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Elasticity imaging identifies cancers and reduces breast biopsies

...ts to accurately distinguish benign from malignant breast lesions. Using elasticity imaging, researchers cor...technique could significantly reduce the number of breast biopsies required.? The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that 212,920 women will be diagnos...

New path from estrogen to survival in breast cancer cells described

...lar detail, how the estrogen hormone can help keep breast cancer cells alive. In the Sept. 24 issue of the...er of genes and proteins thought to play a part in breast cancer cell survival, and in the process, have identified potential molecular drug targets. "It's ...

Second opinion yields treatment changes for half of patients

More than half of breast cancer patients who sought a second opinion from a...sts from different disciplines devoted to treating breast cancer, including surgery, radiation oncology, medical oncology, radiology and pathology. Researc...

Fat stem cells being studied as option for breast reconstruction

...ivors might one day avoid the prospect of invasive breast reconstruction surgery, opting instead for an appr...otential these cells may have for regenerating new breast tissue. In animal models, the researchers hope to prove that an injection of fat-derived stem cell...

MIT nanoparticles may help detect, treat tumors

...e. The technique initially is being used to study breast tumors. Bhatia added that it eventually may be applied to many different types of cancers and to study the "triggers" that turn a benign mass in the body into a cancerous tumor. Nanoparticles also hold the promise of carrying medicines that could kil...

Inflammation markers identify fatigue in breast cancer survivors

...tigue that persists for years in almost a third of breast cancer survivors, according to a study in the May ...n-6 receptor (IL-6R) free-floating in the blood of breast cancer survivors compared to the amount of that receptor remaining on the membranes of specific bloo...

Breastfeeding boosts mental health

...ere was growing evidence that bioactive factors in breast milk played an important role in the rapid early brain development that occurs in the first year of life. "Even when we adjust the results to take into account other factors such as the parents' socio-economic situation, their education, their hap...

Jefferson scientists identify gene mutation potentially involved in breast cancer initiation

... a gene that normally helps block the formation of breast tumors could play a role in the initiation of a major form of breast cancer. The team, led by cell biologist Michael P. Lisanti, M.D., Ph.D., professor of cancer biolo...

Embryo tests give parents the choice

...ases such as Alzheimer's, Huntington's, hereditary breast cancer, and many other cancers. PGD was originally intended to overcome infertility and to ensure that all children are born with achance of a full and flourishing life, says Eric Cohen, head of the bioethics programme at the Ethics and Public Polic...

Major cancer study aims to identify protein markers for early-stage disease

...essor of laboratory medicine, and co-leader of the breast oncology program at the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer ...s from mice that have been transplanted with human breast cancer cells. Later they will study blood samples from patients with various stages of the actual di...

Analysis of breast-cancer gene role offers promising target

...gene are responsible for metastases in early-stage breast cancer and poor prognosis for patients. In a st...d to adjacent tissues. The result is metastasizing breast cancer. About 20 percent to 25 percent of breast-cancer patients were shown to have uPAR gene amplif...

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center: Harnessing the measles virus to attack cancer

...looking at ways to use the measles virus to combat breast and pancreatic cancer. ...

Gene discovery opens door to tackling disease

...red a new gene that could lead to breakthroughs in breast and prostate cancer, as well as diabetes. The gen... "When we baited our hook and went fishing in the breast cancer gene library we came up with SLIRP, much to our surprise, as this gene had not been character...

Researchers attack tumor cells by exploiting dependency on sugar metabolism

...ucose to lactate pathway that is elevated in human breast and lung cancers. Inhibition of LDH-A stimulated mitochondrial function and drastically compromised the ability of the tumor cells to proliferate in low oxygen conditions. Restoration of LDH-A activity reestablished the glycolytic phenotype of the tu...

Links between DNA damage and breast cancer studied

...n of DNA damage in connective tissues in the human breast that could shed light on the early stages of breast cancer and possibly serve as an early warning of a heightened risk of cancer. In the United States...

New research: Soy germ isoflavones reduce bone loss

...ch as an increased risk for endometrial cancer and breast cancer." "It is imperative to find natural, safe and effective alternatives for women to help maintain bone health after menopause ?without the risky side effects associated with long-term hormone replacement therapy use. This promising research is...

Transgenic goat's milk offers hope for tackling children's intestinal disease

...he gene for an antibacterial enzyme found in human breast milk, altered the intestinal bacteria in young goa...tibacterial characteristics of lysozyme-rich human breast milk are also present in milk produced by transgenic goats that carry the gene for lysozyme." Bac...

Researchers unveil strategy for creating actively-programmed anti-cancer molecules

...ificant enhancement of the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in animal models. The study showed the new ...tes. "Although the study focused specifically on breast cancer, these new findings could have broad application in the treatment of a number of other cancer...

Research links protein to breast-cancer migration

...ists have moved a step closer to understanding how breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body, thanks ... findings could lead to new approaches to treating breast cancer as blocking the protein's actions has the potential to stop cancerous cells migrating. "What...

Pak1 expression increases tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer patients

A protein that activates estrogen receptors in breast cancer may play a role in resistance to therapeuti...presence of this protein may lead to more invasive breast cancer. Goran Landberg, M.D., Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, and colleagues examined Pak1 expr...

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