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Nanoparticles and Mini-NMR point the way to personalized cancer therapy
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the advent of targeted drug therapy for treating cancer, it has become clear that an important predictor of success of these therapies is whether such a drug is reaching its target in the patient. The ...
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Nov 21, 2011 |
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Study finds protein critical to breast cancer cell proliferation, migration
Researchers have found that a protein linked to cell division and migration and tied to increased cell proliferation in ovarian tumors is also present at high levels in breast cancer specimens and cell lines. The protein, ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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HPV test beats Pap for cervical cancer screening
Two big studies suggest possible new ways to screen healthy people for cervical or prostate cancers, but a third disappointed those hoping for a way to detect early signs of deadly ovarian tumors.
May 18, 2011 |
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Discovery may lead to turning back the clock on ovarian cancer
Cancer researchers have discovered that a type of regulatory RNA may be effective in fighting ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer isn't typically discovered until it's in the advanced stages, where it is already ...
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Study suggests new treatment option for ovarian cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- A paper published in the January issue of the journal Nanomedicine could provide the foundation for a new ovarian cancer treatment option -- one that would use an outside-the-body filtration device ...
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Jan 27, 2011 |
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UH biochemist works to revolutionize ovarian cancer treatment
The day when an ovarian cancer patient can treat her tumor with a single, painless pill instead of a toxic drug cocktail is the ultimate goal of the pioneering research of a University of Houston (UH) scientist.
Dec 21, 2010 |
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Expandable nanoparticles show promise in treating lethal abdominal cavity tumors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Too often, patients with ovarian cancer or mesothelioma develop metastases that spread within the abdominal cavity, and when that occurs, the chances of surviving beyond five years drops to less than 40%, ...
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Nov 25, 2010 |
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Cancer scientists believe nanoparticles could accurately target tumors, avoiding side effects
In the past 40 years, scientists have learned a great deal about how cells become cancerous. Some of that knowledge has translated to new treatments, but most of the time doctors are forced to rely on standard ch ...
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Nov 18, 2010 |
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Girls with ovarian germ-cell tumors can safely skip chemotherapy unless disease recurs
Researchers from Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center (DF/CHCC) have found that as many as 50 percent of young girls treated for germ-cell ovarian tumors might safely be spared chemotherapy using a "watch and wait" ...
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Researchers identify genes tied to deadliest ovarian cancers
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have identified two genes whose mutations appear to be linked to ovarian clear cell carcinoma, one of the most aggressive forms of ovarian cancer. Clear cell carcinoma ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Novel role: EZH2 boosts creation of ovarian cancer blood vessels
A protein associated with cancer progression when abundant inside of tumors also unexpectedly regulates the creation of new blood vessels that feed the tumor outside, a research team led by scientists at The University of ...
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Magnetic Nanoparticles Remove Ovarian Cancer Cells from the Abdominal Cavity
A major complicating factor in the treatment of ovarian cancer is that malignant cells are often shed into the patient’s abdominal cavity. These cells can then spread to other tissues, seeding new tumors that make effective ...
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Jul 18, 2010 |
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Late-stage ovarian cancer shows promise in two-drug phase I trial
The combination of decitabine and carboplatin appears to improve the outcome of women who have late-stage ovarian cancer. In an upcoming issue of the journal Cancer (online today), Indiana University researchers report four o ...
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Flaxseed-fed chickens shed light on ovarian cancer
In the race to find answers about ovarian cancer, researchers now have something to cluck about. For five years, University of Illinois researchers have been using the chicken as a model to study this deadly ...
May 04, 2010 |
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Expression of Proteins Linked to Poor Outcome in Women with Ovarian Cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have established the presence of certain proteins in ovarian cancer tissues and have linked these proteins to poor survival rates in women with advanced stages of the disease. The study, led by ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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