Washington, January 21 (ANI): A study conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers has shown that an experimental drug can turn on a powerful tumour suppressor gene to halt the growth of cancer cells. (more…)
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): In laboratory and animal studies, scientists have found a 2-pronged gene therapeutic approach could facilitate tumour regression and long-term survival via selective recruitment of immune cells. (more…)
Washington, December 23 (ANI): Scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and Cornell University say that they have developed a new generation of microscopic particles for molecular imaging, which may be readily adapted for tumour targeting and treatment in the clinic. (more…)
Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University have uncovered a new anti-tumour gene that can interact with and suppress a key protein that is overactive in 90 percent of human cancers. (more…)
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): A new study by UC Riverside biochemists has revealed that ingesting apigenin, a naturally occurring dietary agent found in vegetables and fruit, improves cancer cells’ response to chemotherapy. The leading cause of death in all cancer patients continues to be the resistance of tumour cells to chemotherapy, a form of treatment in which chemicals are used to kill cells. (more…)
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): Researchers from Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan suggest that chest scans can help keep a check on head and neck cancer progression in high-risk patients. Chest X-rays are the most commonly used screening tool for detecting head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, which accounts for most head and neck cancers. (more…)
Washington, Oct 21 (ANI): An editorial by a neurosurgeon at Lake Forest Hospital has delved into the biggest scientific concerns of recent times- Do cell phones increase brain cancer risk? Pawl has called for major research initiatives to assess the possibility that using cellular phones may lead to an increased risk of brain tumours. (more…)
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Scientists have discovered how the common childhood tumour, infantile hemangioma, grows rapidly. Infantile hemangioma, made up of proliferating blood vessels is more frequently found in girls than boys. The tumour growth starts within days of birth-most often as a single, blood-red lump on the head or face-then grow rapidly in the following months. It slows later in childhood, and most tumours disappear entirely by the end of puberty. (more…)
London, Sept 30 (ANI): In a new study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that some proteins of the immune system can promote tumor growth. According to John D. Lambris, PhD, the protein C5a, which is produced during an immune response to a developing tumour, helps tumours build molecular shields against T-cell attack. (more…)
Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): A new research has found that cancer patients who receive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) for the treatment of metastatic brain tumours have more than twice the risk of developing learning and memory problems than those treated with SRS alone. (more…)
