DNA work offers clues for stomach cancer research
7/13/2014
Advances in the lab to make the analysis of cancer genes much quicker have raised the prospect of new targets for the diagnosis and management of stomach cancer and other disease.
Pluripotency factor NANOG is also active in adult organisms
7/13/2014
The pluripotency factor NANOG regulates cell proliferation in epithelia of the skin and oesophagus in adult organisms; blocking the action of the gene diminishes the capacity of tumour cells to...
The ability to switch out one gene for another in a line of living stem cells has only crossed from science fiction to reality within this decade.
At UT Southwestern, MyChart use skyrocketing among cancer patients
7/13/2014
There has been a sharp increase in the number of cancer patients at UT Southwestern Medical Center using MyChart, the online, interactive service that allows patients to view laboratory and radiology...
Protein identified that causes breast cancer cells to metastasize
7/13/2014
Using an innovative tool that captures heretofore hidden ways that cells are regulated, scientists at Rockefeller University have identified a protein that makes breast cancer cells more likely to...
Some breast cancer patients do better than current staging guidelines suggest
7/13/2014
New findings from Fox Chase Cancer Center paint a relatively optimistic picture of women's chances of surviving a subset of breast cancers that have spread to the chest wall or skin, but not beyond.
New ways science reaches the public: study of dermatology on YouTube
7/12/2014
YouTube is for more than watching World Cup highlights, Brian Williams refreshing old school rap classics, and videos of skateboarders landing in unfortunate positions on railings.
Hope for new lung cancer treatments offered by study
7/12/2014
Studying the most common type of lung cancer, researchers have uncovered mutations in a cell-signaling pathway that plays a role in forming tumors.
Novel robot-assisted surgery technique improves removal of small kidney cancer tumors
7/11/2014
Roughly 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with kidney cancer per year. Most of these cancers are small tumors (small renal masses) that are often found during screening for other problems.
Vitamin D found to increase bowel cancer survival odds
7/11/2014
Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease, a study shows.