Sentences with phrase «cancer spreading to other organs»

That cancer spreads to every other organ and eventually brings down the body politic.

If, however, physicians spot the disease early — before the cancer spreads to other organs — the five - year survival rate exceeds 90 percent.

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Most of these deaths were because the cancer had spread to other organ sites.

Men assigned to the active monitoring arm were more likely to see their cancers, initially confined to the prostate gland, spread to other organs and bones.

«The possibility of preventing or slowing down the spread of cancer cells via the lymphatic system is an attractive one, as it could reduce the risk of metastasis to other organs.»

Among other tests, they looked at tissue samples of breast cancer that had spread to the liver, lung and other organs.

The current research suggests that pancreatic cancer cells that spread to organs that receive a blood supply rich in glucose and other nutrients, such as the liver and lungs, acquire metabolic adaptations to use these «natural resources» to increase their tumorigenic fitness.

Forgoing a test to detect prostate cancer could mean that three times as many men would fail to have the disease detected before it spreads to other organs, according to a paper in Cancer on Jucancer could mean that three times as many men would fail to have the disease detected before it spreads to other organs, according to a paper in Cancer on JuCancer on July 30.

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy alone are relatively unsuccessful in treating the disease, and while surgery to remove the tumour offers the best chance of survival, most patients are diagnosed when the cancer has already spread to other organs.

As a result, these blood vessels will be structured more tightly, which can prevent cancer cells from spreading to other organs.

The primary cause of death from breast cancer is the spread of tumor cells from the breast to other organs in the body.

Thus, a small skin cancer becomes life - threatening by spreading to the brain, lungs, liver, or other organs.

For each of these cancer sites, the researchers calculated important regional and county differences in advanced stage of diagnosis, which takes into account the growth and size of the tumor and whether it has spread to the lymph nodes or other organs.

Tumor cells associated with pancreatic cancer often behave like communities by working with each other to increase tumor spread and growth to different organs.

So when pancreatic cancers either spread to other organs or become intertwined with some of these vessels, surgery is off the table.

Metastatic melanoma is currently staged primarily according to where the cancer has spread — Stage IVa if melanoma has spread to distant skin, Stage IVb if the cancer has reached the lungs, and Stage IVc when melanoma has spread to other organs, such as the liver or bones.

Bladder cancer will be newly diagnosed in more than 72,500 people this year, the American Cancer Society estimates, and about one - third of all cases involve cancer that has spread into the muscular wall of the bladder, which permits spread to other ocancer will be newly diagnosed in more than 72,500 people this year, the American Cancer Society estimates, and about one - third of all cases involve cancer that has spread into the muscular wall of the bladder, which permits spread to other oCancer Society estimates, and about one - third of all cases involve cancer that has spread into the muscular wall of the bladder, which permits spread to other ocancer that has spread into the muscular wall of the bladder, which permits spread to other organs.

It is often diagnosed in a late stage, after the cancer has spread to other organs, making it incurable to currently available treatment options.

Blocking a protein found on the surface of ovarian cancer cells could prevent or reduce the spread of the disease to other organs, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The patients selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry had no metastases (spread of the cancer to organs other than the lymph nodes close to the tuCancer Registry had no metastases (spread of the cancer to organs other than the lymph nodes close to the tucancer to organs other than the lymph nodes close to the tumour).

Evidence isn't available showing whether the juice fasting Jobs reportedly tried accelerated the spread of cancer cells in his pancreas, and possibly other organs, but Abrams notes that he rarely recommends juicing to the cancer patients he counsels.

If the cancer is spreading, it typically moves to this node before reaching other organs.

For the biomarker study, the Johns Hopkins scientists prospectively analyzed blood samples collected from 141 women with advanced breast cancer (cancer that had spread to other organs) who were beginning a new treatment at seven cancer centers in the U.S., including The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

«Understanding these characteristics may help scientists better understand how exomeres and exosomes help cancers grow and spread to other organs, as well as what role they may play in other diseases,» Dr. Zhang said.

Whether and how to treat localized prostate cancer is thus a difficult decision, and depends largely upon an appraisal of the aggressiveness of the tumor and the likelihood that the cancer will spread to other organs.

Our cancer experts determine an individualized treatment plan based on the stage of the cancer, the size and location of the tumor, if the tumor has spread to other organs or lymph nodes, and other factors such as overall health.

About 5 % of patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs have a flaw in the genes that repair their tumors» cancer - causing DNA damage.

For stomach cancer, chemotherapy is typically given to patients whose cancer is more advanced and has spread to lymph nodes and other organs.

In the presence of a tumour, the activity of neutrophils can be modified to support the spread of cancer cells to other organs, such as the lung.

The cells in turn move from lungs to other parts or organs of the body and spread cancer.

Since pancreatic cancer usually has no symptoms until it has spread to other organs, it has one of the worst prognoses.

Melanoma is more likely than other skin cancers to spread beyond the initial tumor site to other organs, but all the patients had localized disease.

They are associated with tumor recurrence and metastasis, the lethal spreading of cancer to other organs.

Investigators say the diagnostic technique has the potential to help reassure thousands of breast cancer patients that their cancers have not spread to other organs, and could help them avoid the risks and pain currently involved in direct inspections of lymph nodes for the presence of cancerous cells.

C - met is a protein that may be overactive in certain cancers, leading to the formation of new blood vessels that help spread the cancer to other organs.

Breast cancer that spreads to other organs is extremely difficult to treat.

PNNL researchers are studying what causes breast cancer to spread to other tissues and organs.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute researchers have identified a gene that influences metastasis in prostate cancer, and may help clinicians to identify aggressive prostate tumors before they progress and spread to other oCancer Institute researchers have identified a gene that influences metastasis in prostate cancer, and may help clinicians to identify aggressive prostate tumors before they progress and spread to other ocancer, and may help clinicians to identify aggressive prostate tumors before they progress and spread to other organs.

Newton - John has metastatic breast cancer, which means her cancer began in the breast but then spread (or metastasized) to other organs — in this case, her sacrum, or lower spine.

In some cases, a person with cancer will notice symptoms during the early stages of the disease, but in other instances, the cancer can go unnoticed until the tumor has either grown in size (putting pressure on an organ, for example) or spread to other areas in the body.

These inflammatory cytokines have also been shown to cause cancer to spread (metastasize) to other organs, 9 result in further inflammation, and even cause tumors to increase their blood supply (angiogenesis).10 This in itself creates somewhat of a (free - range pastured) chicken versus the egg argument in terms of whether inflammation causes cancer or cancer causes inflammation.

If a tumor is already present, curcumin, as it does with other cancers, can keep it from spreading to other organs.

«Colorectal cancer... is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States,» and it «arises from [what are called] neoplastic adenomatous polyps» — meaning colon cancer starts out as a benign little bump, called a polyp, that then grows into cancer that can eventually spread to other organs, and kill us.

It has been almost two years and all my scans and tests show no spread of the cancer to other organs as was expected to happen.

Herceptin has proved to be effective in prolonging the lives of the 12 percent of women with breast cancer whose malignancy hasn't spread to other organs, and whose cancer is HER2 - positive.

Uterine cancer can spread rapidly to other organs of the body such as the liver, lungs and even the skin and it is not treatable once it reaches this point.

Cancer that has spread to other organs or lymph nodes can be surgically removed and then followed with chemotherapy.

It is used when cancer has spread to other organs of the body to slow its growth and is also used to prevent the recurrence of cancer.

Since this cancer is connected to blood vessels it rapidly spreads throughout the body to other blood carrying organs such as the heart and perecardium.

In both forms of cancer, they can metastasize (spread) to other organs.