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New Lymphoma Therapies Targets Diverse And Difficult Cancer
April 24, 2008 The fifth leading cause of cancer in the United States, lymphoma is made up of more than 40 rare and highly diverse diseases that target the body's lymphatic system. Lymphomas include both one of the ... > full story -
Experimental Drug Shows Promise In Treating Certain Lymphomas
April 16, 2008 Data showed that AME-133v had a potent tumor-halting response in patients with follicular lymphoma, a portion of lymphoma cases. Results add to research showing a new class of monoclonal antibodies ... > full story -
Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk: Why Disease Affects Some, And Not Others; New Hypothesis From Twins Study
April 1, 2008 A long-term study of twins has led researchers to find potential links between Hodgkin lymphoma and levels of an immune response protein ... > full story -
Lymphoma Patients Benefit From Combined PET-CT Scanning, Study Suggests
March 12, 2008 Combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography imaging of lymphoma patients is a more effective method to evaluate response to radiation therapy, and may help patients avoid ... > full story -
Outlook Improves For Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Over Past Decade
March 10, 2008 Five- and 10-year survival rates for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma appear to have increased from the 1990s to the early 21st century, according to a new ... > full story -
A Taxing Issue: How Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Can Cause Leukemia In Adults
January 31, 2008 Researchers have identified a potential new mechanism through which human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 causes leukemia in adults. The findings represent the first time that a reduction in histone ... > full story -
Hepatitis C Virus Affects Many Organs And Tissues, Not Just Liver
January 16, 2008 Hepatitis C virus is a major health problem worldwide, and more than 3 percent of the world's population is infected with HCV. Despite popular belief, HCV is not only a liver disease, but affects ... > full story -
Anti-Malarial Drug Prevents Cancer In Mice, Study Shows
December 20, 2007 Scientists have found that a commonly prescribed anti-malarial drug effectively prevents the development of certain types of human cancer in mouse models. The drug, chloroquine, which has been in use ... > full story -
Virus Discovered Using Same Tools As Host Cell
December 17, 2007 Researchers have discovered that the virus which causes Kaposi's Sarcoma encodes a molecule for controlling gene regulation nearly identical to one found normally in human cells. Both versions of the ... > full story -
Oncology: The Long And Winding Trail To Cancer
December 14, 2007 Two new mouse studies have provided insight into the role of the death-inducing protein TRAIL and its receptors in tumor development and metastasis. Binding of TRAIL to its receptors induces the ... > full story
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