Sentences with phrase «affect lung cancer cells»

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Approximately one year after successful treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy, patients with advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), which primarily affects heavy smokers, generally relapse with recurrence of tumours that are resistant to further chemotherapy.

In their latest study, they tested compounds against cells from nine different types of human cancer, including common types affecting blood, colon, breast, prostate, ovaries, kidneys, and lungs.

Our expert lung cancer team works together to care for all types of cancer that affect the lungs and chest, including non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, mesothelioma, and thymoma.

Red foods like red bell peppers and tomatoes contain a phytochemical called lycopene, which may have an anti-inflammatory affect on the cells lining the heart and blood vessels, and may reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer among other cancers such as breast, lung, bladder, ovarian, and colon.

Allen began his studies roughly 14 years ago at the University of California, San Francisco under the tutelage of the Nobel Prize - winning cancer researcher Dr. J. Michael Bishop, where he was investigating the way a certain protein, EGFL6, affected the growth of lung cancer cells.