News articles tagged with 'tumour'
UCLA researchers create 'fly paper' to capture circulating cancer cells
— 21 Nov 2009 13:29 | HealthJust as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off... — full story
Common pain relief medication may encourage cancer growth
— 21 Nov 2009 12:38 | HealthAlthough morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers... — full story
Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer
— 21 Nov 2009 10:28 | HealthHigh irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory... — full story
Wistar researchers show targeting 'normal' cells in tumours slows growth
— 17 Nov 2009 14:29 | HealthTargeting the normal cells that surround cancer cells within and around a tumour is a strategy that could greatly increase the effectiveness of traditional anti-cancer treatments, say... — full story
Imaging techniques may help predict response to head and neck cancer treatment
— 17 Nov 2009 13:39 | HealthA combination of imaging tests conducted six to eight weeks after patients complete chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer may help identify patients who will respond to treatment... — full story
Drug shrinks lung cancer tumours in mice
— 11 Nov 2009 14:08 | HealthA potential new drug for lung cancer has eliminated tumours in 50% of mice in a new study published today in the journal Cancer Research. In the animals, the drug also stopped lung... — full story
Antitumour activity of nutlin-3 in neuroblastoma with wild-type p53
— 11 Nov 2009 13:23 | HealthThe small-molecule inhibitor nutlin-3 may be a viable treatment option for neuroblastoma patients with wild-type p53 activity, according to a new study published online November 10... — full story
Men leave: Separation and divorce far more common when the wife is the patient
— 11 Nov 2009 11:13 | HealthA woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a... — full story
Stem cells restore cognitive abilities impaired by brain tumour treatment, UCI study finds
— 10 Nov 2009 16:35 | HealthHuman embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumours, suggests a new UC Irvine study... — full story
CSHL study shows that some malignant tumours can be shut down after all
— 10 Nov 2009 16:05 | HealthOncologists have had their hands tied because more than half of all human cancers have mutations that disable a protein called p53. As a critical anti-cancer watchdog, p53 masterminds... — full story