Sentences with phrase «influence tumor growth»

Elledge argues that simply losing or gaining one copy of a gene through aneuploidy can influence tumor growth as well.

Not exact matches

Zhang's laboratory now seeks to understand the mechanisms of the tissue - environment influence, opening the possibility that the environment could be altered in a way that fights cancer by preventing tumor cell growth.

Dr. Ready said the crossover at progression could have influenced the survival data; in fact, an analysis of six patients who crossed over to sunitinib showed that tumors that had been growing either slowed their growth or shrank following crossover.

While oxygen therapy alone did not influence cancer growth, the researchers found that combining keto and oxygen therapies together led to a significant decrease in blood glucose and tumor growth rate, as well as a 77.9 percent increased lifespan for the mice.

Mammary tumors begin their abnormal growth under the influence of hormones but if they progress to a malignant stage, removing the hormones does not affect the course of the tumor.

Tumors may also be classified by the type of epithelial growth because this influences the probability of recurrence.

This hormonal influence ultimately causes point mutations in the genes of the breast tissue cells that dictate tumor growth.