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Scientists find how tumour cells are fed

Scientists find how tumour cells are fed


For the first time, scientists have discovered how tumour cells are fed and that their growth can al...
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Soon, breast cancer gel that shrinks tumours

Soon, breast cancer gel that shrinks tumours


A new gel treatment for breast cancer is being developed and tested in the U.S to shrink tumours.
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How cancer stem cells fuel ovarian cancer

How cancer stem cells fuel ovarian cancer


Cancer stem cells are the small number of cells in a tumour that drive its growth and spread.
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Gene responsible for lung cancer spread identified

Gene responsible for lung cancer spread identified


Using whole-genome profiling, MIT scientists have pinpointed a gene that appears to drive progressio...
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Brain tumours not linked to cell-phone use: Study

Brain tumours not linked to cell-phone use: Study


New study has found no link between long-term cell phone use and a type of non-cancerous brain tumou...
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Brain tumour pathway lead to new treatment

Brain tumour pathway lead to new treatment


The research also found that existing medications block this cancer-promoting pathway and delay glio...
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New hope for cancer cure

New hope for cancer cure


The study not only sheds light on why some people fail to respond to chemotherapy but also reveals a...
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Evidence

Evidence "increasingly against" phone cancer risk


Despite a recent move to classify mobile phones as possibly carcinogenic, scientific evidence increa...
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Surgery removed cancerous tumour in Cuba: Chavez

Surgery removed cancerous tumour in Cuba: Chavez


Venezuelan President underwent a second surgery in Cuba after an initial June 10 operation.
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New breast cancer tumour suppressor works

New breast cancer tumour suppressor works


Researchers from the Nagasaki University discovered that a significant proportion of mice, lacking o...
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Gold nanoparticles diagnosis of liver cancer

Gold nanoparticles diagnosis of liver cancer


Brown University has come up with promising results for earlier diagnosis of Hepatocellular carcinom...
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Mushrooms `can beat prostate tumours`

Mushrooms `can beat prostate tumours`


Turkey tail mushroom can suppress prostate tumours by targeting cancer stem cells.
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BARC develops digital radiotherapy simulator to locate tumours

BARC develops digital radiotherapy simulator to locate tumours


The simulator helps in identifying the organs at risk and in localising the cancer-affected tissues.
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Now, a new way to beat lung cancer!

Now, a new way to beat lung cancer!


The therapy has the potential to offer new hope to lung cancer patients globally.
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How breast cancer spreads to bone

How breast cancer spreads to bone


Scientists has discovered a mechanism involved in breast cancer`s spread to bone.
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Healthy breast cells can help kill cancer cells

Healthy breast cells can help kill cancer cells


Normal healthy cells can be a second line of defence against cancer.
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Tumour vaccine to be available by 2013-end

Tumour vaccine to be available by 2013-end


A vaccine that use the body’s own defences to fight the disease could be available in just 2 years.
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Mechanism for esophageal cancer identified

Mechanism for esophageal cancer identified


For cancer, the immune system can both help and hurt the body.
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Genetic change helps lung tumour spread

Genetic change helps lung tumour spread


Scientists have identified a genetic change that makes lung tumours more likely to spread to other p...
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Mobile phone causes brain tumours

Mobile phone causes brain tumours


Evidence from a study on the effects of long-term exposure to microwaves from cellular phones has su...
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Inflammation protein `discovered`

Inflammation protein `discovered`


TNF plays a pivotal role in protecting body against infection by bacteria, viruses, other pathogens.
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Counting lung cancer cells helps predict disease

Counting lung cancer cells helps predict disease


Scientists found that lung cancer patients with 5 or more CTCs had significantly worse survival rate...
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Scientists isolate gene in self-healing cancer

Scientists isolate gene in self-healing cancer


Faults in the gene TGFBR1 is believed to cause squamous epithelioma and then subsequently heal it.
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Alcohol to cure spinal tumours

Alcohol to cure spinal tumours


AIIMS has successfully treated over 30 patients suffering from Vertebral Hemangiomas using alcohol.
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Now, find `cancer tumours in body in 1 session’

Now, find `cancer tumours in body in 1 session’


The Novalis Tx machine uses a targeting system to destroy cancerous cells.
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Dividing stem cells spread tumours

Dividing stem cells spread tumours


Stem cells are responsible for renewing tissue in the body.
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New drugs to reduce prostate cancer

New drugs to reduce prostate cancer


Two new drugs from GlaxoSmithKline and Merck reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men.
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`Tumours capable of making own blood vessels`

`Tumours capable of making own blood vessels`


Tumours don`t rely on host`s blood vessels for nourishment as they can make their own blood vessel.
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Jellyfish glow could help spot tumours inside body

Jellyfish glow could help spot tumours inside body


Proteins that cause luminescence in jellyfish could be used to spot cancers.
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Now, laser technology to destroy tumours

Now, laser technology to destroy tumours


Scientists have developed a technique that heats up and destroys kidney and liver tumours.
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Aggressive breast tumours uncovered

Aggressive breast tumours uncovered


Lack of Nedd9 also makes aggressive tumours more sensitive to a class of drugs that are already used...
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Cancer drug can fight ovarian tumours

Cancer drug can fight ovarian tumours


A drug used to treat patients with bowel, breast and lung cancer can also be helpful for women to fi...
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New laser beam to cure brain tumours

New laser beam to cure brain tumours


Researchers at Washington University have developed a laser beam that can cook brain tumours.
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‘New vaccine boosts survival of patients with brain tumours’

‘New vaccine boosts survival of patients with brain tumours’


A new experimental vaccine drastically extends the life of patients with glioblastoma (GBM).
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New gene clues to women silent killers

New gene clues to women silent killers


Gene code that can identify women with risk of breast cancer identified.
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Scientists find clue to treat deadly brain tumour

Scientists find clue to treat deadly brain tumour


By blocking the GBM cell pathway, tumour growth can be reduced.
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Now, a `magnetic solution` to treat tumours

Now, a `magnetic solution` to treat tumours


A new technique has been devised to destroy tumours with fewer side effects.
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New pills shrink cancer tumours by half

New pills shrink cancer tumours by half


The pills can halt spread of skin cancer by shrinking deadly tumours by half.
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Therapy `to slow tumour growth in breast cancer`

Therapy `to slow tumour growth in breast cancer`


Scientists have developed a new therapy which slows tumour growth in breast cancer patients.
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New study offers hope to colon cancer patients

New study offers hope to colon cancer patients


Suppressing activity of common intestinal bacteria reduces tumour growth, a new American study has f...
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Scientists achieve breakthrough in tumour study

Scientists achieve breakthrough in tumour study


Scientists develop powerful new technique for analysing genome of single tumour cells.
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Study to examine mobile phone cancer risk

Study to examine mobile phone cancer risk


A study on thousands of people is to be carried out over the course of 20 or 30 years to determine i...
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Scientists creating ‘golden bullet’ for cancer

Scientists creating ‘golden bullet’ for cancer


Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are developing what they call a magic ‘golden’ bul...
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Brain tumour`s `grow-or-go’ switch found

Brain tumour`s `grow-or-go’ switch found


American researchers have discovered the brain tumour switch responsible for the ``grow-or-go`` phen...
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How arsenic exposure triggers tumour growth

How arsenic exposure triggers tumour growth


Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the environmental toxin arsenic leads to adverse h...
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Cancer drugs may now find their way to tumour

Cancer drugs may now find their way to tumour


Scientists have developed a way to make simple oil droplets "smart" enough to navigate through a com...
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New drug stops tumour growth

New drug stops tumour growth


A novel and rapid anti-cancer drug development strategy has resulted in a new drug that stops kidney...
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Drug to keep tumour growth switched off developed

Drug to keep tumour growth switched off developed


Scientists at the University of California, San Diego, say that a niel anti-cancer drug development ...
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Google used to diagnose child`s tumour

Google used to diagnose child`s tumour


Making Internet a diagnostic tool, a British mom is said to have used Google to detect her daughter`...
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`Nano cocktail` to kill tumours

`Nano cocktail` to kill tumours


Scientists in the US assisted by an Indian origin researcher have developed a "cocktail" of differe...
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