Cancer Research

Scientists find DNA repair 'scissors' after 18 year hunt

UK Cancer Research - Wed, 11/19/2008 - 07:00
Cancer Research UK scientists have identified a long sought after enzyme that plays a critical role in a DNA repair pathway linked with inheritable breast and ovarian cancer, reveals research published in Nature* today (Wednesday).
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Cancer Research UK Launches Innovative New Way To Give

UK Cancer Research - Wed, 11/19/2008 - 03:40
Cancer Research UK today launched a revolutionary new way for people to donate to the charity. Called MyProjects, the new online service allows people to choose a specific cancer research project that matches their particular reasons for giving. The site also keeps them informed about the impact their support is making.
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Information from brain tumour sacs may help to guide treatment

UK Cancer Research - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 22:29
Tiny membrane-covered sacs which are released from brain tumour cells may provide information which could be used to guide treatment, US scientists have said.
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Protein forces ovarian cancer cells to eat themselves

UK Cancer Research - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 22:24
US scientists have discovered that a protein called PEA-15 halts the growth of ovarian cancer by forcing cancerous cells to digest themselves until they die - a process called autophagy or self-cannibalisation.
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Keep tobacco out of sight of children, say Cancer Research UK

UK Cancer Research - Tue, 11/18/2008 - 13:01
Cancer Research UK has sent an urgent plea to the Government today – calling for politicians to protect children and young people from tobacco advertising – to stop tobacco taking even more lives, today.
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Raising alcohol taxes shown to reduce deaths

UK Cancer Research - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 23:33
US scientists have found that raising taxes on beers, wines and spirits can have an immediate lowering effect on the number of deaths from alcohol-related health problems such as liver disease, alcohol poisoning, mouth and breast cancers.
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Scientists use new approach to hunt down cancer-causing genes

UK Cancer Research - Mon, 11/17/2008 - 23:30
US scientists have found 13 genes that can lead to liver cancer if they are faulty or missing.
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Going under the (robotic) knife

MIT Cancer Research RSS - Sun, 11/16/2008 - 18:00
On Monday, Nov. 24, four teams of MIT students will show off their robotic engineering skills. They have been building robotic arms and writing software that will allow them to remotely make an incision in a silicone "organ" and remove a jelly bean masquerading as a tumor.
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Scientists find a trigger to aggressive bowel cancer

UK Cancer Research - Sun, 11/16/2008 - 07:00
CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have shown how bowel cancer can become aggressive, according to research published in Nature Genetics* today (Sunday).
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'Intelligent' cancer drug development boosts success rates

UK Cancer Research - Fri, 11/14/2008 - 03:00
A NEW ERA of intelligent cancer drug development has spurred a leap in the proportion of drugs reaching patients, according to a study by Cancer Research UK scientists published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery*.
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Family history may have role in brain cancer

UK Cancer Research - Thu, 11/13/2008 - 22:02
US and Israeli scientists have found evidence that a family history of brain cancer may increase a person's chances of developing the disease.
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Large waist nearly doubles risk of premature death

UK Cancer Research - Thu, 11/13/2008 - 02:25
European scientists have found that having a large waistline can almost double a person's risk of dying prematurely, even if their body mass index (BMI) is 'normal'.
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New radar imaging system could improve breast screening

UK Cancer Research - Thu, 11/13/2008 - 02:09
Scientists at Bristol University have developed the world's first radar breast imaging system which is now being trialled by North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT).
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Scientists crack the code to tamoxifen resistance

UK Cancer Research - Wed, 11/12/2008 - 07:00
CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have discovered the molecular basis for tamoxifen response in breast cancer cells - and the reason why some women can develop resistance to the treatment, according to a study published in Nature* today (Wednesday).
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Report calls for under-18 sunbed ban

UK Cancer Research - Wed, 11/12/2008 - 04:17
Young people under the age of 18 should be banned from using sunbeds to help reduce the number of people with skin cancer, a new report has claimed.
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Drugs designed to block blood vessel growth may aid anti-cancer drug delivery

UK Cancer Research - Tue, 11/11/2008 - 06:10
New US research has added more weight to the theory that drugs designed to block the growth of blood vessels required for tumour growth could actually stabilise existing tumour blood vessels and improve the delivery of anti-cancer drugs.
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Implanted window helps track cancer spread

UK Cancer Research - Tue, 11/11/2008 - 04:35
US scientists have developed a technique which allows them to observe the spread of cancer cells from a breast tumour in mice and could provide vital information on the process of metastasis (cancer spread).
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Scottish women 'must be encouraged to attend breast cancer screening'

UK Cancer Research - Mon, 11/10/2008 - 02:13
Breast cancer awareness needs to be raised in Scotland as a matter of priority, Breakthrough Breast Cancer's new director of Scottish operations has said.
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Cancer Research UK scientists gain EMBO Young Investigators status

UK Cancer Research - Mon, 11/10/2008 - 01:58
Two scientists from Cancer Research UK's London Research Institute are to get additional support as part of the 2008 European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) 'Young Investigator Programme'.
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