Posts Tagged ‘metastasis’
Sprayable gel could help the body fight off cancer after surgery
Many people who are diagnosed with cancer will undergo some type of surgery to treat their disease — almost 95 percent of people with early-diagnosed breast cancer will require surgery and it’s often the first line of treatment …
Read Full ArticleResearchers develop sensors to detect and measure cancer’s ability to spread
The spread of invasive cancer cells from a tumor’s original site to distant parts of the body is known as metastasis. It is the leading cause of death in people with cancer. …
Read Full ArticleResearchers advance role of circulating tumor DNA to detect early melanoma growth
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have added to evidence that measuring and monitoring tumor DNA that naturally circulates in the blood of melanoma patients …
Read Full ArticleStudy identifies a genetic driver of deadly prostate cancer
A new study has identified a novel molecular driver of lethal prostate cancer, along with a molecule that could be used to attack it. …
Read Full ArticleResearchers stop ‘sneaky’ cancer cells in their tracks
A new study by University of Minnesota biomedical engineers shows how they stopped cancer cells from moving and spreading, even when the cells changed their movements. …
Read Full ArticleActin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack
Cancer cells have evolved multiple escape strategies to circumvent the body’s immune defenses such as the attack by Natural Killer (NK) cells which normally swiftly kill abnormal cells by releasing cytotoxic …
Read Full ArticleStudy holds promise for new pediatric brain tumor treatment
New research published in Nature Communications from scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U), in collaboration with the Stanford University School of Medicine, shows a specific protein regulates both the initiation of cancer spreading …
Read Full ArticleCrosstalk between fallopian tube, ovary may drive the spread of ovarian cancer
New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that cancer cells in the fallopian tube affect normal chemical signaling between reproductive tissues and stimulate the release of norepinephrine, a small molecule …
Read Full ArticleIdentical driver gene mutations found in metastatic cancers
Driver genes in different metastases from the same patient are remarkably similar, providing optimism for the success of future targeted therapies, according to a published study by Science. …
Read Full ArticleScientists identify weak point in deadly eye melanoma
A natural plant compound exploits a newly identified Achilles’ heel in a cancer of the eye, uveal melanoma. In human cancer cells growing in the lab, the compound shuts down the overactive signaling that drives uveal melanoma cell growth, …
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