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Targeting Cancer Stem Cells in the Lab
Understanding of the
particular cancer cells
within a tumour that drive
its growth could now advance
more rapidly, thanks to new
research. Scientisist now
show how a crucial class of
... > full story
Magnetic Nanoparticles Show Promise for Combating Human Cancer
Scientists at Georgia Tech
and the Ovarian Cancer
Institute have further
developed a potential new
treatment against cancer
that uses magnetic
... > full story
Gene Linked to Schizophrenia May Reduce Cancer Risk
A specific form of a gene
that puts people on the road
to schizophrenia may protect
against some forms of
cancer. ... > full story
Protein Link May Be Key to New Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor
Biomedical researchers have
found a protein that could
hold the key to treating one
of the most common and
aggressive brain tumors in
... > full story
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Disarming Specialized Stem Cells Might Combat Deadly Ovarian Cancer
January 29, 2010 — Eliminating cancer stem cells within a tumor could hold the key to successful treatments for ovarian cancer, which has been notoriously difficult to detect and treat, according to new ... > full story -
Oncology: Genetic Variability in a Tumor as an Indicator of Patient Risk
January 26, 2010 — Every cell within a tumor is not genetically identical and this genetic heterogeneity is thought to underlie tumor progression and resistance to therapeutics. A team of researchers has now developed ... > full story -
Scientists Show How Brain Tumors Outsmart Drugs
January 22, 2010 — Researchers have shown one way in which gliomas, a deadly type of brain tumor, can evade drugs aimed at blocking a key cell signaling protein, epidermal growth factor receptor, that is crucial for ... > full story -
Cellular Communication in the Cancer Microenvironment
January 21, 2010 — Scientists lend new insight into the mechanism by which tumor-associated macrophages promote malignant ... > full story -
More Accurate Diagnosis for Leading Cancer Killer in Children May Be Possible
January 13, 2010 — Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in children. Now a more accurate diagnosis of childhood brain cancers may soon be ... > full story -
How Common Type of Children's Brain Cancer Can Arise from Stem Cells
January 11, 2010 — New research shows how the most common type of children's brain cancer can arise from stem cells. Scientists know relatively little about medulloblastomas or why some cases respond better to ... > full story -
Experimental Drug Shows Promise Against Brain, Prostate Cancers
January 4, 2010 — An experimental drug currently being tested against breast and lung cancer shows promise in fighting the brain cancer glioblastoma and prostate cancer, researchers have found in two preclinical ... > full story -
New Suppressor of Common Liver Cancer
January 1, 2010 — Tumor suppressor genes make proteins that help control cell growth. Mutations in these genes that generate nonfunctional proteins can contribute to tumor development and progression. One of the most ... > full story -
'Self-Seeding' of Cancer Cells May Play a Critical Role in Tumor Progression
December 28, 2009 — Cancer progression is commonly thought of as a process involving the growth of a primary tumor followed by metastasis, in which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to distant organs. A ... > full story -
Metastasis Formation Revealed in Detail in Real Time
December 21, 2009 — If metastases develop in the brain a patient's prognosis is poor. Researchers are now able to follow, in real time, the steps that lead some tumor cells to establish metastasis. These results could ... > full story
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