Key Regulatory Genes Often Amplified In Aggressive Childhood Tumor Of The Brainstem
9/20/2011
The largest study ever of a rare childhood brain tumor found more than half the tumors carried extra copies of specific genes linked to cancer growth, according to research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators. The findings identify possible new targets for treatment of a tumor in the brainstem known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG)...
Pediatric Brain Tumors Regulatory Protein Represents Potential Drug Target
9/20/2011
Medulloblastomas constitute the most frequent class of malignant childhood brain tumor. Tumors of this type arise due to the uncontrolled proliferation of immature nerve cells in the developing brain, and there is no targeted treatment available. A research team based at LMU's Center for Neuropathology and Prion Research and led by Privatdozent Dr...
Stress Linked To How Aggressive A Breast Cancer Might Be
9/20/2011
Psychological stress may be involved in the causation of breast cancer aggressiveness, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago explained at the Fourth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer and Health Disparities, held in Washington D.C. The researchers added that stress may be particularly important with regards to breast cancer aggressiveness among minority populations...
Fluorescent Dye Lights Up Cancer Cells Making Surgery More Effective
9/19/2011
A tumor-specific fluorescent dye and an ultra-sensitive camera system used during surgery can help surgeons identify difficult-to-spot cancers. Surgeons at the University Medical Center, Groningen, the Netherlands, have used this technique for the first time on women with ovarian cancer...
Fluorescent Dye Lights Up Cancer Cells Making Surgery More Effective
9/19/2011
A tumor-specific fluorescent dye and an ultra-sensitive camera system used during surgery can help surgeons identify difficult-to-spot cancers. Surgeons at the University Medical Center, Groningen, the Netherlands, have used this technique for the first time on women with ovarian cancer...
Utilizing A Virus As A Potential Future Cancer Medicine
9/19/2011
In a new project, researchers from LIFE - the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen - document that the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) plays a previously unknown dual role in the prevention of a number of cancers...
Experts Urge Women To Recognize Warning Signs For Ovarian Cancer; Receive Appropriate Screenings
9/19/2011
Ovarian cancer is a rare but often deadly disease that can strike at any time in a woman's life. It affects one in 70 women and in the past was referred to as a silent killer, but researchers have found there are symptoms associated with ovarian cancer that can assist in early detection...
Calcium Increases Risk For Prostate Cancer; Genetics May Predict Why
9/19/2011
A study led by University of Southern California (USC) epidemiologists suggests that a high intake of calcium causes prostate cancer among African-American men who are genetically good absorbers of the mineral. "High dietary intake of calcium has long been linked to prostate cancer and this study suggests that these associations are likely to be causal," said Sue Ann Ingles, Dr.P.H...
Experts Urge Women To Recognize Warning Signs For Ovarian Cancer; Receive Appropriate Screenings
9/19/2011
Ovarian cancer is a rare but often deadly disease that can strike at any time in a woman's life. It affects one in 70 women and in the past was referred to as a silent killer, but researchers have found there are symptoms associated with ovarian cancer that can assist in early detection...
Nanotechnology Sensor Could Lead To Earlier Diagnosis For Lung Cancer
9/19/2011
When lung cancer strikes, it often spreads silently into more advanced stages before being detected. In a new article published in Nature Nanotechnology, biological engineers and medical scientists at the University of Missouri reveal how their discovery could provide a much earlier warning signal...