Posts Tagged ‘ovarian cancer’
Single test for many cancer mutations
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — More patients with ovarian cancer carry mutations predisposed to cancer—and in more genes—than previously thought. Continue…
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 11:34 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2011 12:12 - 1 Comment
Surgeons remove ‘glowing’ cancer
PURDUE (US) — The first fluorescence-guided surgery on an ovarian cancer patient was performed using a cancer cell “homing device” and imaging agent. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 29, 2011 10:57 - 0 Comments
How gene linked to cancer moves cells
CORNELL (US) — Mutations to the p53 gene have been linked to half of all cancers, and now researchers have identified how the gene controls cell movement and invasion into other areas of the body. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 6, 2010 11:26 - 3 Comments
Chickens fed flaxseed survive ovarian cancer
U. ILLINOIS (US)—Chickens consuming a diet rich in flaxseed experienced a decreased severity of ovarian cancer and increased survival rates. The finding is significant because ovarian cancer in humans develops in a similar way. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 29, 2010 13:44 - 0 Comments
Stem cells linked to deadly ovarian cancer
YALE (US)—Eliminating cancer stem cells (CSCs) within a tumor could hold the key to successful treatments for ovarian cancer, which has been notoriously difficult to detect and treat. (more…)
