News tagged with prostate tumour

Potential cancer drug derived from Australian rainforest

A potential cancer drug developed from an Australian rainforest plant is set to progress to human trials after fighting off inoperable tumours in pets, the company behind it said Monday.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Pioneering medical nanotechnology offers new cancer breakthrough hope

A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from the University of Leicester could be potentially paving the way for the development of a powerful new strategy for both the early diagnosis and treatment of prostate ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Effective prostate cancer treatment discovery

Monash University biomedical scientists have identified a new way to treat castrate resistant cells in prostate cancer sufferers - the most common cancer in Australian men.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Genes identified may help breast cancer diagnosis

Researchers at Keele University, Germany, have identified two genes which may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer patients.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Folic acid -- mandatory fortification may be unnecessary

Persistently present levels of unmetabolized folic acid found in the population indicate that introducing mandatory food fortification may result in an 'overdosing' effect. A study of blood donors, new mothers and babies, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New treatment hope for prostate cancer

Scientists at Melbourne's Burnet Institute have developed a potential new treatment for patients with prostate cancer. An article, which described the invention, has recently been published in the prestigious international ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0