News tagged with colon tumors
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Nanoparticle-based combination therapy shows promise in colon cancer prevention
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using nanoparticles to deliver a cocktail of aspirin and folic acid, researchers at the Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS) have created what could be an effective agent to prevent colon cancer. ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Nuclear receptors reveal possible interventions for cancer, obesity
Research with significant implications in the treatment and intervention of cancer and obesity has been published recently in two prestigious journals by University of Houston (UH) biochemist Dr. Jan-Ake Gustafsson.
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Paired drugs kill precancerous colon polyps, spare normal tissue
A two-drug combination destroys precancerous colon polyps with no effect on normal tissue, opening a new potential avenue for chemoprevention of colon cancer, a team of scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Mar 28, 2010 |
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New Strategy Produces Promising Advance in Cancer Vaccines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado Denver used a new strategy to develop cancer vaccines that were remarkably effective in mice.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 15, 2010 |
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How diarrheal bacteria cause some colon cancers revealed in mouse studies
Johns Hopkins scientists say they have figured out how bacteria that cause diarrhea may also be the culprit in some colon cancers. The investigators say that strains of the common Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) ...
Aug 23, 2009 |
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Discovery blocks cancer drug's toxic side effect
A debilitating side effect of a widely used but harshly potent treatment for colon cancer could be eliminated if a promising new laboratory discovery bears fruit.
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Research reveals what drives lung cancer's spread
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone - the ...
Jul 02, 2009 |
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First live targeting of tumors with RNA-based technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding and treating a tumor without disturbing normal tissue presents challenges - sometimes the most effective therapies can be invasive and harsh.
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Researchers make discovery in colon cancer prevention
A new study finds that individuals who have low expression of the "Celebrex gene," 15-PGDH, are actually resistant to Celebrex treatment when used to prevent colon cancer. The study, published in this week's issue of the ...
May 18, 2009 |
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Test may help predict colon cancer recurrence risk
A new gene test may help predict which colon cancer patients are at higher or lower risk of having their cancer return after surgery, doctors report, but whether it is useful enough to justify its likely high price remains ...
May 14, 2009 |
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Inflammation directly linked to colon cancer
While chronic inflammation is widely believed to be a predisposing factor for colon cancer, the exact mechanisms linking these conditions have remained elusive. Scientists at the Melbourne Branch of the international Ludwig ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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BATTLE links potential biomarkers to drugs for lung cancer
The first lung cancer clinical trial to guide targeted therapies to patients based on molecular signatures in tumor biopsies is a step toward personalized care and more effective, efficient clinical trials for new drugs, ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Black raspberries may prevent colon cancer, study finds
Black raspberries are highly effective in preventing colorectal tumors in two mouse models of the disease, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study.
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Wistar researchers show targeting 'normal' cells in tumors slows growth
Targeting the normal cells that surround cancer cells within and around a tumor is a strategy that could greatly increase the effectiveness of traditional anti-cancer treatments, say researchers at The Wistar Institute.
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Crosstalk between critical cell-signaling pathways holds clues to tumor invasion and metastasis
Two signaling pathways essential to normal human development - the Wnt/Wingless (Wnt) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathways - interact in ways that can promote tumor cell invasion and metastasis, researchers ...
Nov 25, 2009 |
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