Sentences with phrase «how aggressive a tumor»

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Scientists have uncovered how tumor cells in aggressive uterine cancer can switch disguises and spread so quickly to other parts of the body.

Many biomarkers are available for estimating tumor mass, but a possibly more important aspect of a tumor's pathology is how aggressive it is and how fast it is growing.

«By understanding how stress accelerates invasion in aggressive breast tumor cells, this work will inform future studies into whether beta - blockers could be a useful adjuvant therapy in the treatment of some aggressive breast cancers.»

Little is known about how CNS - PNETs develop, although these tumors are more aggressive than other PNETs and have an overall survival rate of only about 20 percent.

Answering important clinical questions — such as whether genetic diversity is a risk factor for aggressive tumor development or how it relates to treatment resistance — requires analyzing samples from many patients with different types of cancer.

It has been recognized that the more aggressive triple - negative breast cancer occurs more frequently in African American women, but no previous study has examined racial differences in tumor genotype and how they might contribute to the risk of cancer recurrence.

«Low oxygen, high risk: How tumors adapt to become more aggressive.»

As this variant also appears to be associated with the development of more aggressive prostate tumors, a diagnostic test for the variant may enable doctors to make more informed decisions as to how closely they should monitor those who are at high risk, and how aggressively they should treat the disease once it presents.

Researchers led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have worked out how a crucial cancer - related protein, a «histone writer» called Ezh2, plays a role in suppressing as well as driving the most aggressive form of the brain tumor medulloblastoma.

Systemic symptoms depend on the location and type of tumor, how aggressive it is and whether it has metastasized.

The cells are sent to a laboratory, which can determine whether the tumor is benign or malignant with enough accuracy to determine how aggressive the surgical approach should be.