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Cytomegalovirus Might Speed Brain-Cancer Growth
June 1, 2013 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infects most middle-aged Americans but usually remains dormant in the body. This study indicates that, in mice, a mouse CMV speeds the progression of an aggressive form of brain ... > full story -
Glioblastoma Patients Treated With Bevacizumab Experience Reduced Cognitive Function and Quality of Life, Study Suggests
June 1, 2013 Many glioblastoma patients treated with bevacizumab (Avastin®) have significant deterioration in neurocognitive function, symptoms and quality of ... > full story -
No Increased Risk of Infection for Long-Term Sex Partners of People With HPV-Related Oral Cancers, Study Suggests
June 1, 2013 Spouses and long-term partners of patients with mouth and throat cancers related to infection with the human papilloma virus (HPV) appear to have no increased prevalence of oral HPV infections, ... > full story -
New Therapy Shown to Improve Progression-Free Survival and Shrink Tumors in Rare Cancer for the First Time
June 1, 2013 The experimental drug selumetinib is the first targeted therapy to demonstrate significant clinical benefit for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma, according to new ... > full story -
Oncogene Mutation Hijacks Splicing Process to Promote Growth and Survival
May 31, 2013 Scientists have found that a singular gene mutation helps brain cancer cells to not just survive, but grow tumors rapidly by altering the splicing of genes that control cellular ... > full story -
New Technique Alleviates Painful Bone Metastases, Study Suggests
May 31, 2013 A high-dose of ultrasound targeted to painful bone metastases appears to quickly bring patients relief, and with largely tolerable side effects, according to new ... > full story -
New Weapon in Fight Against Cervical Cancer
May 30, 2013 Scientists have found a way to target and destroy a key protein associated with the development of cervical and other ... > full story -
Biologists Take Snapshot of Fleeting Protein Process
May 30, 2013 Structural biologists have captured the first three-dimensional crystalline snapshot of a critical but fleeting process that takes place thousands of times per second in every human cell. The ... > full story -
TCE Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of Some Cancers
May 30, 2013 Trichloroethylene (TCE) exposure has possible links to increased liver cancer risk, and the relationship between TCE exposure and risks of cancers of low incidence and those with confounding by ... > full story -
Immune System to Fight Brain Tumors
May 30, 2013 Research gives hope that one of the most serious types of brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, could be fought by the patients’ own immune system. The tumors are difficult to remove with ... > full story
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