Heal thyself: Systems biology model reveals how cells avoid becoming cancerous
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and three other institutions have described for the first time a web of inter-related responses that cells use to avoid becoming diseased or cancerous after being exposed to a powerful chemical mutagen. The group led by UCSD bioengineering professor Trey Ideker describe in the May 19 issue of Science an elaborate system of gene control that...New protein inhibitor impedes growth of cancerous cells
Researchers have developed a small-molecule inhibitor of a protein that plays key roles in the control of cell division, and they show that the inhibitor can halt the growth of tumors in mice and cancer-derived cells growing in culture. The findings are reported in companion papers reported by two collaborating groups—one (Lenart et al.) led by Jan-Michael Peters of the Research Institute of Mole...Fibroids unlikely to Turn Cancerous
Women should get a second medical opinion if they are told to consider a hysterectomy because they have fibroid tumors that could become cancerous.//'It is very, very rare that a fibroid tumor could become cancerous,' said Dr. Nelson Teng, chief of gynecologic oncology at the Stanford University School of Medicine.Fibroids are benign growths in the uterus which sometimes cause discomfort,...Morphine may excite cancerous tumors
According to a new study, morphine may be combined with tumor growth in mice. At present there is no scientific data that indicates morphine or similar pain medications will lead to increased cancer growth in humans.// However, researchers say their findings warrant further studies for managing cancer pain. Researchers from the University of Minnesota Cancer Center found doses of morp...Gene causes moles to become cancerous
According to recent finding, researchers have identified a gene that causes benign moles on the skin to become cancerous. This could allow doctors to treat more effectively patients with early stages of melanoma. A team of scientists lead by Dr. Rhoda Alani of Johns Hopkins University, found a gene known as Id1 that causes cancer cells to grow in melanoma. Id1 blocks a tumor suppresso...Moles become cancerous due to genes
According to new study, researchers have identified a gene that causes benign moles on the skin to become cancerous. This could allow doctors to treat more effectively patients with early stages of melanoma. A team of scientists lead by Dr. Rhoda Alani of Johns Hopkins University, found a gene known as Id1 that causes cancer cells to grow in melanoma. Id1 blocks a tumor suppressor gene th...Cervical Cancer Recurrence Risk Even After Removal Of Pre-Cancerous Cells
Cancer is a dreaded word and more so when its risk looms large. Women who have had pre-cancerous cells removed remain at higher than average risk of developing cervical cancer in the 20 years following treatment, says research in this week’s BMJ.// Cervical cancer is one of the major causes of death from cancer for women worldwide. But in countries with organised screening programmes for...Vaccine Can Prevent Cervical Cancer and Precancerous Lesions
LONDON, June 28, 2007--A cervical cancer vaccine has shown 90%efficacy for prevention of cervical cancer and precancerous lesionsassociated with the human papillomavirus (HPV) types targeted bythe vaccine, conclude authors of an Article published early Onlineand in the upcoming issue of The Lancet. HPV types 16 and 18 account for 70% or morecases of cervical cancer worldwi...