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New mouse model unlocks drug testing of hormone-sensitive human breast can
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center and an international team of collaborators generated mice with an improved hormone profile that supports growth and metastatic spread of implanted human breast tumours.
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Study shows counting cells may find how cancer spreads
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Engineers have developed a technique that allows them to measure the generation rate and half-life of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in mice.
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Transplant recipients face elevated risk of developing cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that people who have received organ transplants face an elevated risk of developing cancer, primarily due to immunosuppression from medications to prevent organ rejection, as well as underlying medical conditions.
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New discovery about immune 'sentinel' cells may aid cancer treatment
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Parkville [Australia], September 20 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have made a surprise discovery about how immune 'sentinel' cells are maintained, which could have implications for drugs in development for treating cancer.
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Study uncovers link between inflammation and pancreatic cancer development
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A new discovery from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has clarified the long-established connection between inflammation and pancreatic cancer development.
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Blood enzyme activity level may indicate which breast cancers are slow-gro
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Researchers with the SWOG Cancer Research Network have found that patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who have low activity levels of the enzyme sTK1 in their blood serum at the start of anti-estrogen treatment live longer and
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Physical activity associated with better cognition in breast cancer patien
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found a strong association between high levels of physical activity and the ability to maintain cognitive function among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.
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Healthy lifestyle may help mitigate high genetic risk of cancer, researche
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 28 (ANI): Healthy lifestyle factors such as abstinence from smoking and drinking, low body mass index, and exercise correlated with decreased cancer incidence, even in individuals with a high genetic risk.
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Addressing social needs may reduce distress, improve health of women with
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): A new study found that unmet social needs in women with gynecologic cancer could be addressed to improve care for patients and lessen disparities.
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Immune cells can be stimulated to boost effects of chemotherapy in pancrea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): A new study from Queen Mary University of London has demonstrated that immune cells can be stimulated to assemble into special structures within pancreatic cancer, such that, at least in a pre-clinical model, researchers can demonstrate an improvement in the e
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Maternal diet rich in Omega-3 fatty acids could protect offspring from bre
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): According to a new study, a maternal diet rich in Omega-3 fatty acids can protect from breast cancer development in offspring.
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BMI may not be best obesity indicator to assess risk for lung cancer: Stud
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): The method used to calculate how obesity is measured may affect whether it is considered a risk factor for lung cancer, suggest the findings of new research published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO).
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