News tagged with stomach tumor
Cancer-causing bacterium targets tumor-suppressor protein
Researchers have discovered a mechanism by which Helicobacter pylori, the only known cancer-causing bacterium, disables a tumor suppressor protein in host cells.
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Team finds link between stomach-cancer bug and cancer-promoting factor
Researchers report that Helicobacter pylori, the only bacterium known to survive in the harsh environment of the human stomach, directly activates an enzyme in host cells that has been associated with severa ...
Jan 06, 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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Research finds single gene controls growth of some cancers
Research led by Ashok Aiyar, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, showing that a single gene can control growth in cancers related to the Epstein-Barr ...
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Biodegradable gel being studied as a treatment for esophageal cancer
Gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Center are studying the safety and efficacy of a new system for delivering chemotherapy for patients with esophageal cancer, a rare, but deadly disease that attacks the throat. ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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