Sentences with phrase «less aggressive tumor»

A Gleason score of < 6 typically indicates a less aggressive tumor with generally good prognosis.

This is especially true for multifocal prostate cancer, less aggressive tumors, and cases of prostatitis or prior prostate irradiation, where MRI alone may not give the correct localization and malignancy grade.»

Since completing the initial paper published Thursday, the team has analyzed 50 more samples from eye fluid of retinoblastoma patients, including those with less aggressive tumors whose eyes were saved, to get a start on determining what factors might be at play in tumor progression.

Not exact matches

While there have been improvements in the current standard treatments, patients with glioblastoma (GBM), the most common and aggressive form of brain tumor, still suffer from a median survival rate of only 14.6 months and 5 - year overall survival rates of less than 10 %.

The African American mRNA variants encode protein isoforms that make a tumor more aggressive, whereas the protein isoforms generated in European Americans appear to make the tumor less aggressive.

In this study, we found that chloroquine not only has an effect on the growth of the cancer cells, but also makes the tumor environment less aggressive by normalizing the abnormal blood vessels in the tumor,» says Patrizia Agostinis.

Of the 297, 127 people had glioblastoma and 170 had a lower grade glioma, which is also a tumor of glial cells, but less aggressive than glioblastoma.

They found that, by using math models to understand the complex dynamics within cancers, they could use small changes in the environment to promote the growth of cells that are less aggressive and thereby decrease tumor growth.

Certain kinds of tumors have been found to be more aggressive and associated with less than favorable prognoses compared to others.

The researchers found that non-Hispanic white women were more likely to have smaller tumors, and more likely to have the less - aggressive HR + / HER2 - subtype of breast cancer, compared with African - American women, who were more likely to have large tumors, more likely to have the aggressive triple - negative breast cancer, and 40 to 70 percent more likely to be diagnosed at stage 4 of all subtypes of breast cancer.

However, the study did not prove a cause - and - effect link between earlier mammograms and smaller tumors and less aggressive treatment.

THURSDAY, May 3, 2018 (HealthDay News)-- Much of the debate over when to start having mammograms has focused on lives saved, but new research suggests that early screening might also translate into smaller tumors and less aggressive breast cancer treatments.

Neutering has also been shown to make male dogs less aggressive, and it eliminates the risk of testicular tumors.

If the tumor is in an obviously advanced state at the time of the first surgery, then a less aggressive surgery to palliate the infection may be more appropriate.