Posts Tagged ‘metastasis’
Biopsy alternative: ‘Wearable’ device captures cancer cells from blood
A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient’s blood. …
Read Full ArticleNew glioblastoma vaccine shows promising results in phase Ib clinical trial
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of primary brain cancer, one with a prognosis of 11-15 months with standard treatment. …
Read Full ArticleReused cooking oil promotes breast cancer progression in mice
A new study in mice suggests that consuming the chemical compounds found in thermally abused cooking oil may trigger genetic changes that promote the progression of late-stage breast cancer. …
Read Full ArticleBreast cancer cells rely on pyruvate to spread to new tissues
Most patients who die of breast cancer die of metastasis, the process by which cancer cells spread to other organs of the body. Cancer cells alter their metabolism to grow …
Read Full ArticleThe sneaky way estrogen drives brain metastasis in non-estrogen-dependent breast cancers
Triple-negative breast cancers are more likely than other breast cancer types to metastasize and are especially likely to go the brain in younger women. …
Read Full ArticleMouse study reveals how chronic stress promotes cancer, identifies vitamin C as therapy
Scientists have demonstrated, in studies with rodents and humans, that stress can exacerbate cancer’s progression, but it wasn’t clear how. …
Read Full Article‘Cellular barcoding’ reveals how breast cancer spreads
A cutting-edge technique called cellular barcoding has been used to tag, track and pinpoint cells responsible for the spread of breast cancer from the main tumor into the blood and other organs. …
Read Full ArticleNanoparticles may promote cancer metastasis
Nanoparticles can be found in processed food (e.g. food additives), consumer products (e.g. sunscreen) and even in medicine. While these tiny particles could have large untapped potential and novel new applications, …
Read Full ArticleVirus-based therapy targets a pediatric eye cancer
A cancer-killing, virus-based therapy showed promising effects against retinoblastoma – a tumor of the retina that affects mainly children – in mouse models and a pilot clinical trial. …
Read Full ArticleBreast cancer up to five times more likely to metastasize even 10 years after childbirth
A study by researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and Oregon Health & Science University published today …
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