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Protein Compels Ovarian Cancer Cells To Cannibalize Themselves
November 15, 2008 — A protein known to inhibit the growth of ovarian cancer works in part by forcing cancer cells to eat themselves until they die, researchers report in Cancer ... > full story -
Early Breast Cancer: LHRH Agonists Show Considerable Promise
October 7, 2008 — Women who have had early stage breast cancer surgically removed, and whose tumor cells are stimulated by the hormone estrogen, can benefit from taking luteinizing hormone releasing hormone ... > full story -
Turning Cancer Friend Into Cancer Foe
October 7, 2008 — Scientists have created a peptide that binds to Bcl-2, a protein that protects cancer cells from programmed cell death, and converts it into a cancer cell killer. The research may lead to new cancer ... > full story -
Vascular Marker Of Ovarian Cancer Identified
September 23, 2008 — Researchers have identified TEM1 as a specific genetic marker for the vascular cells associated with tumor growth, a finding that could aid in diagnosis and treatment of ovarian ... > full story -
Scientists Deliver Toxic Genes To Effectively Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells
September 23, 2008 — Investigators have achieved a substantial "kill" of pancreatic cancer cells by using nanoparticles to successfully deliver a deadly diphtheria toxin gene. The findings reflect the first time this ... > full story -
Investigational Drug Shows Promise In Ovarian Cancer
September 15, 2008 — An investigational drug that combats ovarian cancer by inhibiting the formation of new blood vessels has shown promise in a phase II trial, according to new ... > full story -
Ovarian Cancer Drug Trial Reveals Promising New Treatment
September 15, 2008 — Women with recurrent ovarian cancer can be helped by an experimental therapy using a drug already touted for its ability to fight other cancers, a finding that provides hope for improved treatment of ... > full story -
Variation Of Normal Protein Could Be Key To Resistance To Common Cancer Drug
August 28, 2008 — Researchers have found evidence explaining why a common chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, may not always work for every cancer patient. They have shown that when a variant version of a key protein that ... > full story -
Vitamin C Injections Slow Tumor Growth In Mice
August 4, 2008 — High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, reduced tumor weight and growth rate by about 50 percent in mouse models of brain, ovarian and pancreatic cancers, ... > full story -
Using Magenetic Nanoparticles To Combat Cancer
July 16, 2008 — Scientists have developed a potential new treatment against cancer that attaches magnetic nanoparticles to cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body. The treatment has ... > full story
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