Sentences with word «noncancerous»

As they reported in Science, they designed an RNA - based circuit that was simpler but could still distinguish modified cancer cells from noncancerous cells and, more important, trigger the cancer cells to self - destruct.

Stimulate noncancerous growth of the prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) and growth of existing prostate cancer

Arenas, 34, has a history of noncancerous cysts in her breasts so last summer when her gynecologist found some lumps in her breast and sent her for an ultrasound to rule out cancer, she wasn't worried.

The finding suggests that therapies under development that target the cell division pathway may hold great promise for NF1 patients, who develop numerous noncancerous tumors and have a highly elevated risk for several kinds of cancer.

Many of the above signs are also seen with noncancerous conditions but they still warrant prompt attention by a veterinarian to determine the cause.

Because the RNPC1 gene is located at a chromosome that is frequently overexpressed in human cancers, including lymphomas, the researchers examined the expression of RNPC1 in spontaneously occurring dog lymphomas and in noncancerous canine lymph node tissue.

For breast pain associated with noncancerous breast disease: a typical dose of 4 grams of vaginal cream containing 2.5 % natural progesterone is placed inside the vagina from the 19th to the 25th day of a 28 - day cycle.

For reducing vaginal bleeding and reversing the thickening of the lining of the uterus in premenopausal women with noncancerous endometrial hyperplasia: a dose of 100 mg progesterone cream placed inside the vagina daily from day 10 to day 25 of a 28 - day cycle has been used.

3D radiation treatment planning system to enhance the radiation oncologist's ability to precisely target cancer cells while protecting noncancerous tissue

«Currently a majority of patients undergo colon resections for large polyps that don't harbor any cancer cells, which means in many cases a person's colon is being removed for noncancerous reasons, based on subjective criteria,» said lead study author Emre Gorgun, MD, FACS, FASCRS, a staff surgeon in the department of colorectal surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.

Here, in psoriasis, their numbers were doubled, sometimes tripled, but this was noncancerous skin.

Arenas, 34, has a history of noncancerous cysts in her breasts so last summer when her gynecologist found some lumps in her breast and sent her for an ultrasound to rule out cancer, she wasn't worried.

In the imaging study, neither method definitely determined cancerous lesions from noncancerous ones and, surprisingly to the researchers, more than half the lesions thought to be cancerous on imaging turned out to be benign changes.

Widespread breast screening has led to early detection and a new dilemma: whether to aggressively treat noncancerous lesions that may never become invasive or whether to «watch and wait.»

«The significant finding of this research is that only 8 percent of patients who underwent colectomy for a large, apparently benign polyp had cancer, which means that 92 percent of patients had their colon removed for noncancerous reasons,» Dr. Gorgun said.

The virus can not infect noncancerous cells, Kirn explained, because researchers deleted its thymidine kinase gene, which it needs to replicate in the body.

Combining single - cell genomics and computational techniques, a research team including Paul Robson, Ph.D., director of single - cell biology at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), has defined cell - type composition of cancerous cells from 11 colorectal tumors, as well as adjacent noncancerous cells, a key to more targeted diagnosis and treatment.

«Given that the initial result is a false - positive, it is possible that the abnormal pattern, while noncancerous, is a radiographic marker associated with subsequent cancer.»

Among the risks, testosterone therapy contributes to sleep apnea, stimulates noncancerous growth of the prostate and stimulates growth of existing prostate cancer.

Antioxidants protect noncancerous cells from the toxicity of chemotherapy and prevent free - radical damage involved in cancer development and treatment.

The majority is due to «bad luck,» that is, random mutations arising during DNA replication in normal, noncancerous stem cells.

A small percentage of women can develop benign, noncancerous nodules on their gums during pregnancy.

President Donald Trump tweets his wife, Melania, will remain hospitalized for two to three days, recuperating for undisclosed, noncancerous kidney condition.

Over time, Gelhaus spun an independent interest in the contribution of environmental compounds to noncancerous lung and airway diseases out of her original project.

Still, the authors conclude that the number and uniformity of the patient population in this study make it possible to comment on the risk of undiagnosed cancer in apparently noncancerous colorectal polyps and the consequences of not making that diagnosis preoperatively.

The Pap test can also find noncancerous conditions, such as infections and inflammation.

The findings were based on changes in levels of RNA (molecules that carry instructions from DNA or genetic material) in samples of noncancerous prostate tissue taken before and three months after the men started the study.

To determine whether L1CAM has a role in cancer, the researchers looked for its protein in normal skin cells, cultured noncancerous cells, and aggressive melanomas from 11 patients.

«Game changer: Biomarker identified for noncancerous pancreatic cysts.»

Gardasil protects against two strains responsible for 70 percent of all cervical cancer cases and another two that cause noncancerous genital warts.

The researchers conducted additional studies of the virus using brain tissue from epilepsy patients and showed that the virus does not infect noncancerous brain cells.

When the researchers tested the circuit in vitro, they found that it was able to detect ovarian cancer cells from amongst other noncancerous ovarian cells and other cell types.

Pheochromocytomas are rare, usually noncancerous tumors that form inside the adrenal glands, while paragangliomas are similar tumors that develop outside the glands.

They started by comparing cancer stem cells to noncancerous neural stem cells.

Cowden syndrome (CS) is a genetic disorder characterized by multiple noncancerous growths (hamartomas) and an increased risk of cancers, most commonly in the breast, uterus and thyroid.

Some lumps may be noncancerous changes or benign, fluid - filled cysts, but they should be checked by your physician.)

Prostate cancer symptoms may be confused with signs of other common but noncancerous disorders, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, Kutikov said.

Noncancerous thyroid disease also includes lumps, or nodules, in the thyroid gland that are benign and not cancerous.

One study showed that when curcumin is used together with tamoxifen in treating melanoma (the deadliest form of skin cancer), the combined therapy selectively killed cancerous cells while preserving noncancerous cells.

Lipomas are noncancerous fatty tumors affecting many older dogs.

A colonoscopy is negative and an ultrasonography shows a modestly enlarged uterus with three uterine fibroids, noncancerous growths of the uterus.

Fibroids are noncancerous tumors on the uterus that affect approximately 30 percent of women ages 30 to 45.

JAX researchers at the Bar Harbor - based lab's Farmington, Conn., genomic research facility and collaborators in Singapore defined the composition of cancerous cells from 11 colorectal tumors and their adjacent noncancerous cells.

This could allow researchers to watch complex processes such as cell signaling in cancerous and noncancerous tissue, according to a study published today in Developmental Cell.

For current breast cancer screening methods such as mammography, the challenges are access to screening, compliance, detection of some disease that is indolent and need not be treated, detection of noncancerous lesions that undergo biopsy, and failure to detect some disease that does need to be treated.

A noncancerous tumor doesn't need removal, but your doctor may schedule you for regular checkups to monitor its growth.

An intraductal papilloma is a noncancerous breast tumor that forms in a milk duct.

A papilloma is a noncancerous (benign) tumor that can be associated with bloody discharge.