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Herceptin Targets Breast Cancer Stem Cells
A gene that is overexpressed
in 20 percent of breast
cancers increases the number
of cancer stem cells, the
cells that fuel a tumor's
growth and spread, according
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A New Way To Look At Lung Cancer And Tobacco Carcinogens
Previous studies have shown
how polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons damage DNA,
with the emphasis on how
PAHs bind directly to DNA
itself, leading to the
... > full story
A MicroRNA Molecule Can Reduce Lung Cancer Growth, Study Shows
A small RNA molecule, known
as let-7 microRNA (miRNA),
substantially reduced cancer
growth in multiple mouse
models of lung cancer. This
new work demonstrates that
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Treatment Gives Lung Cancer Patients With Inoperable Tumors Two Years Or More, Study Shows
Radiofrequency ablation --
an interventional treatment
that "cooks" and kills lung
cancer tumors with heat --
greatly improves survival
... > full story
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Gene Panel Predicts Lung Cancer Survival, Study Finds
July 21, 2008 — Researchers from four leading cancer centers have confirmed that an analysis involving a panel of genes can be used to predict which lung cancer patients will have the worst survival. The finding ... > full story -
Magnolia Compound Hits Elusive Target In Cancer Cells
July 14, 2008 — The natural compound honokiol blocks survival signals from the Ras family of genes in breast, lung and bladder cancer cells. As a drug target, Ras is considered difficult to approach chemically. ... > full story -
Higher Education Associated With Greater Gains In Mortality Reduction From Common Cancers
July 9, 2008 — Deaths due to the four most common cancers have dropped substantially in the US from 1993 to 2001 in working-aged individuals. However, not all Americans are equally likely to benefit from those ... > full story -
Patients Unaware Of Link Between Smoking And Bladder Cancer
July 8, 2008 — Even though cigarette smoking accounts for up to half of all bladder cancer cases, few people are aware of the connection -- including more than three-quarters of patients who have bladder cancer, ... > full story -
Counting Tumor Cells In Blood Predicts Treatment Benefit In Prostate Cancer
July 7, 2008 — Counting the number of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer can accurately predict how well they are responding to treatment, new results ... > full story -
Faulty DNA Repair Could Be A Risk Factor For Lung Cancer In Nonsmokers
June 27, 2008 — People who have never smoked but whose cells cannot efficiently repair environmental insults to DNA are at higher risk of developing lung cancer than those with effective genomic repair ... > full story -
Intestinal Proteins May Be Effective Anti-Tumor Antigens
June 26, 2008 — Mice immunized with an intestinal protein developed fewer lung and liver metastases following injection with colon cancer cells than unvaccinated animals, according to a study in the June 24 issue of ... > full story -
Different Type Of Colon Cancer Vaccine Reduces Disease Spread, Scientists Show
June 26, 2008 — Taking advantage of the fact that the intestines have a separate immune system from the rest of the body, scientists have found a way to immunize mice against the development of metastasis. They have ... > full story -
New Clinical Trial For Patients With Asbestos-associated Lung Cancer
June 26, 2008 — The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical ... > full story -
Patient's Own Infection-fighting T Cells Put Late-stage Melanoma Into Long-term Remission
June 19, 2008 — Researchers describe the first successful use of a human patient's cloned infection-fighting T cells as the sole therapy to put an advanced solid-tumor cancer into long-term ... > full story
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