'NanoVelcro' Device Enables 'Liquid Biopsies' For Metastatic Melanoma
2/27/2013
Researchers at UCLA report that they have refined a method they previously developed for capturing and analyzing cancer cells that break away from patients' tumors and circulate in the blood. With the improvements to their device, which uses a Velcro-like nanoscale technology, they can now detect and isolate single cancer cells from patient blood samples for analysis...
Ohio State University cancer researchers have identified molecules in the bloodstream that might accurately gauge the likelihood of radiation illness after exposure to ionizing radiation. The animal study, led by researchers at The Ohio State Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J...
Cancer Hijacks Cell Scaffolding Protein Fascin-1
2/27/2013
A protein involved in the internal cell scaffold is associated with increased risk of metastasis and mortality in a range of common cancers finds a meta-analysis published in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. The protein, fascin-1, is involved in bundling together the actin filaments which form the internal scaffolding of a cell and are involved in cell movement...
Bone-Marrow Environment Identified That Helps Fight Infection
2/27/2013
The Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern has deepened the understanding of the environment within bone marrow that nurtures stem cells, this time identifying the biological setting for specialized blood-forming cells that produce the infection-fighting white blood cells known as T cells and B cells...
Study Finds Small Increase In Incidence Of Advanced Breast Cancer Among Younger Women
2/26/2013
An analysis of breast cancer trends in the U.S. finds a small but statistically significant increase in the incidence of advanced breast cancer for women 25 to 39 years of age, without a corresponding increase in older women, according to a study appearing in the February 27 issue of JAMA...
Study Finds Small Increase In Incidence Of Advanced Breast Cancer Among Younger Women
2/26/2013
An analysis of breast cancer trends in the U.S. finds a small but statistically significant increase in the incidence of advanced breast cancer for women 25 to 39 years of age, without a corresponding increase in older women, according to a study appearing in the February 27 issue of JAMA...
Obesity, Physical Inactivity Linked With Risk For Certain Molecular Subtype Of Colorectal Cancer
2/26/2013
Obesity increased risk; physical activity lowered risk. Data consistent with prior research linking exercise to decreased mortality. Research on colon cancer should incorporate heterogeneity of disease...
Obesity, Physical Inactivity Linked With Risk For Certain Molecular Subtype Of Colorectal Cancer
2/26/2013
Obesity increased risk; physical activity lowered risk. Data consistent with prior research linking exercise to decreased mortality. Research on colon cancer should incorporate heterogeneity of disease...
Virus That Kills Prostate Cancer Cells Shows Treatment Potential
2/26/2013
A modified Newcastle disease virus that targets and kills all types of prostate cancer cells and leaves normal cells untouched shows promise as a cancer treatment that avoids the side effects which normally accompany hormonal treatment and chemotherapies, says a team of veterinary scientists in the US...
Virus That Kills Prostate Cancer Cells Shows Treatment Potential
2/26/2013
A modified Newcastle disease virus that targets and kills all types of prostate cancer cells and leaves normal cells untouched shows promise as a cancer treatment that avoids the side effects which normally accompany hormonal treatment and chemotherapies, says a team of veterinary scientists in the US...