Cancer Research

Gamma Camera Sees Tumors Not Found By Mammograms

A dual-headed dedicated gamma camera used during molecular breast imaging (MBI) can accurately detect small breast tumors less than 2 cm in size, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. One-hundred fifty patients who had suspici ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 1 2008 - 2:37pm

Gene That Protects Against Lung Cancer Identified

A study led by researchers at The University of Nottingham has identified a gene that protects the body from lung cancer. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA and funded by a £72,000 grant from the Bri ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2008 - 4:03pm

Researchers Say Their Metastasis Discovery Could One Day 'Stop Cancer From Killing People'

You can't stop cancer.   The nature of mutations is that they aren't predictable so they can't be vaccinated against or prevented in any way we understand those terms today.   Stopping cancer from killing people is another matter.   Metastas ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2008 - 8:10pm

Seven In Absentia Gene- Funny Name, Serious Therapeutic Target For Pancreatic Cancer

A possible new therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, the most lethal form of human cancer, has been identified in the proteins whose DNA recipe comes from the gene named "Seven-In-Absentia," according to researchers at the American Society fo ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2008 - 8:35pm

Your Cough Medicine May Treat Prostate Cancer

A study published today in Anticancer Research demonstrates that an ingredient used in a common cough suppressant may be useful in treating advanced prostate cancer. Researchers found that noscapine, which has been used in cough medication for nearly 50 ye ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

NHE-1/Bcl-xL Signalling Pathway And Therapy-Resistant Cancers

Scientists at The Babraham Institute have begun to unpick the complex mechanisms underpinning the development of drug resistant cancers. They have identified a novel target that may help to combat the growing problem of therapy resistant cancers and pave t ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 24 2008 - 2:30pm

How Sulforaphane In Vegetables Battles Cancer- Study

Women should go for the broccoli when the relish tray comes around during holiday celebrations this season. While it has been known for some time that eating cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, can help prevent breast cancer ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 23 2008 - 1:18pm

Inorganic Phosphates In Processed Food Linked To Lung Cancer Risk

New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer tumors and may even contribute to ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2008 - 2:57am

'Silencing' Of Single Gene In Lung Cancer Disrupts Normal Functioning Of Genome

While examining patterns of DNA modification in lung cancer, a team of international researchers has discovered what they say is a surprising new mechanism. They say that "silencing" of a single gene in lung cancer led to a general impairment in ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2009 - 11:25am

Deadlier Brain Cancer Created For Mice (Though That's Good For Us)

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies say they have developed a new mouse model of glioblastoma, the most common and deadly brain cancer in humans, that more closely resembles the development and progression of human brain tumors that ar ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2009 - 9:18pm