Cancer research could lead to improved detection methods
...ility at fragile sites) in the early stage of lung tumours and continuous exposure to carcinogens increase the chance that a precancerous lesion will progress to a cancerous one. Dr Liloglou continued: "We have shown that early lesions that are virtually undetectable with current clinical methods carry molec...New treatment for hereditary breast cancer
...st women, the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes prevent breast tumours from forming, but some women have inherited mutations in these genes, giving them about an eighty per cent risk of developing breast cancer. Normal cells replicate by dividing DNA into two strands and copying each strand. Before replication, damage ...Reconstruction of the lower jaw with a fibula autotrasplant
...he age of three, usually in males. Multiple benign tumours known as giant cell granulomas - appear on the mandibula and also, on occasions, on the upper jaw. As a consequence, an increase in the size of these bone structures takes place which, in turn, produces facial deformity. In more than 90% of these ca...Combined MRI and mammography more effective at detecting breast cancer in high-risk women
...ore effective than mammography in detecting breast tumours in high-risk women. Between August 1997 and May 20...e disease. X-ray mammography identified 40% of the tumours in the women, while MRI detected 77%. However, when mammography and MRI were combined, 94% of tumour...Latest generation lineal accelerator for radiotherapy
...his technology - that can shape irregular parts of tumours with much greater precision. To date laminas of 1 ...s a device that enables the treatment of malignant tumours by means of the emission of radiations. At present, the equipment shapes or moulds the radiation fie...A warning for women on HRT don't skip your next mammogram
..., "Higher breast density is part of the reason why tumours are not detected in these women but we believe there are other factors also coming into play and at the moment we don't know what they are." "Despite these issues, we would still urge women on HRT to continue to have a mammogram every two years as it...The link between passive and active smoking and breast cancer
...he plasma. Animal studies demonstrate that mammary tumours in rats, mice and/or hamsters can be induced by a number of tobacco smoke carcinogens. For women who had smoked, the breast cancer risk estimate was increased by 46 percent when compared to women with neither active nor regular passive smoke exposur...A new insight into breast cancer: Breast density is directly related to breast cancer
...nsity of breast tissue, and the risk of developing tumours in dense areas of the breast. The results of the ...e. Despite this knowledge it is not known whether tumours tend to arise in areas of mammographically dense tissue, or if mammographic density is simply a mark...Better early diagnosis of relapsed prostate cancer
... results in function of the treatment that primary tumours require - radiotherapy, surgery, etc. The awarded study forms part of the thesis of Macarena Rodrguez who is to concentrate on the value of the choline in the pre-surgical diagnosis of prostate cancer. This involves analysing the degree of capture of...Keyhole surgery is a safe option for colon cancer
...hole surgery can be safely used for the removal of tumours from the colon, concludes a study published online today (Tuesday June 21, 2005) by THE LANCET ONCOLOGY. The safety and short-term benefits of keyhole surgery for colon cancer have been debatable. Minimally invasive surgery for cancer reduces surgica...Researchers improve lung cancer survival rates
...th stage Ib or II non-small cell lung cancer whose tumours had been completely removed received a 16-week course of vinorelbine and cisplatin shortly after surgery. Their outcomes were compared to 240 patients who received surgery alone. In addition to a 15 per cent improvement in the five-year survival rate...Conservative surgery preserves fertility in women with borderline ovarian tumours
...st study to date on women with borderline ovarian tumours shows that fertility can be preserved if conservat...ility by having only one ovary removed. Borderline tumours make up about 15% of all epithelial ovarian tumours. They are also called tumours of low malignant...The diagnosis of tumours in children
...pressor genes. Genetic alterations Neuroblastic tumours are malignant extracraneal tumours most frequent in infancy: they affect 1 in every 8,000 children. Amongst these tumours are ganglione...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
...e disease associated with breast cancer Secondary tumours in bone cause a lot of pain and tissue damage in h... women, bone is the most common site for secondary tumours to take hold and develop. In healthy bones, the structure is constantly being broken down and rebuil...Single dose of chemotherapy is as effective as radiotherapy for testicular cancer
... receiving carboplatin were less likely to develop tumours in their remaining testicle. Professor Oliver stat...is surprising finding, were it to apply to primary tumours when first diagnosed is the first hint that it may now be safe to embark on studies of testis conser...Fellowship funds major research project on medulloblastoma
...e lower brain that occurs in young children. Brain tumours are the most common solid tumours in children and a leading cause of death in children under 9. Twenty percent of brain tumours are me...Microarray technology could help predict patient response to adjuvant therapy for breast cancer
... with and without adjuvant therapy,and those whose tumours failed to respond to treatment. An analysis of the genes expressed in the tumours of all 159 patients showedthat 64 genes were used to separate the patients with good and poor progno...Medical community recognise significance of Herceptin results in early HER2-positive breast cancer
...enough how crucial it is that all patients' breast tumours are tested appropriately at initial diagnosis, and if patients are HER2-positive, that they have access to Herceptin." Results from a joint interim analysis of over 3,000 patients from two North American trials provided similar remarkable results for...Sensors, a smart dose of medicine for cancer treatment
...ves clinical outcomes by more accurately targeting tumours and minimising the amount of radiation absorbed by healthy tissue. The result is that patients only receive a high radiation dose where they need it and healthy tissue is preserved. The problem with IMRT so far, however, is that it becomes increasing...Young scientists turn to gel to ease side-effects of cancer treatment
...d the gel which will help doctors to target cancer tumours more efficiently. Now, the group has secured 30,000 under the Bioscience Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship scheme to commercialise their idea. Their product, a formulation of various chemicals, is a gelatine whose density is comparable with human tiss...