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Cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer identified for first time |
| Scientists have identified for the first time a cell-of-origin for human prostate cancer, a discovery that could result in better predictive and diagnostics tools and the development of new and more effective targeted treatments for the disease. |
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Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy for localized prostate cancer |
| NYU Langone Medical Center has begun a clinical trial offering vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy to patients with localized prostate cancer. This novel, minimally invasive procedure uses a light-activated drug to deliver light energy waves by way of laser fibers in order to destroy prostate cancer cells. |
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Key enzyme in DNA repair pathway identified |
| Researchers have discovered an enzyme crucial to a type of DNA repair that also causes resistance to a class of cancer drugs most commonly used against ovarian cancer. |
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Ethnic Differences Seen in Melanoma in Florida |
| Melanoma incidence among some nonwhites in Florida differs from other parts of the country -- suggesting new public health concerns in an area with high ultraviolet light exposure, according to a new study. |
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HPV Linked to Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| Human papillomaviruses -- long associated with cancers of the genitalia and reproductive tract -- may also play a role in skin cancer, researchers said. |
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Sweat Gland and Hair Follicle Cancers Increasing |
| There has been a steady increase in cancers of the sweat glands and hair follicles -- cutaneous appendageal carcinomas -- since the late 1970s, although the incidence of the tumors remains low, researchers found. |
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Snake venom studies yield insights for development of therapies for heart disease and cancer |
| (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers seeking to learn more about stroke by studying how the body responds to toxins in snake venom are this week releasing new findings that they hope will aid in the development of therapies for heart disease and, surprisingly, cancer. |
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TNF blockers may increase the risk of malignancy in children |
| (Wiley-Blackwell) The Food and Drug Administration received reports of malignancies in children using tumor necrosis factor a (TNF) blockers, raising concerns of an associated risk and prompting an investigation. Researchers from the FDA set out to identify all reports of malignancy in children using infliximab, etanercept, and adalimumab and their report is published in the August issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology. |
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Male breast cancer in family leads to high perception of risk, low likelihood of genetic counseling |
| (University of Louisville) People with a family history of male breast cancer perceive themselves to be at higher risk of developing the disease than do patients with a family history of female breast cancer; however those with male breast cancer in their families are less likely to know about or seek genetic testing than those with a family history of female breast cancer, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Louisville's James Graham Brown Cancer Center. |
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Researchers identify key enzyme in DNA repair pathway |
| (University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center) Researchers have discovered an enzyme crucial to a type of DNA repair that also causes resistance to a class of cancer drugs most commonly used against ovarian cancer. |
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