep 15th, 2009
UCSF researchers have developed a new approach to identify specific genes that influence how cancer cells respond to drugs and how they become resistant.
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Sep 15th, 2009
With the passing of Patrick Swayze, many Americans are trying to understand pancreatic cancer, which is also known as the silent killer. This aggressive disease, with very few survivors, spreads rapidly and is seldom detected in its early stages, which is a major reason why it's a leading cause of cancer death.
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Sep 15th, 2009
Particle beam radiation therapy, a technology used to treat several types of cancer, is considered by some clinicians to be better than traditional radiation, but there is limited evidence about its safety compared with other types of radiation therapy.
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Sep 15th, 2009
Findings from a new study show that the common diabetes drug metformin kills cancer cells in mice. The commonly prescribed diabetes drug works by targeting cancer stem cells and could prevent cancer recurrence. Several studies have shown that metformin can improve breast cancer survival outcomes.
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Sep 9th, 2009
The growth of cancerous tumors is fueled, at least in part, by the buildup of free radicals - highly reactive oxygen-containing molecules.
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Sep 3rd, 2009
There may be a way around the harsh skin toxicity associated with a widely used cancer drug.
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Sep 3rd, 2009
Directly inhibiting the activity of a key protein mediator of inflammation reduced radiation toxicity in zebrafish embryos, and may ultimately be of help to patients receiving radiation therapy.
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Sep 2nd, 2009
Small molecules known as microRNAs, which can be detected in blood samples, have the potential to help identify patients with pancreatic cancer.
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Sep 2nd, 2009
Cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma have more than tripled in the last thirty years .
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Sep 2nd, 2009
Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the tissues of the pancreas. It is estimated there will be 42,470 new cases of pancreatic cancer diagnosed in the United States and 35,240 deaths from the disease this year.