Studies completed in 2008 suggested for the first time that cancer tumors might contain cancer stem cells. Stem cells are basic cell structures that have the ability to grow into a diverse variety of cell types. As such, cancer stem cells are the initial cancer cells that grow and divide to proliferate the illness. Today, […]
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A light used to grow plants on the Space Shuttle and in other NASA experiments may now be useful for earth-bound cancer patients. Treatments with a light system called a High Emissivity Aluminiferous Luminescent Substrate (HEALS) have been shown to be effective in helping cancer patients deal with a painful and difficult side effect of
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A new technique used for testing for the presence of lung cancer could potentially reduce diagnosis time from six months to four weeks, according to researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This dramatic improvement in diagnosis time comes courtesy of a three-dimensional testing technique known as volumetrics. The procedure involves taking
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Thanks to advancement made possible through the Human Genome Project, British researchers believe the world’s first cancer-killing pill may be on the horizon. According to the team’s timeline, such a pill may be available in as few as ten years. The success of this future pill will work by exploiting a specific gene flaw that
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A specific genetic signature has been linked to a high risk for recurrence of non-small cell lung caner following surgery, according to a team of researchers led by pathologist Dr. Ming Tsao. The discovery provides an avenue for identifying high-risk patients who may benefit from chemotherapy treatments once surgical removal of the tumor has occurred.
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Doctors need to exhibit extreme caution before prescribing a class of anemia drugs known as erythropoeisis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to cancer patients, according to an updated guideline endorsed by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Anemia is a fairly common side effect of chemotherapy. As a result, ESAs such
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Scientists at the University of East Anglia in England have reportedly discovered a “rogue gene” that can lead to the spread of cancer throughout the body. The gene, labeled WWP2, attacks proteins in healthy cells that typically prevent the spread of cancer from one area of the body to another. The researchers found that the
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Scientists at the Rogosin Institute in New York have found a new weapon in the fight against cancer: beads made from mouse cancer cells. Researchers created the beads by removing cancer cells from mice and coating them in agarose, a sugar derived from seaweed. In previous tests on animals, the study found that the beads
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New blood test technology has been developed that is sensitive enough to detect cancer cells, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Veridex (a division of Johnson & Johnson). A press release published by Johnson & Johnson suggests the technology, which is currently in development for commercial use, “will enable [circulating tumor cells]
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At least 11 common cancers may be partially spurred by the presence of the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), according to research conducted at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and France’s National Institute of Health and Medical Research. The findings suggest that cancer treatments that target FSH within cancerous tumors may serve as a viable
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