Reintroducing MiR-200c To Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells Makes Migrating Cells Self-Destruct
11/25/2012
Epithelial cells are homebodies - they like to attach to things and becoming detached initiates a form of cell suicide known as anoikis (literally "homeless" in Latin). But in order for cancer cells to metastasize they have to leave their homes and to survive while traveling they must resist anoikis - like a third-grader at sleep-away camp...
Study Pinpoints New Targets For Ovarian Cancer Treatment
11/25/2012
Unraveling the mechanism that ovarian cancer cells use to change normal cells around them into cells that promote tumor growth has identified several new targets for treatment of this deadly disease...
New Cervical Cancer Test Can Improve Early Detection
11/24/2012
Even though testing has caused a reduction in the number of cervical cancer cases, 20 women in Sweden still lose their lives from the cancer every year. Now, experts from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg in Sweden have formed a new technique to lower the amount of unseen cervical cancer cases...
Managing Pituitary Tumors And Related Hormonal Disorders Through 'Centers Of Excellence'
11/24/2012
The time has come to develop a pituitary "centers of excellence" (CoE) designation for hospitals with high-level surgical skills and other capabilities needed to provide state-of-the-art care for patients with pituitary tumors, according to an article in the November issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons...
Blood Flow Changes, Not Hormones, Explain Growth Of Benign Tumors In Pregnant Women
11/24/2012
Meningiomas are a common type of benign brain tumor that sometimes grows dramatically in pregnant women. A new study suggests that this sudden tumor growth likely results from "hemodynamic changes" associated with pregnancy, reports the November issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons...
Mammograms Are Not Effective In Lowering Breast Cancer Death Rates
11/24/2012
During the last 30 years, over one million women have been diagnosed with breast cancer...
New Cervical Cancer Test Can Improve Early Detection
11/24/2012
Even though testing has caused a reduction in the number of cervical cancer cases, 20 women in Sweden still lose their lives from the cancer every year. Now, experts from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg in Sweden have formed a new technique to lower the number of unseen cervical cancer cases...
Ovarian Cancer Deaths Fall By 20%, England
11/23/2012
Deaths from ovarian cancer among women in England have fallen by 20% over the last ten years, says a new report from the National Cancer Intelligence Network released on 20 November. The report shows that the rates of women dying from ovarian cancer in England have fallen from 11.2 women per 100,000 (that is 3,820 cases) in 2001, to 8...
Ovarian Cancer Deaths Fall By 20%, England
11/23/2012
Deaths from ovarian cancer among women in England have fallen by 20% over the last ten years, says a new report from the National Cancer Intelligence Network released on 20 November. The report shows that the rates of women dying from ovarian cancer in England have fallen from 11.2 women per 100,000 (that is 3,820 cases) in 2001, to 8...
Heat Generated To Kill Colorectal Cancer Cells Via New Electrically-Conductive Polymer Nanoparticles
11/23/2012
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have modified electrically-conductive polymers, commonly used in solar energy applications, to develop revolutionary polymer nanoparticles (PNs) for a medical application. When the nanoparticles are exposed to infrared light, they generate heat that can be used to kill colorectal cancer cells...