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Blocking Tissue Stiffening Enzyme Could Be Key To Preventing Aggressive Cancers

20 November 2009

A team of scientists from the US and the UK have shown that blocking an enzyme called lysyl oxidase (LOX) that causes tissue to stiffen reduces the likelihood of abnormal but non-malignant breast tissue turning into...
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Stopping Tissue Stiffening Is Key To Preventing Aggressive Cancers

20 November 2009

Scientists have identified an enzyme that is crucial for turning abnormal but non-malignant breast tissue into tumours, according to a study published today in Cell online. Blocking the enzyme lysyl oxidase (LOX) reduced...
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Is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus A Risk Factor For Gallbladder, Biliary And Pancreatic Cancer?

20 November 2009

There are minimal data assessing the relationship between diabetes and gallbladder, biliary and pancreatic cancer. Recent small studies have suggested an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer only in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM)...
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20 November 2009

Multidisciplinary Meeting On Urological Cancers

NICE Appraisal Of Sorafenib For Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

'Chemofog' Takes Toll On Cancer Patients, Australia

Treatment With Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Associated With Increased Risk Of Cancer, Death

Alnylam Presents New Pre-clinical Data On ALN-VSP, An RNAi Therapeutic For The Treatment Of Liver Cancer

New Cancer Research Tool: Roche's CIM-Plate 16 Enables Real-Time Analysis Of Cell Migration On The XCELLigence System

'Fly Paper' To Capture Circulating Cancer Cells

Cancers' Sweet Tooth May Be Weakness

New Toxicity Testing Approach Could Make Chemo Drugs Safer

What Is Laryngeal Cancer (Cancer Of The Larynx)? What Causes Laryngeal Cancer?

19 November 2009

Exelixis Reports Encouraging Phase 1 Data For The PI3K Inhibitor Xl147 (SAR245408) In Combination With Erlotinib At The AACR-NCI-EORTC Conference

Genentech And Biogen Idec Receive A Complete Response From The FDA For Rituxan For Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Secretary Sebelius Statement On New Breast Cancer Recommendations

Breast Cancer Campaign: New Breast Cancer Research Funding For Belfast

CytRx To Initiate Phase 2 Clinical Trial With INNO-206 In Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer

People Looking For Information On Cancer Say Variety Is Key, UK

Common Pain Relief Medication May Encourage Cancer Growth

Media Coverage Of New Mammography Guidelines Confusing To Some, Says Expert

NeoPharm Presents The Phase I Data For Patients With Metastatic Solid Tumors

What Is Bone Cancer (Sarcoma)? What Causes Bone Cancer?

Family Caregivers, Simple Touch Techniques Reduce Symptoms In Cancer Patients

18 November 2009

ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Encouraging Clinical Data With Its IMGN901 Compound In The Treatment Of Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R) Recommends No Impediments To Breast Cancer Screening

MethylGene Reports Favorable Phase I Data For MGCD265 In Solid Tumors At The AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference

World's First Delivery Of Intra-Arterial Avastin Directly Into Brain Tumor

Patient Vs. Clinician Adverse Symptom Reporting

Annals Of Internal Medicine Publishes New USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

Thalidomide: Solving The 50-Year-Old Puzzle

Cancer Patients And Doctors Report Drug Side Effects Differently, But When Combined Improve Reporting Of Adverse Events

Cancer-Fighting Drugs Delivered Right To The Tumor

Engineering Researcher Part Of Team That Discovers How To Capture Tumor Cells In Bloodstream

Detonating Tumor Killer Drug In Cancers On Command

Mersana Therapeutics Provides Clinical Update From Ongoing Phase 1 Study Of XMT-1001 In Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Cytori Completes Enrollment In International Breast Cancer Reconstruction Study; Interim Data To Be Presented Dec. 12

Patient Receives World's First Delivery Of Intra-arterial Avastin Directly Into A Malignant Brain Tumor

Recent Developments At Burnham Institute For Medical Research, November 2009

Nanotechnology Team Discover How To Capture Tumor Cells In Bloodstream

Nanoparticles Used In Common Household Items Caused Genetic Damage In Mice

Seattle Genetics Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial Of Antibody-Drug Conjugate SGN-75

Erbitux Recognized By ASCO As A 2009 Major Cancer Advance As First SCCHN Treatment To Improve Survival In 30 Years

17 November 2009

NCI Statement On Breast Cancer Screening

Targeting "Normal" Cells In Tumors Slows Growth

Nurses Prevented From Assuming New Roles By Medical Establishment

Genentech Submits Supplemental Applications To FDA For Avastin Combined With Commonly Used Chemotherapies For Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

Bladder Cancer Risks Increase Over Time For Smokers

ASCO Releases Updated Treatment Guidelines For Patients With Stage 4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Co-Founder Of Microsoft Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

ThromboGenics And BioInvent Complete Phase I Patient Trial Of Anti-PlGF Cancer Therapeutic TB-403 In Patients With Advanced Solid Tumours

Smoking Cessation Program Offers Childhood Cancer Survivors Help To Quit The Habit

Scientists Find 'sibling' Cancer Genes Work Together To Fight Skin Cancer

16 November 2009

Prism And Medical College Of Wisconsin Investigators Receive $1.6 Million NIH Grant To Develop Advanced Medical Imaging Tools

Anxiety And Distress During Active Surveillance For Early Prostate Cancer

Apogenix Receives Orphan Drug Designation For APG101 In The US And Positive Opinion On Orphan Product Designation In Europe

Non-invasive Methods To Detect Schistosome-based Bladder Cancer: Is The Association Sufficient For Epidemiological Use?

Percentage Of Positive Biopsy Cores At The Onset Of Hormone Therapy For Prostate Cancer: Prognostic Significance

Degarelix: A New Approach For The Treatment Of Prostate Cancer

15 November 2009

More Than 250,000 Children Sizzle On Sunbeds Risking Skin Cancer In Later Life, UK

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