Sentences with phrase «most tumors contain»

Most tumors contain fewer than 10 of the driver mutations, but the number of total mutations — passenger and driver — can climb far higher, from a dozen or so in neuroblastoma to approximately 200 in lung cancer.

Not exact matches

If metastatic cancers are most often made up of cells with different genetic drivers, perhaps researchers should be targeting the primary tumor with multiple drugs to contain the cancer.

More discouraging news about hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women appeared in June: Women taking Prempro, the most widely prescribed pill containing both estrogen and progestin, are more likely to develop Alzheimer's and to have early breast tumors that go undetected by mammograms.

They are associated with arterial plaque, neoplasia, tumors and a long list of metabolic imbalances.20 - 22 Homocysteine levels are higher in most vegetarians because of inadequate dietary protein and B vitamins (especially B12) in general or excess soy in particular.23 - 26 Soy is marketed as a «perfect protein» because it contains all the essential amino acids, but «contains all» is not the same as contains optimum — and usable — levels and ratios.

Benign tumors are masses that for the most part stay contained within their own constraints, and do not typically invade surrounding tissues.

Most tumors are contained to the testicles, but may spread in 10 - 20 % of the cases.