Saturday, May 18, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Cancer

Genetics

News
Scientists Discover More Genetic Clues to Testicular Cancer
05/13/2013
Disease risk is strongly tied to family history
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Gene Discovery May Offer Breakthrough for Rare Leukemia
By Barbara Bronson Gray HealthDay Reporter
05/09/2013
Study found drug used for one condition also targets genes affecting different blood disorder
 
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Scientists Pinpoint Most Major Genes Behind Deadly Blood Cancer 05/01/2013
Say they now have the 'playbook' for battling acute myeloid leukemia
 
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Testing Lung Cancer Patients for Gene May Aid Treatment, Study Finds 04/22/2013
By Maureen Salamon HealthDay Reporter
For those with the gene, drugs appeared to extend survival without spread of disease by several months
 
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Scientists Spot Cancer Metabolism Changes 04/22/2013
Could help efforts to develop drugs to starve tumors, researchers say
 
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Scientists create new model to predict breast cancer survival 04/17/2013
Model shows which gene signatures are strong signs for survival
 
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Gene may boost death risk from papillary thyroid cancer 04/12/2013
But survival rates for papillary thyroid cancer are still high, experts note
 
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Calcium May Cut Risk for Precancerous Colon Lesions in Some People 04/10/2013
Study found association only among those with specific genes
 
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Gene Mutations Appear Key to Childhood Leukemia Risk, Study Says 03/19/2013
Findings may help explain higher rates among Hispanics
 
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Genetics may be tied to breast cancer risk in unexpected ways 03/19/2013
Scientists found new connections among genes, hormone sensitivity and fat
 
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Scientists ID Antibody That Might Boost Cancer Therapy 03/14/2013
Early study found 'ESK1' had effect on protein within cancer cells
 
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Gene Mutation's Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study 02/19/2013
Women with BRCA variant found to have better 3-year survival, but advantage fades by 10-year mark


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