Sentences with phrase «chance of cancer spreading»

There is evidence that rigid tumors shed more cells, which escape the original tumor site and may lead to a greater chance of cancer spreading through metastasis.

Patients with high levels of miR - 194 in their blood could receive more aggressive treatment to reduce the chance of the cancer spreading to other parts of the body.»

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We're still waiting on a couple of tests to come back: some more hormone tests (my cancer is 95 % responsive to estrogen), and some genetic testing, but basically he told me that my cancer is very cooperative, it hasn't spread, and there is very little chance that I will need a mastectomy or chemotherapy.

«The study results are extremely suggestive that changes in diet might impact both how an individual responds to primary therapy and their chances of lethal disease spreading later in life,» said the study's senior author, Gregory J. Hannon, PhD, professor of Cancer Molecular Biology and director, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge in England.

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.

Previous research has shown that cancer cells traveling in clusters have a better chance of spreading than loners do (SN: 1/10/15, p. 9).

This shows promise for breast cancer patients as diagnosing and treating the breast cancer at early stages means there is a greater chance of preventing cancer cells spreading to other tissues, such as the lungs, brain and bone.

A study in mice has found that variations in a gene that regulates the circadian clock seem to increase the chances of breast cancer spreading.

Treating cancer early, before it spreads, increases the chances of successful treatment.

Imagine a world where cancer could be easily prevented with a simple vaccination; where the earliest stages of cancer could be detected, treated and cured before they had a chance to spread; and where more advanced cancers had a reliably tested, genetically targeted treatment customized to each patient.

If we can starve and deplete cancer cells of energy, then in effect we can arrest their growth, spread, and even give the immune system and other therapies a better chance to kill them.

Emerging studies have also linked fructose to breast, gallbladder, bile duct and small intestinal cancers as well as increased chance of metastasis (cancer spreading to other areas of the body).

Most women, especially those over 40 years of age, are aware of the importance of obtaining yearly mammograms in efforts to detect early signs of breast cancer so it can be treated effectively before having a chance to spread.