- Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 2:37
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Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): In a novel study, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre have identified a gene that protects PTEN, a major tumour-suppressor in breast cancer.
They have found that the gene known as Rak helps protect and regulate PTEN, which also is important in several other types of cancer.
"We've clearly discovered the missing link that explains how Rak can ...
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- Thursday, April 2, 2009, 19:09
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Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Researchers from UC Davis Cancer Centre have identified a protein that may allow breast cancer to spread and make it resistant to drugs.
The research team led by Kermit Carraway have discovered a protein called Muc4, which belongs to a group of proteins called mucins, commonly found in fluids such as tears and mucus.
"Breast cancer deaths are caused by metastasis, not by ...
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- Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 6:34
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Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): An international team of researchers have developed a novel radiation-free technique that detects and eliminates breast cancer tumours.
The team including researchers from California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre have shown ...
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- Sunday, March 29, 2009, 23:58
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Bangalore, Mar 29 (ANI): Narayana Health City, a hospital in Bangalore, has come-up with a public stem cell bank named the Rotary Narayana Tissue Bank and Stem Cell Research Centre.
Stem cells are used in the treatment of diseases like leukemia, breast cancer, lymphoma, anaemia among others.
This stem cell bank is supposed to have three hundred thousand samples which can be used for matching up for ...
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- Sunday, March 29, 2009, 20:07
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Washington, Mar 28 (ANI): Researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker that may lead to the development of a novel test to predict breast cancer metastasis.
The research team has identified a marker called TMEM, for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis, density of which is associated with the development of distant organ metastasis via the bloodstream - the most common cause of ...
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- Friday, March 27, 2009, 0:36
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Valencia, Spain - A 39-year-old Spanish former breast cancer patient will become the world's first woman to give birth to twins after receiving a transplant of her own ovarian tissue, officials said Tuesday in the eastern city of Valencia.
Women who are treated with chemotherapy or radiotherapy often experience precocious ovarian failure, health official Manuel Cervera explained.
The Valencian woman, however, had ovarian tissue extracted before her ...
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- Thursday, March 26, 2009, 20:23
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Washington, March 26 (ANI): An international team of researchers have come up with a new anti-cancer agent that is about 200 times more active in killing cancer cells than other drugs used in clinical trials to date.
Led by University of Illinois scientists, the team of 24 researchers have revealed ...
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- Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 16:27
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Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Former Atomic Kitten member Kerry Katona has had her breast implants removed from eBay as they were unauthorized.
Katona, 28, had apparently put the implants up on the auction site to raise funds for charity breastcancercampaign.org, but now they have been removed due to too many legal issues.
"The implant was ...
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- Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 12:36
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Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): A group of international researchers have shown that breast cancer sufferers who go into remission but then have their cancer return are at up to half the risk of dying from the disease if its return is spotted early.
Researchers have warned that doctors should continue to monitor breast cancer patients closely and try to ...
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- Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 7:46
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London, Mar 17 (ANI): Eating a daily portion of mushrooms could slash the risk of breast cancer by two thirds, new research has found.
The study, carried out in China, also showed that women who combined a mushroom diet with regular consumption of green tea saw an even greater benefit. The risk among women in this group was reduced by almost 90 per cent.
Scientists found that ...
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- Thursday, March 12, 2009, 13:36
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London, Mar 12 (ANI): Pop singer Kerry Katona is auctioning off her fake boobs to raise funds for breast cancer charity.
The 28-year-old former Atomic Kitten has put the 34GG silicone breast implant up for grabs on eBay, and has signed it "Lots of Love Kerry Katona", reports Daily Star.
She also drew a picture of a stick woman with big boobs on the pink implant.
The ...
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- Thursday, March 12, 2009, 3:11
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Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): The side effects of medications given to breast cancer patients during chemotherapy occur because drugs released into the body target healthy cells as well as tumour cells. Now, Brown University researchers have developed a new way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs directly to the tumour cells.
They have created a twin nanoparticle that specifically targets the ...
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- Thursday, March 12, 2009, 2:17
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Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): It may soon be possible to detect cancer or diabetes using breath or urine samples, says a University of Missouri researcher.
Xudong "Sherman" Fan, investigator in the Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center is developing a sensor device that will analyze breath or urine samples for volatile markers inside the body that indicate whether a patient has breast cancer, diabetes or asthma.
The ...
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- Monday, March 9, 2009, 16:09
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London, Mar 9 (ANI): English singer Marianne Faithfull has dubbed supermodel Kate Moss as 'vampire' for copying her style.
The disgruntled rock icon, who was once a close friend with Moss, insists they are no longer buddies.
The 62-year-old star has even accused the model of copying her choice of man in her romance with The Kills' Jamie ...
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- Monday, March 9, 2009, 11:04
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Washington, Mar 9 (ANI): A new study, led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has revealed that both red and white wine are equal offenders when it comes to increasing breast-cancer risk.
"We were interested in teasing out red wine's effects on breast-cancer risk. There is reason to suspect that red wine might have beneficial effects based on previous studies of heart disease ...
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- Monday, March 9, 2009, 10:31
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London, March 9 (ANI): Researchers in London have discovered a way to stop cancer cells from spreading, which may prevent about 90 per cent patients.
Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research, a constituent college of the University of London, say that rather than concentrating on stopping the formation on tumours, they focussed on singling out the enzyme that allows cancer to spread throughout the ...
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- Monday, March 9, 2009, 7:11
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Amritsar, Mar. 8 (ANI): Hundreds of school children, volunteers and doctors joined the mass awareness rally to create awareness about breast cancer in Amritsar.KC Roko Cancer Charitable Trust in association with Indian Medical Association organized "walk for life", and a free medical camp at the BBK DAV College for Women where mammography ...
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- Sunday, March 8, 2009, 8:54
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London, Mar 8 (ANI): Institute of Cancer Research scientists claim that they have found an enzyme which is responsible for cancer spread.
Cancer Cell journal reported that boffins have discovered a way to stop cancer spreading to other parts of the body after finding enzyme called LOX.
According to researchers, LOX is crucial in promoting metastasis.
Cancer metastasis, where the cancer spreads from its original location, is ...
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- Sunday, March 8, 2009, 8:54
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Washington, March 8 (ANI): Michigan Technological University scientists have come up with a way to make a strain of E. coli glow under fluorescent light, a technique that may one day help track down all sorts of pathogens, and even prove beneficial in fight against breast cancer.
Associate Professor of Chemistry Haiying Liu, who led the research project, points out that E. coli bacteria are ...
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- Thursday, March 5, 2009, 17:48
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Melbourne, Mar 5 (ANI): Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath's wife Jane will be posthumously honoured for her contribution in raising awareness of breast cancer.
Jane, who lost her own battle with cancer in June last year, will be honoured on international Women's Day on March 8.
She and husband Glenn co-founded the McGrath Foundation to raise money for breast cancer nurses and to raise awareness about the disease ...
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