Sentences with phrase «long as the tumor»

«You can look at it in terms of tumor biology — our current strategy is to treat and then as long as the tumor responds to any degree, to watch for progression without paying much attention to depth of response.

As long as any tumors get removed in a timely fashion she will be healthy.

As long as the tumor has not spread, the outlook for the dog is good.

Not exact matches

In my own experience with group leadership, I believe I was closest to the group with which I shared my anxiety over a long weekend as I waited for a pathologist's report on a tumor taken from my daughter.

Hispanics in California split a long chile pod, boil it and use it as a poultice for swollen glands or to draw out pus from a tumor.

But mutated or dysfunctional Rb is associated with several major cancers and Cyclin D has long been described as an oncogene that promotes cancer because it was believed to inactivate the Rb tumor suppressor function through a process called phosphorylation, which involves phosphate molecules being added to proteins, essentially turning them on or off.

The first long - term study of a pioneering endoscopic laser treatment for early vocal - cord cancer, developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and previously shown to provide optimal voice outcomes, finds that it is as successful as traditional approaches in curing patients» tumors while avoiding the damage to vocal quality caused by radiotherapy or by conventional laser or cold - instrument surgery.

Ongoing studies from the Discher lab are focused on finding that sweet spot with additional tumor models, as well as on how to engineer macrophages for longer - lasting effect.

Because diseases such as cancer tend to evade detection by T - cells» receptors, allowing a tumor to grow unchecked, scientists have long sought «intel» on this process as a means of developing therapies that target malignant cells, but leave healthy cells alone.

Mice injected with breast cancer cells making lots of a long strand of RNA called HOTAIR developed 10 times as many lung tumors as controls (left) did.

Last year, Wittrup showed that delivering antibodies and IL - 2, a signaling molecule that helps to boost immune responses, could halt the growth of aggressive melanoma tumors in mice for as long as the treatment was given.

The authors uncover the cellular and molecular mechanisms, as well as the gene network regulated by Sox9 during the early steps of skin tumor initiation and demonstrates that Sox9 controls the long term maintenance and expansion of oncogene expressing cells by promoting self - renewing division and inhibiting differentiation.

But as malignant cells multiply and form tumors, they release biochemical signals that suppress the immune system and the T - cells no longer function properly.

As rapidly as the animals» tumors shrink, Cliff's stature expands, until, before long, he has co-authored a major paper with Sandy and Marion, NIH has given the lab a big new grant, and People magazine has arrived to photograph the researchers on the way to curing canceAs rapidly as the animals» tumors shrink, Cliff's stature expands, until, before long, he has co-authored a major paper with Sandy and Marion, NIH has given the lab a big new grant, and People magazine has arrived to photograph the researchers on the way to curing canceas the animals» tumors shrink, Cliff's stature expands, until, before long, he has co-authored a major paper with Sandy and Marion, NIH has given the lab a big new grant, and People magazine has arrived to photograph the researchers on the way to curing cancer.

LA JOLLA, CA — A close collaboration between researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the Institute for Advanced Study found that the tumor suppressor p53, long thought of as...

Drew Pardoll, Glenn Dranoff, Elizabeth Jaffee, Hyam Levitsky, and colleagues conduct preclinical studies showing that a vaccine composed of tumor cells irradiated and genetically modified to produce immune system growth factor GM - CSF (granulocyte - macrophage colony - stimulating factor)-- which would become known as the therapeutic cancer vaccine GVAX — could induce potent, specific, and long - lasting anti-tumor immunity in multiple mouse tumor models.

Kidney cancer patients may see long - lasting tumor shrinkage with immunotherapy, which uses the immune system as a weapon to fight cancer.

Studies here are probing questions such as whether and for how long imatinib should be taken after surgical removal of GIST tumors.

However, the long - term genetic stability of this cell type remains to be determined, so as to avoid tumor formation following therapeutic cell transplantations.

Physicists have long provided doctors with tumor - fighting tools such as radiation and proton beams.

Watch and Wait Approach for Prostate Cancer A Johns Hopkins study of 769 men from across the United States recently diagnosed with low - grade prostate cancer supports delaying treatment as long as the cancer's progression and tumor growth are closely monitored through «active surveillance» and there is no dramatic worsening of the disease over time.

Thanks to refined surgical techniques and improved chemotherapy and radiation therapy, the majority of children with brain and spinal cord tumors — collectively known as central nervous system tumors — are now long - term survivors.

Breast cancer research and treatment have long focused on a patient's original tumor as a guide to preventing relapse; however, research suggests that some recurrent cancers are different from the primary tumor and may respond better to different therapies.

However, he did discuss the continuing challenge of mutation heterogeneity in tumors — we can no longer refer to mutations as present or absent, but instead should report their frequency, which represents the proportion of clones with each mutation.

Previous research has revealed a noteworthy association between sugar and cancer, as scientists have long recognized that tumors convert significantly higher amounts of sugar into lactate, compared to healthy tissues.

They are associated with arterial plaque, neoplasia, tumors and a long list of metabolic imbalances.20 - 22 Homocysteine levels are higher in most vegetarians because of inadequate dietary protein and B vitamins (especially B12) in general or excess soy in particular.23 - 26 Soy is marketed as a «perfect protein» because it contains all the essential amino acids, but «contains all» is not the same as contains optimum — and usable — levels and ratios.

If you have had surgery to remove tumors that were the cause of Cushing's Syndrome, that can qualify you for the best insurance rating, as long as at least one year has passed, and there have been no additional symptoms.

That being said, however, there may not be much danger in your veterinarian removing just the cat tumor, as long as he takes very wide and deep margins.

Too many vets are still vaccinating in the scruff of the neck - which has been strongly recommended against since the mid-1990s, since tumors that form there are inoperable; whereas a leg can be amputated when cancer invades there, as long as the vaccines are injected far enough away from the body.

In one study, 93 % of dogs with Grade I tumors treated with surgery alone, survived about four years, while only 47 % of dogs with Grade II tumors and 6 % of dogs with grade III tumors survived this long with surgery as the only treatment.

As a result of improved owner and veterinary care, pets are living much longer and thus are more susceptible to diseases of old age, such as tumorAs a result of improved owner and veterinary care, pets are living much longer and thus are more susceptible to diseases of old age, such as tumoras tumors.

The nasal / sinus tumors were specifically found among the long - nosed breeds such as retrievers and German shepherds.

If there was involvement of the muscular layer, then perhaps amputation does make sense, as long as there is no evidence that this tumor has already spread to other organs.

As long as you are aware of the biologic behavior of the tumor and the clinical and radiographic features of the lesion are compatible with OSA, the limb can be amputated in the absence of a biopsAs long as you are aware of the biologic behavior of the tumor and the clinical and radiographic features of the lesion are compatible with OSA, the limb can be amputated in the absence of a biopsas you are aware of the biologic behavior of the tumor and the clinical and radiographic features of the lesion are compatible with OSA, the limb can be amputated in the absence of a biopsy.

The procedures can help your pets live longer by reducing the occurrence of certain tumors as well as by making them less likely to roam or fight.

Nails that are too long, or torn; the skeleton being off kilter, so the paws are taking more pressure than they should have to; debris such as pine needles, sticky weeds, tiny bits of gravel between the toes, ticks buried between the toes, salt from winter roads, hot pavement, lawn chemicals that cause a burning feeling; growths / tumors, and even cancerous lesions.

Because of his breed and the location of the tumor we were given 2 options of radiation treatment that would shrink the tumor with minimal to no side effects and give Louie the chance to live a pain free life for as long as possible.

For instance, it doesn't help when you have a study that concludes that animals exposed to cellphone radiation lived substantially longer and got more tumors at the end of their significantly extended lives, but the media reports it as CELLPHONES CAUSE TUMORS rather than «animals who live longer tend to get more tumors, and, also, male animals exposed to cellphone radiation lived longer.&tumors at the end of their significantly extended lives, but the media reports it as CELLPHONES CAUSE TUMORS rather than «animals who live longer tend to get more tumors, and, also, male animals exposed to cellphone radiation lived longer.&TUMORS rather than «animals who live longer tend to get more tumors, and, also, male animals exposed to cellphone radiation lived longer.&tumors, and, also, male animals exposed to cellphone radiation lived longer.»