News tagged with transitional cell carcinoma

Study of baby teeth yields new findings on nuclear fallout

Joan Ketterer still recalls the button her son Edward got for donating his baby teeth to what was then a ground-breaking study looking at the effect of nuclear fallout on children born in the St. Louis-area in the 1960s.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 0




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Cell of origin for squamous cell carcinoma discovered

Squamous cell cancers, which can occur in multiple organs in the body, can originate from hair follicle stem cells, a finding that could result in new strategies to treat and potentially prevent the disease, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More tests needed for oesophageal cancer patients

A University of Adelaide medical researcher says current treatment for people diagnosed with oesophageal cancer could be improved with additional pathology tests.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Early investigations promising for detecting metastatic breast cancer cells

Research by engineers and cancer biologists at Virginia Tech indicate that using specific silicon microdevices might provide a new way to screen breast cancer cells' ability to metastasize.

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created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Method to trick cancer cells to self-destruct shows promise in mice

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tulane University researcher W T. Godbey has developed a treatment for cancer using a method that causes cancer cells to self-destruct while sparing surrounding healthy cells.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Researchers find genetic secrets to common kidney cancer

By examining expression of every human gene in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) compared to normal kidney cells, researchers at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida have discovered gene signatures they say explain much ...

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created May 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study introduces the prospect for concurrent antiangiogenic/antitumorigenic therapy

Today, during the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher M. Tong, The Ohio State University, will present ...

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created Mar 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Loss of gene function makes prostate cancer cells more aggressive

Prostate cancer cells are more likely to spread to other parts of the body if a specific gene quits functioning normally, according to new data from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Novel detection method unmasks circulating breast cancer cells

Circulating metastatic breast cancer cells can lose their epithelial receptors, a process that enables them to travel through the bloodstream undetected, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cigarette smoking increases colorectal cancer risk

New study results strengthen the evidence that people who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer, even after adjusting for other risk factors.

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify specific markers that trigger aggressiveness of liver cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or primary liver cancer forms in the epithelial tissue of the liver and is most commonly caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV). In the U.S., the National Cancer Institute ...

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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