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Early diagnosis does not necessarily result in longer life, study of cancer screenings shows

Physicians and patients like to believe that early detection of cancer extends life, and quality of life. If a cancer is present, you want to know early, right?

20 Feb 2017

UT Southwestern scientists unravel role of PARP enzymes in major cellular activities

A component of an enzyme family linked to DNA repair, stress responses, and cancer also plays a role in enhancing or inhibiting major cellular activities under physiological conditions, new research shows.

16 Feb 2017

Analyzing copies of genes may offer new therapeutic approaches for ovarian cancer

A team of 18 University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center researchers has developed a new tool to analyze an often overlooked aspect of cancer genetics -- an alteration that results in the loss or gain in a copy of a gene.

15 Feb 2017

Osmium-based compound seen to target cancer cells from inside

Researchers have witnessed - for the first time - cancer cells being targeted and destroyed from the inside, by an organo-metal compound discovered by the University of Warwick.

13 Feb 2017

Study finds link between removal of ovaries and increased risk of heart disease, cancer and mortality

A study led by the University of Warwick has found a link between the removal of ovaries during hysterectomy and an increase in heart disease, cancer and premature death.

6 Feb 2017

Yale researchers identify new genetic defect in brain tumor cells that prevents DNA repair

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center researchers identified a novel genetic defect that prevents brain tumor cells from repairing damaged DNA.

3 Feb 2017

Defects in key gene spur breast and ovarian cancer growth, study shows

Defects in a key gene - long thought to drive cancer by turning off the protection afforded by the well-known BRCA genes - spur cancer growth on their own, according to a study led by researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center.

31 Jan 2017

Scientists define working mechanism of promising anti-cancer molecules

An international team of scientists, including MIPT researchers, has defined the way their promising anti-cancer molecules work.

25 Jan 2017

BRCA1 gene required for survival of blood forming stem cells, UT Southwestern study finds

Researchers at from the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that the BRCA1 gene is required for the survival of blood forming stem cells, which could explain why patients with BRCA1 mutations do not have an elevated risk for leukemia.

25 Jan 2017

New biomarker helps better predict survival after surgical removal of colorectal metastases

Liver metastases are formed from cancer cells that have originated in other organs and migrated to the liver via the bloodstream. Colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon/rectum) can be successfully treated by surgical resection of the metastases in combination with chemotherapy.

23 Jan 2017

UC San Diego researchers receive CIRM grants to advance studies on Zika virus and cancer

The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has approved a pair of $2 million awards to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to advance studies of new treatments for Zika virus infections and the use of stem cell-derived natural killer (NK) cells to target ovarian cancer and other malignancies.

20 Jan 2017

Mayo Clinic researchers identify genetic promoter that drives lung cancer formation

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified a genetic promoter of cancer that drives a major form of lung cancer.

19 Jan 2017

‘Collateral lethality’ may create new therapeutic options for several cancers

Cancer cells often delete genes that normally suppress tumor formation. These deletions also may extend to neighboring genes, an event known as "collateral lethality," which may create new options for development of therapies for several cancers.

19 Jan 2017

Stem cell research offers alternative view of cancer metastasis

Stem cells are among the most energetically activated, migratory and proliferative sub-populations of tumour cells, according to observations by scholars at the Biomedical Research Centre at the University of Salford.

18 Jan 2017

UCM scientists design biosensor capable of detecting cancer autoantibodies at early stages

Before a malignant tumor is developed, the immune system tries to fight against proteins that are altered during their formation, producing certain cancer antibodies.

11 Jan 2017

Landmark study unravels secrets of aggressive prostate cancer

A landmark study, led by Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute with the involvement of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, has revealed the reason why men with a family history of prostate cancer who also carry the BRCA2 gene fault have a more aggressive form of prostate cancer.

9 Jan 2017

How does the brain control appetite?

Energy balance between energy intake and expenditure in our bodies is important for maintaining energy homeostasis to keep our bodies functioning properly. The appetite determines how much we eat, the energy intake, by communication between the brain and body.

4 Jan 2017

Gene testing could help predict ovarian cancer patients' sensitivity to new class of drugs

Testing for a gene commonly mutated in ovarian cancers could pick out patients who will respond well to a promising new class of cancer drugs, a major new study reveals.

22 Dec 2016

Sanford study explores protein's role in improving survival of ovarian cancer patients

A Sanford Research lab is studying a protein's role in improving survival in ovarian cancer patients. Findings published in Oncogenesis indicate a higher level of a specific protein correlates with an increased survival rate and decrease in the spreading of cancer cells.

21 Dec 2016

Breast cancer patient finds new hope with potentially revolutionary treatment

City of Hope patient Susan Young has had a remarkable response to a potentially revolutionary new treatment, a combination of the p53 cancer vaccine and a drug that blocks a specific cancer-aiding protein.

21 Dec 2016

Ovarian Cancer News and Research

Latest Ovarian Cancer News and Research

Early diagnosis does not necessarily result in longer life, study of cancer screenings shows

UT Southwestern scientists unravel role of PARP enzymes in major cellular activities

Analyzing copies of genes may offer new therapeutic approaches for ovarian cancer

Osmium-based compound seen to target cancer cells from inside

Study finds link between removal of ovaries and increased risk of heart disease, cancer and mortality

Yale researchers identify new genetic defect in brain tumor cells that prevents DNA repair

Defects in key gene spur breast and ovarian cancer growth, study shows

Scientists define working mechanism of promising anti-cancer molecules

BRCA1 gene required for survival of blood forming stem cells, UT Southwestern study finds

New biomarker helps better predict survival after surgical removal of colorectal metastases

UC San Diego researchers receive CIRM grants to advance studies on Zika virus and cancer

Mayo Clinic researchers identify genetic promoter that drives lung cancer formation

‘Collateral lethality’ may create new therapeutic options for several cancers

Stem cell research offers alternative view of cancer metastasis

UCM scientists design biosensor capable of detecting cancer autoantibodies at early stages

Landmark study unravels secrets of aggressive prostate cancer

How does the brain control appetite?

Gene testing could help predict ovarian cancer patients' sensitivity to new class of drugs

Sanford study explores protein's role in improving survival of ovarian cancer patients

Breast cancer patient finds new hope with potentially revolutionary treatment

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