Cancer Research

NHE-1/Bcl-xL Signalling Pathway And Therapy-Resistant Cancers

Scientists at The Babraham Institute have begun to unpick the complex mechanisms underpinning the development of drug resistant cancers. They have identified a novel target that may help to combat the growing problem of therapy resistant cancers and pave t ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 24 2008 - 2:30pm

How Sulforaphane In Vegetables Battles Cancer- Study

Women should go for the broccoli when the relish tray comes around during holiday celebrations this season. While it has been known for some time that eating cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, can help prevent breast cancer ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 23 2008 - 1:18pm

Inorganic Phosphates In Processed Food Linked To Lung Cancer Risk

New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer tumors and may even contribute to ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 29 2008 - 2:57am

'Silencing' Of Single Gene In Lung Cancer Disrupts Normal Functioning Of Genome

While examining patterns of DNA modification in lung cancer, a team of international researchers has discovered what they say is a surprising new mechanism. They say that "silencing" of a single gene in lung cancer led to a general impairment in ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2009 - 11:25am

Deadlier Brain Cancer Created For Mice (Though That's Good For Us)

Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies say they have developed a new mouse model of glioblastoma, the most common and deadly brain cancer in humans, that more closely resembles the development and progression of human brain tumors that ar ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 4 2009 - 9:18pm

Metadherin Gene Linked To Breast Cancer Spread

A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherap ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 6 2009 - 3:05pm

How Cells 'Count', Multiply And Sometimes Transform Into Cancer

In Current Biology, Instituto Gubenkian de Ciencia researchers say they have provided insight into an old mystery in cell biology- and maybe it will offer up new clues to understanding cancer. Inês Cunha Ferreira and Mónica Bettencourt Dias, working with r ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 12 2009 - 3:29pm

Using Physics To Unravel Secrets Of Cancer

Biology exists in a physical world and cancer researchers are increasingly looking to include concepts of physics and mathematics in their efforts to understand how cancer develops-- and how to stop it. Traditional cancer biology involves taking a sample o ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 30 2009 - 10:39am

Breast Cancer Risk Declines After Postmenopausal Combined Hormone Therapy Stops- Study

Women who stopped taking the postmenopausal hormone combination of estrogen plus progestin experienced a marked decline in breast cancer risk which was unrelated to mammography utilization change, according to a study from the Women's Health Initiativ ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 4 2009 - 6:48pm

Statin Therapy Ineffective In Breast Cancer Prevention, Says Study

Laboratory work in animals showed limited activity when statins were given to prevent breast cancer, according to a report in the February issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.  Statins, sold under ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 5 2009 - 1:23pm