Sentences with phrase «develop lung tumours»

Furthermore, by combining this information with the characterization of mice genetically engineered to develop lung tumours, we attempt to elucidate the key genes driving lung cancer initiation, progression and response to therapy.

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Over this time, 30 per cent of the mice developed tumours around their body, including in their liver, colon, lungs and spleen.

It recognises the four most common types of cancer — prostate, lung, colon and breast cancer — at a very early stage, namely when the level of calcium in the blood is elevated due to the developing tumour.

We have developed pre-clinical models to identify genes, both in the tumour cells and in the microenvironment that regulate the spread of cancer to specific organs such as the liver, lungs and brain.

Her group has developed pre-clinical models of metastatic disease that are used to identify genes, both in the tumour cells and in the tumour micro-environment that regulate the process of metastasis to specific organs such as bone, liver, lung and brain.

Despite these successes two major problems remain: first, the majority of lung cancer patients have tumours without mutations in targetable genes and; second, all patients eventually develop resistance to treatment with these targeted agents.

Studies have shown that green tea prevents the developing of many tumours as a result of carcinogens, primarily breast cancers, skin cancers, lung cancers, colorectal cancers and oesophageal cancers.

For example dog tumours rarely develop in the colon, rectum, lungs, ovaries or uterus.