Scientists have devised a new, experimental vaccine that seems to be...
Scientists have devised a new, experimental vaccine that seems to be effective at shrinking cancerous tumors in mice by up to 80 percent. The vaccine worked at shrinking similar mouse versions of...
View ArticleStudy Reveals How Normal Cells Fuel Tumor Growth
Research summary: · The study shows how normal cells in tumors can enhance the growth of the tumor’s cancer cells after losing an important tumor suppressor gene called Pten. · The findings suggest a...
View ArticleHow Cancer Cells Change Once They Spread to Distant Organs
ScienceDaily (Feb. 22, 2012) — Oncologists have known that in order for cancer cells to spread, they must transform themselves so they can detach from a tumor and spread to a distant organ. Now,...
View ArticleNew medical device headed to KU could be ‘revolutionary’ tool for breast cancer
KU Cancer Center to conduct trials on GammaPod, a device said to eliminate small breast tumors without surgery. By ALAN BAVLEY The Kansas City Star It hasn’t been tried on a single patient yet, and...
View ArticleFreezing Cancer In Its Tracks
Friday, March 30, 2012 1:03 PM Doctors have been able to freeze tumors in a small number of breast cancer patients, effectively destroying them to stop the disease’s growth and spread. A team of...
View ArticleParker Waichman LLP Warns that Cancer Research Study Reports Injectable...
Cancer researchers are reporting that young women who have been taking Depo-Provera for more than a year may be twice as likely to develop invasive breast cancer. Parker Waichman LLP is currently...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Redefined into 10 Genetic Subtypes, May Lead to Better Treatment
A group of scientists have reclassified breast cancer as having 10 genetic subtypes, instead of having four as previously thought, in a breakthrough study that could change the way that breast cancer...
View ArticleRF Ablation After Excision Can Prevent Tumor Recurrence
Nancy A. Melville Authors and Disclosure May 8, 2012 (Phoenix, Arizona) — The use of intraoperative radiofrequency ablation to create a disease-free zone after the excision of a breast cancer tumor can...
View ArticleVaccine may cut breast cancer recurrence risk in half
Posted: May 17, 2012 3:43 PM PDT Updated: May 19, 2012 11:00 AM PDT HOUSTON (KPRC/NBC) – A new breast cancer vaccine has been shown to cut the risk of recurrence by nearly half. The clinical trial...
View ArticleSubstance in greens shrinks cancer again
By Janese Silvey Saturday, May 19, 2012 Advertisement A University of Missouri researcher has once again found that a natural substance extracted from celery and parsley can shrink a type of...
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