News tagged with medical oncology
New device uses gold nanoparticles to test for lung cancer
The metabolism of lung cancer patients is different than the metabolism of healthy people. And so the molecules that make up cancer patients' exhaled breath are different too. A new device pioneered at the University of Colorado ...
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Nov 17, 2011 |
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Scientists Identify Molecular Signature for Leukemia Stem Cells
Scientists studying chronic myeloid leukemia, more commonly known as CML, are one step closer to decoding the “genetic signature” of stem cells in this disease. They’ve identified a marker in a tiny but powerful subset of ...
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Abnormal DNA repair genes may predict pancreatic cancer risk
Abnormalities in genes that repair mistakes in DNA replication may help identify people who are at high risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a research team from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports ...
Jan 15, 2009 |
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Melanoma drug shrinks brain metastases in phase I/II study
A new drug being developed to treat potentially deadly melanoma skin cancers has shown a promising ability to shrink secondary tumors, known as metastases, in the brain in patients with advanced forms of the disease, Australian ...
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Study finds women treated for breast cancer while pregnant have improved survival
Long associated with a worse outcome, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that women treated for breast cancer while pregnant, in fact, have improved disease-free survival and ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Study finds increases in 5-, 10-year survival at every stage of breast cancer
Advances in screening for disease detection, better surgical techniques available to more women, and an increased number of therapies that reduce the risk of relapse in patients with both locally advanced and early stage ...
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Metformin may protect against lung cancer
Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, shows potential in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung tumors, according to early research conducted at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Selenium shows no benefit in prevention of lung cancer
Selenium, a supplement taken daily by millions in hopes of protection against cancer and a host of other diseases, has proven to be of no benefit in reducing a patient's risk of developing lung cancer - either a recurrence ...
Jun 05, 2010 |
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Estrogen-lowering drugs minimize surgery in breast cancer patients
A nationwide study has confirmed the benefit of giving estrogen-lowering drugs before surgery to breast cancer patients. The treatment increased the likelihood that women could undergo breast-conservation ...
May 20, 2010 |
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Precision radiation therapy may improve survival rates of some lung cancer patients
A radiation therapy that uses multiple radiation beams to target tumors precisely has been shown to eliminate the primary tumor and ultimately may improve survival rates for lung-cancer patients unable to undergo surgery, ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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High weight associated with risk of colorectal tumors without microsatellite instability
The increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with obesity may be largely restricted to tumors that have no or low microsatellite instability (MSI), a common condition in most colorectal cancers, according to a new study ...
Mar 06, 2010 |
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Low forms of cyclin E reduce breast cancer drug's effectiveness
Overexpression of low-molecular-weight (LMW-E) forms of the protein cyclin E renders the aromatase inhibitor letrozole ineffective among women with estrogen-receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers, researchers from The University ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Green tea shows promise as chemoprevention agent for oral cancer, study finds
Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer ...
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer patients at increased risk of recurrence
Early-stage breast cancer patients with HER2 positive tumors one centimeter or smaller are at significant risk of recurrence of their disease, compared to those with early-stage disease who do not express the aggressive protein, ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Common diabetic therapy reduces risk of pancreatic cancer, study finds
Taking the most commonly-prescribed anti-diabetic drug, metformin, reduces an individual's risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 62 percent, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Aug 01, 2009 |
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Oncology
Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The term originates from the Greek onkos (ονκος), meaning bulk, mass, or tumor, and the suffix -logy, meaning "study of".
Oncology is concerned with:
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