Scientists successfully grow insulin-secreting cells to treat diabetes
...ty to endlessly reproduce, while counteracting the malignant behavior in order to prevent tumor formation. There is further work to be done, stresses Levine, including more studies to ensure that these cells can be produced in enough quantity to be effective in a larger animal. If all goes well, he said, it m......sing the dose intensity may limit the emergence of malignant cell populations that are resistant to chemotherapy and may inhibit tumor regrowth between cycles," explained Dr. Belani. The study presented today enrolled 214 patients with previously untreated advanced and metastatic NSCLC to determine which of ...Other highlights in the October 15 issue of JNCI
... legs, and history of sunburn are risk factors for malignant melanoma. The study also found that the use of sunbeds and other tanning devices is associated with an increased risk of the disease. Marit Veierd, Ph.D., of the University of Oslo in Norway, and colleagues surveyed 106,379 Norwegian and Swedish wome......play a role in the development of certain types of malignant brain tumors. The research, reported in the Febru...en viewed microscopically. When surgeons remove a malignant tumor, the adjacent tissue looks normal at the pathological level but it is the source from which a ...Animal studies indicate new approach for treating end-stage skin and kidney cancers
...ced hypotension and enhanced IL-2s ability to kill malignant cells. In an animal model of pulmonary metastasis, both the synthetic SOD enzyme and IL-2 appeared to have significant anti-tumor action, in combination and individually. In the aggressive Meth A fibrosarcoma tumor model, co-therapy with IL-2 and...Ultrasonic microprobe may rapidly detect, identify cancer
..., a determination can be made whether the tumor is malignant or benign. The ultrasonic microprobe would allow a pathologist to accomplish the same goal as a surgical biopsy but through a rapid and minimally invasive procedure, Zachary said. By inserting the probe into a tumor and displaying the image on a mon...Wake Forest first in world to perform new brain tumor treatment
... RTS delivers site-specific, internal radiation to malignant brain tumors, treating the target area while minim...e represents an important new treatment option for malignant brain tumors," said Tatter. "Until now, treatment for patients with recurrent brain tumors has been...Four researchers awarded Dutch Nobel Prize
...lecular level. These include colorectal cancer and malignant melanoma, a serious type of skin cancer. Professor Clevers discovered that two proteins, b-catenin and TCF, coordinate the development of a wide range of organs during the early development of animals and humans. Professor Clevers suspected that af...Lack of trained staff and technical support exposes patients to increased risk of cancer progression
...the patient to establish the exact position of the malignant (or benign) abnormalities. To precisely define the intracranial target, an MRI scan is made with the same stereotactic frame and fused with the CT-scan. The treatment plan is worked out with computers to determine the direction of the beam and time o...High-dose radiation treatment effective at fighting some cancers in children
...gh-level doses of radiation at malignant tumors during surgery shows promise in treating certain childhood cancers. Eleven of 13 children in an Ohio State University study remained cancer-free an average of four years after treatm...Researchers find better way to predict childhood brain tumor outcomes
...e of survival of the most common type of childhood malignant brain tumor, according to a new study by researche...e expression profile may help children survive the malignant brain tumor with fewer serious side effects. The study also shows that medulloblastoma has key molec...Researchers identify a key 'brake' of the immune response
...rs would like to boost the immune response against malignant cells and HIV-infected cells to help fight cancer and AIDS. Now scientists at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and elsewhere report they have identified a key pair of molecules, called ILT3 and ILT4, that could help clinicians pre...Computer-assisted detection of proteomic pattern could help screening for ovarian cancer
...proteomic patterns in blood that could distinguish malignant from benign tumours within the ovary. The investigators analyzed blood proteins with mass spectroscopy, a technique used to sort proteins and other molecules based on their weight and electrical charge; it can provide a snapshot of thousands of prote...Mayo Clinic study finds radioactive drug samarium hopeful new treatment for osteosarcoma
... belongs to the sarcoma group of cancers, uncommon malignant tumors that begin in bone and form bony tumors. The majority of these patients are teenagers. The usual treatment for osteosarcoma 20 years ago was amputation of the affected arm or leg. Today, surgery remains the mainstay treatment but in a majority...'Star Wars' like technology closer than galaxies far away
...States South Pole research station who developed a malignant breast tumor. Crum cautions that the device is still in the research phase and is far from being ready for human trials. But, the team is encouraged by the development of similar technology in Asian and European countries. Chinese researchers have ...Ovarian carcinoma, ethnicity, and survival
...798 African-American women diagnosed with primary, malignant ovarian carcinoma was analyzed from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. SEER is a population-based national cancer surveillance database with demographic, clinical, treatment and survival information on men and women diag...Ultrasound senses 'feel' of breast lesions
... to differentiate between benign solid lesions and malignant ones in order to reduce the number of biopsies performed on benign breast abnormalities, she said. ARFI images of human breast, bicep, thyroid and abdominal tissues were all evaluated. While the pushing beams had the potential to produce elevated...Duke Cancer Center, ABC2 join to test brain cancer drugs
... act against the most common form of brain cancer, malignant glioma. Duke is well positioned to test new and existing compounds because it has a large number of human gliomas developed from biopsies that grow in immunocompromised mice, said Bigner. "Typically, the drug testing process is long and laborious...Initial chemotherapy treatment reduces relapses in MS patients
...outinely used to fight breast cancer, leukemia and malignant lymphoma, has found a new disease to battle: Multiple Sclerosis. Used in an initial intensive course of chemotherapy (induction therapy), mitoxantrone dramatically decreases disease activity in MS patients for at least four years, according to a stu......to skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common malignant cancer in North American men. It is now the second leading cause of cancer death in men, exceeded only by lung cancer. An estimated 198,100 males developed prostate cancer in the United States last year, and 31,500 died from the disease....