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Two Girls, Miles Apart, Die of Neuroblastoma Cancer
(16 Mar 2010 04:54)
... lives were cut short by the pediatric cancer neuroblastoma. Layla Grace Marsh was from Houston, ... digestion, and levels of certain hormones. Most tumors begin in the adrenal gland in the ... can die without any cause, and the tumor can disappear on its own without treatment. ...
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2010: What's new in cancer research and nutrition?
(16 Mar 2010 11:32)
... 2010 at 7:45 p.m. In 2009 top cancer research specialists studying the relationship of cancer ... epidemiologist and a registered dietitian. 4) New gene research and nutrition studies show that there ... interact with genes. Some phytochemicals turn on genes that protect against cancer, and others turn ...
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Newcastle ScienceFest programme bottles DNA
(16 Mar 2010 09:17)
... event at Newcastle City Library, which explored genes and DNA, was part of the Newcastle ... preceded by a short play, called the Gene Machine. “It is about getting people thinking ... of aspirin and its role in fighting cancer and today at 7pm at Newcastle City ...
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Paul Goodfellow, PhD, Awarded First GCF/Claudia Cohen Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Researcher
(16 Mar 2010 15:32)
... First GCF/Claudia Cohen Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Researcher /PRNewswire/ -- The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation ... Goodfellow's research is focused largely on the genetic and epigenetic events that are associated with ... both the causes and consequences of defective DNA mismatch repair in endometrial cancer have significantly ...
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Paul Goodfellow, PhD, Awarded First GCF/Claudia Cohen Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Resea
(16 Mar 2010 15:35)
... First GCF/Claudia Cohen Prize for Outstanding Gynecologic Cancer Researcher Paul Goodfellow, PhD, Awarded First GCF/Claudia ... Goodfellow's research is focused largely on the genetic and epigenetic events that are associated with ... both the causes and consequences of defective DNA mismatch repair in endometrial cancer have significantly ...
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Exploiting Cancer's 'Double Agent' Could Lead To New Treatments For Bowel Cancer
(16 Mar 2010 09:30)
... Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that the gene defects that cause some could become the ... (Monday). Around five per cent of bowel cancers are caused by inherited mutations in one ... these inherited genetic faults in individual bowel tumours could be harnessed into powerful tools to ...
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Gene defects could become targets for new personalised treatments for bowel cancer
(16 Mar 2010 06:33)
... Exploiting cancer's 'double agent' could lead to new treatments ... Research UK-funded scientists have discovered that the gene defects that cause some bowel cancers could ... these inherited genetic faults in individual bowel tumours could be harnessed into powerful tools to ...
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One Gene Lost = One Limb Regained? Wistar Scientists Demonstrate Mammalian Regeneration Through a Single Gene Deletion
(16 Mar 2010 02:57)
... culture. Khamilia Bedebaeva, M.D., Ph.D., having studied genetic effects following the Chernobyl reactor radiation accident, ... P21 expression is tightly controlled by the tumor suppressor p53, another regulator of cell division ... a known factor in many forms of cancer. The ultimate experiment was to show that ...
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Gene-seeking 'smart bomb' may turn tide in cancer war [The Palm Beach Post, Fla.]
(16 Mar 2010 02:44)
... Gene-seeking 'smart bomb' may turn tide in cancer war [The Palm Beach Post, Fla.] Palm ... didn't hesitate when asked to donate his tumor tissue. His hospital, Boca Raton Community, is ...
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Targeted approach represents paradigm shift in the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
(16 Mar 2010 13:46)
... Health Canada approval for IRESSA(R), Canadian lung cancer patients can now be tested for EGFR ... now identify which of the distinct EGFR gene mutations their patients have (mutation-positive or mutation-negative) ... received prior chemotherapy for advanced disease, whose tumours were of adenocarcinoma histology and who had ...
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Increased radiation dose does not increase long-term side effects for prostate cancer patients
(16 Mar 2010 15:18)
... not increase long-term side effects for prostate cancer patients Study participants appear less distressed than ... cancer patients to a level that cut tumor recurrence in half did not increase the ... additional therapies expressed less confidence that their tumors were under control and more regret about ...
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Could a £260 gene test really save your life?
(16 Mar 2010 01:35)
... his cheek Many years ago, I entered genetic medicine with the hope of contributing something ... far greater risk of breast and ovarian cancer in women, and a slightly increased risk ... tested: she has not inherited the faulty gene. My nephew has chosen not to be ...
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5th Annual Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research Awarded to Peter K. Vogt, Ph.D., The
(16 Mar 2010 15:55)
... 5th Annual Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research Awarded to Peter K. Vogt, Ph.D., ... of his discoveries on our understanding of tumor formation is immense," said Sujuan Ba, Ph.D., ... Vogt's iconic career may have begun with oncogene discovery but it has expanded in scope ...
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5th Annual Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research Awarded to Peter K. Vogt, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Ins
(16 Mar 2010 16:22)
... The National Foundation for Cancer Research announced today that renowned scientist Peter ... of his discoveries on our understanding of tumor formation is immense," said Sujuan Ba, Ph.D., ... Vogt's iconic career may have begun with oncogene discovery but it has expanded in scope ...
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5th Annual Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research Awarded to Peter K. Vogt, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute
(16 Mar 2010 16:25)
... 5th Annual Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research Awarded to Peter K. Vogt, Ph.D., ... of his discoveries on our understanding of tumor formation is immense," said , Ph.D., Co-Chair ... Vogt's iconic career may have begun with oncogene discovery but it has expanded in scope ...
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