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MicroRNA Might be Responsible for Tumour Development
Written on 19 Jun, 2009 at 21:37 in Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma | viewed 16,686 times | 0 Comments
The discovery of a micro-molecule which regulates the activity of the p53 protein that protects cells against cancer could have an important significance in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The molecule in question is in fact a type of... (Continue reading)
Metabolites – A New Piece in the Cancer Development Puzzle
Written on 24 May, 2009 at 20:41 in Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Prostate Cancer | viewed 9,054 times | 0 Comments
The human body contains and continuously synthesizes about 3000 metabolites, such as triglycerides or cholesterol. As results of screenings of blood or urine, they are markers of a series of diseases and Dr. Arun Sreekumar, a cancer researcher at the... (Continue reading)
A More Effective Tumour Inhibiting Protein
Written on 25 Apr, 2009 at 0:54 in Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer | viewed 20,831 times | 0 Comments
Associated with aggressiveness in some of the most common types of cancer, HIF (the hypoxia-inducible factor) is produced by cells in tumors, in their regions that have low levels of oxygen and are said to be hypoxic due to poor... (Continue reading)
Breast Cancer Prevention trough Healthy Food Habits
Written on 25 Apr, 2009 at 0:45 in Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Leukemia, Lung Cancer | viewed 33,623 times | 0 Comments
Statistics showing that women in the US have higher risks of developing breast cancer than women in China or Japan and that breast cancer risks for Asian women that migrate in the US increases over generations, becoming similar to that... (Continue reading)
Breast Cancer Metastasis Could be Predicted
Written on 12 Apr, 2009 at 21:03 in Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer | viewed 38,721 times | 2 Comments
In the US alone, 12,5% of women are diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their life and this is the most common malignant disease of women living in the developed world, 10 to 15 percent of them having... (Continue reading)
Genetic Study Could Prevent Colon Cancer
Written on 8 Apr, 2009 at 22:26 in Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer | viewed 24,512 times | 1 Comment
AFAP (attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis) is a condition caused by a genetic mutation which causes the growth of colorectal polyps that have the potential to become cancerous. Since the risk of developing colon cancer is higher for two out of... (Continue reading)
Alcohol Flushing, a Tell Sign for Risk of Esophageal Cancers
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 21:25 in Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer | viewed 28,691 times | 1 Comment
Alcohol-induced flushing is caused by an inherited deficiency in an enzyme called aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) and recent studies show that people with this deficiency are more exposed to the risk of developing esophageal cancer (specifically squamous cell carcinoma) from... (Continue reading)
A New Weapon Against Tumor Cells
Written on 7 Apr, 2009 at 16:57 in Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer | viewed 32,742 times | 0 Comments
A new drug could prove to be more effective in cancer treatment as tests show that it is about 200 times more active in killing tumor cells. The active agent comes from a class of drugs called bisphosphonates and it... (Continue reading)
Licorice Could Help Prevent Colorectal Cancer
Written on 1 Apr, 2009 at 14:19 in Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Lung Cancer | viewed 1,441 times | 0 Comments
A chemical compound found in licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra root) could be used in the preventive therapies of colorectal cancer (the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the US), as a study conducted by The Vanderbilt University Medical Center and... (Continue reading)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Commonly found in dark fish meat (such as salmon, herring or mackerel), and known for their therapeutic effects, omega-3 fatty acids are proving to be especially effective against advanced prostate cancer, as a reported in the Clinical Cancer Research,... (Continue reading)
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