Metastasis, the real problem
   Although this process is inefficient, metastasistermterm is the cause of 90% of human cancer deaths. Metastasis is a complex process where cells from the primary tumor migrate to distant organs...
View ArticleOne Breast Cancer Therapy Could Have Counter-Productive Effects
   A potential side effect of cancer patients treated with chemotherapyterm is a decrease of white blood cells.Cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents work by destroying fast-proliferative...
View ArticleEntreMed Starts Phase II Clinical Trial of Panzem with Sutent for Kidney...
   EntreMed, Inc has commenced a Phase 2 trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Panzem (2-methoxyestradiol; 2ME2) alone or in combination with Sutenttermterm (sunitinibterm) in patients with...
View ArticleTiny radioactive spheres effectively treat cancer that has spread to the liver
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. − Placing tiny radioactive spheres directly into the liver through its blood supply halted growth of tumors that had spread to the organ in 71 percent of patients tested in a...
View Article2 microRNAs promote spread of tumor cells
(Philadelphia) – The more scientists learn about microRNAs – short strands of RNA that can interfere with normal gene activity – the more obvious it becomes how closely they are associated with...
View ArticleCT and serum LDH shows promise as survival predictor for some metastatic...
Combining CT imaging findings with baseline serum lactate dehydrogenase levels is showing promise as a way to predict survival in patients with metastaticterm melanoma being treated with...
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