News tagged with cancerous tumour
Scientists unlock key to cancer cell death mystery
An international team of scientists has announced a new advance in the ability to target and destroy certain cancer cells.
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Cell movement patterns
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whereas a cut knee often reduces children to tears, adults are more likely to be distressed by the fear of cancer. In both cases, that is wound healing and the growth and spread of tumours, ...
Mar 09, 2012 |
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'Trojan Horse' particle sneaks chemotherapy in to kill ovarian cancer cells
A common chemotherapy drug has been successfully delivered to cancer cells inside tiny microparticles using a method inspired by our knowledge of how the human immune system works. The drug, delivered in this way, reduced ...
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Harmless soil-dwelling bacteria successfully kill cancer
A bacterial strain that specifically targets tumours could soon be used as a vehicle to deliver drugs in frontline cancer therapy. The strain is expected to be tested in cancer patients in 2013 says a scientist ...
Sep 05, 2011 |
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Mobile phones 'don't cause cancer': yet another study
Scientific evidence goes increasingly against the theory that mobile phones cause cancer, a new study has concluded.
Jul 02, 2011 |
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The sweet mysteries of the nervous system
Researchers in Germany have produced an antibody that allows them to distinguish the numerous types of stem cells in the nervous system better than before.
May 10, 2011 |
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Breast cancer prognosis goes high tech
Cancer researchers at the University of Calgary are investigating a new tool to use for the prognosis of breast cancer in patients. This new digital tool will help give patients a more accurate assessment ...
Apr 18, 2011 |
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BNCT, a new-generation radiation treatment, is effective in advanced head and neck cancer
Biologically targeted BNCT treatment is based on producing radiation inside a tumour using boron-10 and thermal neutrons. Boron-10 is introduced into cancer cells with the help of a special carrier substance (phenylalanine), ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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More tests needed for oesophageal cancer patients
A University of Adelaide medical researcher says current treatment for people diagnosed with oesophageal cancer could be improved with additional pathology tests.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Gene fuelled transporter causes breast cancer cells to self-destruct
Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have shown that they can deliver a gene directly into breast cancer cells causing them to self-destruct, using an innovative, miniscule gene transport system, according to research ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Cancer cells brought under control by scientists
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have brought cancer cells back under normal control -- by reactivating their cancer suppressor genes. The discovery could form a powerful new technology platform ...
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Defective cell surface 'glue' is key to tumor invasion
A remarkable discovery into how tumour cells invade normal tissue should lead to vital diagnostic tools and help develop strategies to stop the spread of cancer cells. A new study by scientists at the Montreal Neurological ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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The most aggressive forms of breast cancer elude cellular control mechanisms in order to expand
Spanish scientists at IRB Barcelona have provided new data on how certain types of aggressive breast cancer bypass tumor suppression mechanisms.
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Great genetic variation in pancreatic cancer, study shows
A new study published recently in Nature details the complexity of genetic variation found in pancreatic cancer cells. The ability to identify and understand the early mutations involved with the disease may le ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Luminous jellyfish cells help with early cancer diagnosis
(PhysOrg.com) -- It sounds like an idea plucked from the realms of science fiction writing. But in this case, there is nothing fictional about it. Scientists in Yorkshire have developed a process that uses ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 03, 2010 |
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