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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 -
TG2 Identified As Potential Therapeutic Target In Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
July 15, 2008 — Researchers connect overexpression of tissue type transglutaminase with poor prognosis in ovarian cancer, identify the relevant pathway, and shut TG2 down with an siRNA liposomal nanoparticle. They ... > full story -
Significant Proportion Of Men Told Wife's Cancer Was Incurable Late Or Not At All
July 8, 2008 — A study conducted in Sweden found that more than 40 percent of widowers in that country whose wives died from cancer four or five years earlier reported they were either never told that their ... > full story -
New Ovarian Stimulation Technique Offers More Cancer Patients The Chance To Preserve Their Fertility
July 7, 2008 — Researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to stimulate a woman's ovaries to produce eggs for collection during the final phase of the menstrual cycle. The finding offers the ... > full story -
Ovarian Cancer's Specific Scent Detected By Dogs
June 26, 2008 — New research explored whether ovarian cancer has a scent different from other cancers and whether working dogs could be taught to distinguish it in its different stages. Ovarian cancer has a high ... > full story -
Multiple Regions Of Chromosome 8 Found To Be Associated With Different Cancers
June 25, 2008 — A recently discovered, but not yet understood, section of chromosome 8, called 8q24, may contain at least five distinct regions that are associated with different cancers, according to a study in the ... > full story -
Symptom Screening Plus A Simple Blood Test Improves Early Detection Of Ovarian Cancer
June 23, 2008 — Women's reports of persistent, recent-onset symptoms linked to ovarian cancer -- abdominal or pelvic pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and abdominal bloating -- when combined with the ... > full story -
PET/CT Scan Could Be Valuable Noninvasive Tool For Determining Stages Of Ovarian Cancer
June 16, 2008 — Combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography scanning of patients in the early stages of ovarian cancer can enable physicians to determine whether the cancer has spread to nearby ... > full story
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