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View Post: Gene Stops Tumors But Only When It's Gone - Science News
19 hours ago by scinews@sciencenews.org (Science News)  
Jacks' team also showed that big chunks of DNA, including DICER1 and surrounding genes, are missing from about 20 percent to 30 percent of human cancers of the breast, kidney, large intestine, liver, lung, ovaries, pancreas and stomach. ... Other genes may not be as crucial for cell survival as DICER1. The research doesn't offer any immediate solutions for cancer therapy. Wiping out both copies of the gene in tumor cells could prove toxic to healthy cells, and replacing a ...
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View Post: Novel tumour-attacking virus may offer brain cancer treatment
10 hours ago by Ani  
In this study, an oncolytic virus containing the gene for this protein in some cases eliminated human glioblastoma tumours growing in animals and significantly slowed tumour recurrence in others. Glioblastomas, which characteristically have a high number of ... The groundbreaking discovery could offer a foundation for how tumour-forming genes interact, and may offer a drug target for cancer treatment. Potential new pancreatic cancer treatment safer than standard chemo ...
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View Post: Myriad Expands IP Portfolio with Exclusive License for Pancreatic ...
21 Oct 2009
Myriad Genetics is planning to launch a new diagnostic test for early detection of pancreatic cancer next year based on the assessment of PALB2 gene mutations, as well as mutations in the BRCA2 gene and p16 genes. ... manage a patient's healthcare by increasing surveillance to catch the cancer at an earlier stage when it is more treatable and the prognosis is more favorable," Myriad said in a statement "The information provided by such a test also may guide therapy." ...
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View Post: AGIPNEWS7681 Myriad Acquires Exclusive Rights to Pancreatic Cancer ...
16 Oct 2009
These patents, combined with Myriad's extensive patent estate covering additional predisposition genes for pancreatic cancer, form the foundation for a novel molecular diagnostic test to assist patients to understand their risk for hereditary ... The PALB2 gene was recently identified as a susceptibility gene for familial pancreatic cancer by scientists at the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at the Johns Hopkins University (Science, April 10, 2009). ...
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View Post: Activation of p53 - The Tumour Suppressor for Cell Cycle Arrest ...
31 Oct 2009 by shreeshabhat  
The cancer susceptibility genes p53 have been tested in ovarian & breast cancer patients, and have shown some potential for this antitumor strategy.. P53 gene therapy may be effective even against tumors that lack p53 mutations, ..... p53- derived peptides induce tumor cell necrosis of many different types of human tumors and block the growth of a highly metastatic pancreatic tumor in nude mice. These peptides damage the cancer cell membrane but do not affect the membranes ...
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View Post: China is in the lead for a new cancer alternative treatment
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View Post: A 'Notch' In The Belt For Cancer Therapy R&D
13 Nov 2009 by Becky Jungbauer  
The gene encoding Notch "is often damaged, or mutated, in patients with a form of blood cancer, known as T-ALL or T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia," according to Science Daily. Abnormal NOTCH genes found in cancer patients remain in a state of constant activity, switched on all the time, which helps to drive the uncontrolled cell growth that fuels tumors. Similar abnormalities in Notch also underlie a variety of other cancers, including lung, ovarian, pancreatic and ...
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View Post: Matthew Yglesias » Healthy Lifestyles Lead to Good Health
29 Nov 2009 by myglesias  
There are several other forms of cancer attributed to smoking as well, and they include cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, bladder, stomach, cervix, kidney and pancreas, and acute myeloid leukemia.” .... We know that X- rays and other forms of ionizing radiation cause cancer by causing DNA breaks that either mutate genes or alter gene dosage. Inflammation increases risk of cancer, at least in part through the abilities of cytokines to stimulate cell ...
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View Post: Molecular Cancer
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MicroRNAs in colorectal cancer ... ...
View Blog: ZEB1 directly suppresses transcription of miRNA-200 family members miR-141 and miR-200c, which strongly activate epithelial differentiation in pancreatic, colorectal and breast cancer cells [37]. .... The causes of the widespread differential expression of miRNA genes between malignant and normal cells can be explained by the gene location in cancer-associated regions, alterations in the miRNA processing machinery, and epigenetic mechanisms [1].

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View Post: The Sea Change That's Challenging Biology's Central Dogma
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3 Nov 2009 ...
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