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Researchers find gene location that gives rise to neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer

7 May 2008 - General Cancer News
Using advanced gene-hunting technology, an international team of researchers has for the first time identified a chromosome region that is the source of genetic events that give rise to ... - more

Immune system pathway identified to fight allergens, asthma

7 May 2008 - General Cancer News
For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified genetic components of dendritic cells that are key to asthma and allergy-related immune response ... - more

Scientists identify interacting proteins key to melanoma development and treatment

6 May 2008 - General Cancer News
Researchers have discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two key proteins involved in 60-70 percent of tumors. The Penn State scientists also demonstrate that ... - more

Researchers report successful new laser treatment for vocal-cord cancer

6 May 2008 - New and Emerging Cancer Therapies
An innovative laser treatment for early vocal-cord cancer, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), successfully restores patients’ voices without radiotherapy or traditional surgery, ... - more

Researchers demonstrate safety of gene therapy using adult stem cells

6 May 2008 - General Cancer News
A new study by UC Davis researchers provides evidence that methods using human bone marrow-derived stem cells to deliver gene therapy to cure diseases of the blood, bone marrow and certain ... - more

Study shows gene variations may predict risk of breast cancer in women

2 May 2008 - General Cancer News
According to a recent study, led by Virginia Kaklamani, MD, an oncologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and assistant professor of medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, ... - more

Early treatment of stomach infection may prevent cancer

1 May 2008 - Effective Cancer Treatments
Based on research using a new mouse model of gastritis and stomach cancer, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that prompt treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. ... - more

Flower power may bring ray of sunshine to cancer sufferers

1 May 2008 - New and Emerging Cancer Therapies
A mini-protein found in sunflower seeds could be the key to stopping tumors spreading in prostate cancer patients, according to QUT researchers. - more

Analysis of alcoholics' brains suggests treatment target

1 May 2008 - General Cancer News
An analysis of brain tissue samples from chronic alcoholics reveals changes that occur at the molecular level in alcohol abuse – and suggests a potential treatment target, according to ... - more

Researchers find link between advertising and increased tobacco use among India's youth

1 May 2008 - Hot Cancer Topics
As the westernisation of India accelerates, tobacco advertising and marketing have been linked to increased tobacco use by urban Indian children as young as 11, according to a study released today by ... - more