Pancreatic Cancer Articles

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Tumor suppressor gene

A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or deletion of such a gene will increase the probability of the formation ...  > full story

Metastasis

Metastasis is the spread of cancer from its primary site to other places in the body (e.g., brain, liver). Cancer cells can break away from a primary tumor, penetrate into lymphatic and blood vessels, circulate through ...  > full story

Lavender oil

Lavender oil is an essential oil obtained by distillation from the flower spikes of certain species of lavender. Two forms are distinguished, Lavender Flower Oil, a colorless oil, insoluble in water, having a density of ...  > full story

Tumor

Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English) originally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of ...  > full story
 

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