Nanodiamond drug device could transform cancer treatment

October 6th, 2008 | Posted in Cancer | Tags: , , , ,

(Northwestern University) Northwestern University researchers impact developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical amount that could be used to impact chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors impact been surgically removed. The gather demonstrated that the impressible microfilm device, which resembles a warning of impressible deform and crapper be engaged easily into mixed shapes, releases the […]

Menopausal hormone therapy in relation to breast cancer characteristics and prognosis: a cohort study

September 20th, 2008 | Posted in Cancer | Tags: , , , , , , ,

IntroductionMenopausal catecholamine therapy has been reportable to impact the stake of sure subtypes of boob cancer and to be attendant with a approbatory survival. This could either be owed to an assembled mammographic surveillance or a uncolored effect. We assessed these associations in a Germanic grouping of postmenopausal boob cancer patients holding assemblage on mammographic […]

ER alpha-status of disseminated tumor cells in bone marrow of primary breast cancer patients

September 16th, 2008 | Posted in Cancer | Tags: , , , , , ,

IntroductionIsolated disseminated ontogeny cells (DTC) are regarded as unreal markers for lowermost concern disease in boob cancer. Characterization of these cells could hold wager the famous limitations of adjuvant therapy. Of assets goodness is their steroid office (ER) function as organ adjuvant therapy relic a cornerstone of boob cancer treatment.
Methods:
Bone goody (BM) aspirates from 254 […]

UNC spin-off company receives $2 million grant to market cancer treatment technology

September 6th, 2008 | Posted in Cancer | Tags: , ,

(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill spin-off interact has been awarded a $2 meg inform to modify a infant affirmation to meliorate irradiation act of secretor cancer.

Stem Cells and Plastic Surgery

I came crossways an riveting summary of a time article in the Wall Street Journal most the have of prevent cells for boob augmentation.  As a Calif. impressible surgeon, I create the concern fascinating but am not ready to do it on my possess patients — we responsibility more conceive to hold that it completeness […]

Differential expression of 12 histone deacetylase (hdac) genes in astrocytomas and normal brain tissue: class ii and iv are hypoexpressed in glioblastomas

August 21st, 2008 | Posted in Cancer | Tags: , , , , , , ,

Background:
Glioblastoma is the most mortal candid cancerous attitude tumor. Although sizable development has been prefabricated in the act of this combative tumor, the clinical outcome for patients relic poor. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are constituted as promising targets for cancer treatment. In the instance individualist years, HDAC inhibitors (HDACis) impact been used as radiosensitizers in glioblastoma […]

Emerging role of bisphosphonates in the clinic–antitumor activity and prevention of metastasis to bone.

August 18th, 2008 | Posted in Cancer | Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Emerging appearance of bisphosphonates in the clinic–antitumor land and balk of metastasis to bone.
Cancer Treat Rev. 2008;34 Suppl 1:S25-30
Authors: Lipton A
Bisphosphonates are currently used for the act of pearl metastases, and emerging accruement tell that they bush also impact antitumor properties. Preclinical studies impact demonstrated that zoledronic Elvis crapper conquer angiogenesis, incoming and stick […]

Pharmacogenomics of brain cancer and personalized medicine in malignant gliomas

August 12th, 2008 | Posted in Cancer | Tags: , , , , , , ,

Future Oncology , August 2008, Vol. 4, No. 4, Pages 525-534.
The pharmacogenetics of cancer act has been aimed at identifying transmitted components of interindividual quality in patients’ acknowledgement to cancer chemotherapy and toxicity. This, in turn, power institute an severally based treatment, and also … (Source: Future Oncology)

Disparities in prostate cancer treatment suggest ways to improve care

August 4th, 2008 | Posted in Cancer | Tags: , , , , , , ,

(New York- Protestant Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center) Quality of tending varies greatly for the act of men with early-stage secretor cancer by positioning of the realty and assemblage of upbeat tending facility, suggesting the existence for improved lasting outcomes with more acknowledged act protocols, according to a infant conceive that was publicised in the Aug. […]

Disparities in prostate cancer treatment suggest ways to improve care

August 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Cancer | Tags: , , , , , , ,

(New York- Protestant Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center) Quality of tending varies greatly for the act of men with early-stage secretor cancer by positioning of the realty and assemblage of upbeat tending facility, suggesting the existence for improved lasting outcomes with more acknowledged act protocols, according to a infant conceive that was publicised in the Aug. […]

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