Search Results for 'Cancer'

Researchers Build Colony of Colon Cancer Stem Cells to Test ...

University of Pittsburgh researchers have devised a three-dimensional system in laboratory culture that mimics the growth patterns of colon cancer stem cells in patients. Their findings were presented at the American Association for Canc [...]

Posted On : Nov, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Pancreatic cancer grows slowly, could be caught

They said their findings confirm that one of the most lethal cancers kills not because it spreads like wildfire, but because it does not cause symptoms until it is advanced. "That provides a large window of opportunity to try to det [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Stem-Loss in Cancer Therapy Treated With New Discovery

Chemotherapy or radiation therapy leads to loss of stem cells that ends in anaemia, appetite and weight loss in cancer patients. The loss of adult stem cells is particularly dangerous, as they are the ones responsible for making new bloo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Genetic changes linked to diet, alcohol could predict breast...

Epigenetic changes to DNA in breast cancers are directly linked with diet, alcohol, and tumour size, and could hence give a glimpse of the severity of the disease, according to researchers from Brown University and the University of Cali [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Synthetic Biology and Cancer: Exploring the Possibilities

Ten years ago, researchers created the first devices (here and here) widely viewed as launching the field of synthetic biology. In the decade since, advances in genomics and the chemical synthesis of DNA, among other fields, have created [...]

Posted On : Jul, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Genetic clues may help identify breast cancer risk

Five common genetic variants may put some women at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study says.Scientists at Cambridge University have identified five genetic clues that seem to explain why some families have a histor [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Breast cancer gene patents judged invalid

A US District Court has ruled that claims in seven patents supporting a widely used genetic test for inherited breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility are invalid. The decision is likely to be challenged in a legal appeal — b [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Genetics Add Little to Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

The addition of genetic information only modestly improved breast cancer risk assessment in an analysis of 5,600 cases. In a model that included age, study characteristics, and four conventional risk factors, the inclusion of 10 genetic [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Gene Tests Don’t Add to Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

Gene tests made by DeCode Genetics Inc., 23andMe Inc. and Navigenics Inc. add little that’s useful to what women learn about their risk for breast cancer from a family-history evaluation used for 20 years, a study found. Researcher [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

US Research Team creates Prostate Cancer in Lab

In its endeavors towards the end of comprehending the growth of cancers, thereby underlining the potential for new cancer treatments, a US research team, led by Dr Owen Witte, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Los Angeles [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Cancer's genetic fingerprint allows doctors to personalise t...

A personalised blood test that monitors cancer in the body and spots when it has returned after treatment has been developed by scientists. Researchers believe the test will give doctors a way to tailor cancer treatments to individual pa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

New Genetic Links for Pancreatic Cancer

At least three newly discovered genetic variants may contribute to pancreatic cancer risk, according to a new study. Researchers say it’s the largest study to date to identify potential genetic risk factors for the mysterious [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

The genetics of kidney cancer

A handful of newly identified mutations may contribute to the development of kidney cancer, a Nature paper suggests. Patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of adult kidney cancer, frequently carry a mutation in [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

We're winning the war on cancer

What does yesterday's exciting news of the complete DNA sequencing of two different cancers mean? It is a fantastic feat that promises great improvements in our ability to cure cancer by 2020, but it comes with a hefty price tag. T [...]