Sentences with phrase «of spread to the lung»

Typically amputation of the affected bone is performed (whenever possible) but due to the high prevalence of spread to the lungs, survival rates for osteosarcoma are generally poor.

Since 90 % of osteosarcomas will spread to the lungs, it is vital that systemic chemotherapy is started immediately, even if there is no radiographic evidence of spread to the lungs.

The majority of dogs have metastasis at the time of diagnosis, but few will have radiographic evidence of spread to the lung.

Not exact matches

Under Gupta's guidance, Mitacs has worked with 60 universities and more than 6,000 companies to solve real - world challenges — from building better tools to locate lung tumours to modelling the spread of forest fires.

The pope had lung cancer, which spread to the rest of his body, Doss said.

The chamber was silent as Republican Senator Tom Libous of Binghamton gave a moving speech about his five - year battle with prostate cancer, which has now spread into his lungs and which requires him to get chemotherapy every 21 days.

The spread of melanoma to Bob Marley's lungs and brain caused his death.

Most of the commonly occurring cancers, notably breast, prostate, and lung cancer, spread (metastasize) to bone; I was set to the task of studying the role of a transcription factor (gene - expression regulator), NF B (nuclear factor kappa B), in cancer metastasis.

Tom Stutz, 74, of Sherman Oaks, California, was diagnosed in June 2011 with melanoma that had spread to his lung, liver and other parts of his body.

In the Cell study, Dr. Massagué, with Fellow Manuel Valiente, PhD, and other team members, found that in mouse models of breast and lung cancer — two tumor types that often spread to the brain — many cancer cells that enter the brain are killed by astrocytes.

The main reason why people die of cancer is that the cancer cells spread to form daughter tumours, or metastases, in vital organs, such as the lungs and liver.

Led by associate professor of pathology and Yale Cancer Center member Don Nguyen, PhD, the researchers analyzed RNA from patients with disease that was limited to the lungs as well as cancers that had spread.

Among other tests, they looked at tissue samples of breast cancer that had spread to the liver, lung and other organs.

The influenza virus turns infected lung cells into factories that churn out thousands of copies of the virus to spread the infection.

Soares: Well the H and the N refer to two proteins on the virus surface that help it infect cells and also spread from cell to cell once they are in the lungs, in case of birds in the gut, as well.

Few existing treatments offer durable survival benefits for patients whose NSCLC has spread past the lungs, due in part to the aggressive nature of lung cancer and its propensity to progress, even following treatment.

The group also discovered that a subtype of BLBC that tended to spread to the lungs quickly had high IL13RA2 levels.

Tuberculosis (TB) tricks the immune system into attacking the body's lung tissue so the bacteria are allowed to spread to other people, new research from the University of Southampton suggests.

By blocking these in lung endothelial cells, the researchers were able to slow lung tumor growth in mice and also reduce the spread of metastatic tumors.

By identifying the cause of this metastasis — which often happens quickly in lung cancer and results in a bleak survival rate — Salk scientists are able to explain why some tumors are more prone to spreading than others.

Although scientists first mapped the genetic structure of P. aeruginosa 15 years ago, efforts to pinpoint how it behaves during an infection and which genes would need to be turned off to stop its spread have been hampered in part by the difficulty of mimicking the unique conditions of a cystic fibrosis patient's lungs.

Nevertheless, the survival rate for lung cancer is dismal: 80 percent of patients die within five years of diagnosis largely due to the disease's aggressive tendency to spread throughout the body.

This shows promise for breast cancer patients as diagnosing and treating the breast cancer at early stages means there is a greater chance of preventing cancer cells spreading to other tissues, such as the lungs, brain and bone.

Because these receptors are mainly found deep inside the human lung, patients developed very severe illness that frequently left them too sick to spread SARS to many others; the people most at risk were health care workers who take care of patients.

SLex is also found on the surface of lung cancer cells and colon cancer cells, which are also seeking E-selectin sites to attach themselves to as they spread around the body.

Of those that had the high - risk signature, cancer spread to the lungs in 55 %, in spite of chemotherapy treatment, whereas only 10 % of the others showed cancer migration to the lungs — and even then, the lungs were not the principal or most aggressive site, the team reports 28 July in NaturOf those that had the high - risk signature, cancer spread to the lungs in 55 %, in spite of chemotherapy treatment, whereas only 10 % of the others showed cancer migration to the lungs — and even then, the lungs were not the principal or most aggressive site, the team reports 28 July in Naturof chemotherapy treatment, whereas only 10 % of the others showed cancer migration to the lungs — and even then, the lungs were not the principal or most aggressive site, the team reports 28 July in Naturof the others showed cancer migration to the lungs — and even then, the lungs were not the principal or most aggressive site, the team reports 28 July in Nature.

Cancer biologist Joan Massagué of the Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center in New York City uncovered the new clues by studying breast cancer metastasis, in which malignant cells tend to spread to the bones and lungs.

«Scientists step closer to halting spread of lung cancer.»

Scientists at the Universities of York and Texas have found that a component of cancer cells, which acts like a «cellular post office», could be the key to preventing the spread of lung cancer to other parts of the body.

We have developed pre-clinical models to identify genes, both in the tumour cells and in the microenvironment that regulate the spread of cancer to specific organs such as the liver, lungs and brain.

In the presence of a tumour, the activity of neutrophils can be modified to support the spread of cancer cells to other organs, such as the lung.

For Jerry «JT» Burk, a 66 - year - old architect from Houston and one of Kopetz's patients, the trial came along when his colorectal cancer had spread to his lungs and he was almost out of options.

The cells in turn move from lungs to other parts or organs of the body and spread cancer.

Results presented at the Federation of Infections Societies Conference in Cardiff highlighted the dangers posed by particular strains of MRSA which are spread outside of hospitals and can lead to a serious lung condition called necrotising pneumonia.

Researchers from the Universities of York and Texas have discovered that the Golgi apparatus, commonly referred as the «Cellular Post Office» plays an important role in spreading cancer from lungs to other parts of the body.

It can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body, most often the lungs, other bones, and other soft tissue.

However, some testicular tumors can grow aggressively and metastasize (spread) to other parts of the body, most commonly to the lymph nodes, lungs, liver and central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.

Metastatic melanoma refers to a cancer that has spread from the skin to other parts of the body, most frequently the lungs, muscle and liver.

«Metastatic» breast cancer means it has spread to other parts of your body, such as the lungs, bones, liver, or brain.

It belongs to the self - propelled autonomic nervous system, but by actively focusing on your breath and the movements of your diaphragm, you can influence the system enormously through the vagus nerve that spreads from your brain to your lungs, heart and other organs.

Lung cancer is also somewhat unique in that it can spread to the bones of the hand and feet.

From 1999 to 2005, Armstrong won seven consecutive Tour de France titles inspiring millions as a cancer survivor who had not only beaten an an aggressive bout of testicular cancer in 1996 that had spread to his abdomen, lungs, brain and lymph nodes, but bounced back to become a world champion.

Uterine cancer can spread rapidly to other organs of the body such as the liver, lungs and even the skin and it is not treatable once it reaches this point.

Chronic oral disease can spread bacteria to other parts of the body such as the lungs, heart, liver, and kidneys.

These infections have the potential to spread to vital organs in the body such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys, which is why it's important to check your dog's teeth and gums regularly for signs of problems.

The limitations of the chemo beads Although cisplatin beads are often effective at preventing or slowing the cancer from coming back, they do not prevent spreading (metastasis), e.g. to the lungs.

This type of cancer rarely spreads (metastasizes) to other parts of the body such as lymph nodes and the lungs.

The goal was to see if we can slow or stop the formation of lung metastasis (spread of tumor to your dog's lungs which occurs in over 90 % of cases).

Certain types of bacteria can accumulate in your dog's mouth, and may eventually spread to their kidneys, lungs, liver, and heart — damaging them permanently.

The tumors are locally invasive and spread (metastasize) to the adjacent lymph nodes (glands) as well to more distant parts of the body such as the lungs.