Posts Tagged ‘metastases’
Molecule linked to late-stage breast cancer
CASE WESTERN (US) — The discovery of a molecule associated with more aggressive forms of breast cancer could point the way to potential cures. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Oct 23, 2012 13:31 - 0 Comments
Environment may entice breast cancer to spread
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Breast cancer’s lethal spread is as dependent on a tumor’s protein-rich environment as on genetic changes inside tumor cells, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2011 11:40 - 0 Comments
Block protein to curb melanoma’s spread
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Melanoma develops when cells called melanoblasts experience uncontrolled growth. Now researchers have identified a protein that is key to the cells’ movement. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2011 11:15 - 1 Comment
Bone med: Mixed blessing for breast cancer
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — A drug commonly used to protect bone boosts disease-free survival in postmenopausal breast cancer patients—but may have an adverse effect on younger women. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2011 10:59 - 1 Comment
Laser tags detect prostate cancer
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — New laser technology can discriminate between cancerous prostate cells in bodily fluids from those that are healthy—and may ultimately help doctors determine when cancer will spread. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2011 10:39 - 0 Comments
Root may stem breast cancer spread
EMORY (US) — A compound from roots used in one of the world’s oldest medical systems prevents breast cancer cells from metastasizing in animals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2009 11:43 - 2 Comments
Chemo combo fences in breast cancer
NORTHWESTERN (US)—When breast cancer spreads or metastasizes, it crashes through the body’s protective barriers. A new study shows that when a drug normally used to treat leukemia is added to a commonly used breast cancer drug, the potent new chemotherapy cocktail helps prevent breast cancer cells from invading. (more…)
