Sentences with phrase «other cancer types such»

The findings may be applicable to other cancer types such as lung cancer or melanoma, they say.

Not exact matches

«We'd like to extend this further to examine for driver genes in other types of lung cancer, such as squamous cell lung cancer.»

Fior and colleagues plan to do that with a larger group of colorectal cancer patients and with patients who have other types of cancer, such as breast cancer.

«Our findings suggest that this new drug combination would also help patients with this type of aggressive breast cancer as well as other cancers, such as lung, prostate and ovarian cancers,» Dr. Rassool says.

The study published in Cancer Cell shows that exosomes from tumor cells of breast cancer (and other tumor types such as ovarian and endometrial) are different in size and composition than those of healthy Cancer Cell shows that exosomes from tumor cells of breast cancer (and other tumor types such as ovarian and endometrial) are different in size and composition than those of healthy cancer (and other tumor types such as ovarian and endometrial) are different in size and composition than those of healthy cells.

It will, therefore, be very interesting and potentially promising if similar effects are seen in other cancer types, such as lung cancer,» Balkwill noted.

«But mounting evidence confirming angiotropism and EVMM has revolutionized the knowledge of how cancer spreads through the body to the point that other scientists have confirmed the process in other solid tumor cell types such as pancreatic cancer.»

The team also found that there were also cases of other cancer types in families with these hereditary mutations such as leukemias and brain tumours.

Marcus stresses that SaGA can be applied to additional cell types or environments, or other types of cancer cell behavior such as drug resistance.

Similar types of reminders have been done with other preventive services such as colon and breast cancer screenings and flu shots.

LVI has also been identified as an independent prognostic factor in other types of cancer, such as breast cancer or bladder cancer.

The research team is also developing and testing the system for use by people with other types of cancer and long - term conditions such as heart failure.

TNBC is deadly because, unlike other types of breast cancers such as estrogen receptor (ER) positive or HER2 amplified breast tumours which have effective targeted therapy, TNBC tumours do not respond to targeted therapy.

On the drinking - water front, researchers from IBM, Central Glass, Ltd., of Japan, the King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Saudi Arabia, and the University of Texas at Austin are developing a new type of membrane that is resistant to damage by chlorine (the chemical most often used prevent bacterial growth in water supplies) and designed to filter out salts and harmful toxins in water such as arsenic (long - term exposure of which has been linked to cancer and other ailments) potentially creating new sources of drinking water.

In further studies, they plan to explore the role of autophagy in immune reactions toward other tumor cell types, to determine whether such therapies might be effective in a broad range of cancers.

PD -1-blocking agents such as nivolumab, pembrolizumab and atezolizumab are part of a class of drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors, and many cancer researchers are now trying to figure out how to enhance their activity by combining them with other types of drugs.

Jacks» lab is now investigating the roles of genes associated with other types of lung cancer, such as small cell lung cancer.

Some cancer types, even when cancerous cells have traveled to other areas of the body, such as testicular seminoma and leukaemias and lymphomas in children, can have high cure rates if appropriate treatment is provided.

Checkpoint inhibitors such as ipilimumab, nivolumab and pembrolizumab have had a dramatic impact on treatment of several tumor types, including melanoma, lung cancer, head and neck cancers and others.

So a drug that targets one of these for a specific cancer, such as breast, may work against other types, such as lung.

Depending on characteristics such as how many tumor cells, blood vessel cells, and immune cells are touching each other, the tumor microenvironment can nearly triple the chance that a common type of breast cancer (estrogen - receptor positive / HER2 negative) that has reached the lymph nodes will also metastasize, Condeelis and colleagues showed in a 2014 study of 3,760 patients.

These changes can be benign, but they can also promote diseases such as certain cancers, or confer increased risk to other diseases, such as HIV infection or certain types of kidney ailments.

The study relates to a particular type of vaccine (killed) against a particular virus, influenza, though the findings might hold true for other killed vaccines and for those vaccines consisting only of proteins produced by GM in bacteria, yeast or insect cells, against diseases such as hepatitis B (HBV) and human papilloma virus (HPV, the causative agent of cervical cancer).

Following a period of intensive meditation, genes involved with the infectious cycle may get downregulated along with related host genes regulating protein synthesis, an explanation that is supported by other stress reduction interventions that have shown increased innate antiviral activity, such as upregulated Type 1 interferon activity.40 Shorter telomeres in population - based studies have been predictive of earlier onset of chronic diseases of aging, including diabetes, 41 cardiovascular disease9 and certain cancers.42

A large observational study found that use of short - acting calcium channel blockers (CCBs) for hypertension is associated with increased incidence of pancreatic cancer among postmenopausal women, when compared with the use of other types of antihypertensive medication and never - use of such agents.

This benefit of taking aspirin was seen after the researchers adjusted for other factors such as sex, age, cancer state, type of treatment, and other health conditions.

Free radicals are famous for reducing the appearance of aging and blocking a host of viruses and other inflammatory diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes.

And, just like most of the other spices in this list, animal studies have shown that capsaicin can combat certain types of cancer such as lung and liver cancers.

Squamous cell carcinomas in people of color, especially African Americans, are often associated with other conditions (such as a non-healing wound or immune suppression), he says, and this skin cancer type has a worse prognosis than when it strikes fair - skinned people.

Today's birth control pills can have health benefits for some women, such as a lower risk of some kinds of cancer.5 Also, different brands and types of birth control pills (and other forms of hormonal birth control) can increase your risk for some health problems and side effects.

Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Temple University Health System found that omega - 3 fatty acids from foods such as salmon effectively slowed or stopped cancerous cell growth in triple - negative breast cancer cells more effectively than cells from other types of the diCancer Center and the Temple University Health System found that omega - 3 fatty acids from foods such as salmon effectively slowed or stopped cancerous cell growth in triple - negative breast cancer cells more effectively than cells from other types of the dicancer cells more effectively than cells from other types of the disease.

One type of phytonutrient especially abundant in whole grains such as buckwheat are plant lignans, which are converted by friendly flora in our intestines into mammalian lignans, including one called enterolactone that is thought to protect against breast and other hormone - dependent cancers as well as heart disease.

Free radicals can cause degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, some types of cancer, and others.

When we stopped eating as our prehistoric forager ancestors ate, we began to suffer from the diseases of civilization such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, some cancers, and others.

This unhealthy ratio, to which commercial mayonnaise and other processed foods contribute, increases your risk of developing heart diseases, some cancers, Type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis, as well as inflammatory and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.

Other associated secondary problems include chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and many others.

Provide and support healthy body functions such as normalizing blood sugar and clotting, maintaining oxygen levels in the cells, acting as a natural antidepressant, protecting against any type of cancer and being a precursor for other hormones.

Research shows that a low - fat, whole food, plant - based diet results in optimum health, as it can prevent, and even reverse chronic degenerative conditions such as cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and other autoimmune disorders.

There are some other medical conditions such as hypothyroidism, myxedema, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), thyroid cancer, thyrotoxicosis, rheumatoid arthritis, pernicious anemia, autoimmune collagen vascular disease and type 1 diabetes where the level of thyroid antibodies is mild to moderately elevated.

The doctor reading your mammogram will be looking for different types of breast changes, such as small white spots called calcifications, lumps or tumors called masses, and other suspicious areas that could be signs of cancer.

One type of phytonutrient especially abundant in whole grains such as barley are plant lignans, which are converted by friendly flora in our intestines into mammalian lignans, including one called enterolactone that is thought to protect against breast and other hormone - dependent cancers as well as heart disease.

It is important to note that these symptoms may also be signs of other diseases or conditions, such as an infection, injury, or another type of breast cancer that is locally advanced.

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Even in households with a single rabbit, spaying or neutering has benefits: It can protect your rabbit from several types of cancer and reduce or eliminate aggression, as well as other undesirable behaviour, such as spraying, mounting, destructive chewing, and biting.

While genetics and environmental factors can play a role in the disease's development, other variables such as toxins, radiation, and tumor viruses, as well as hormones can also be responsible for causing several types of cancer.

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

Other types of cancer may or may not have such obvious signs.

It is done to prevent unwanted pregnancies, help control the pet population, and to decrease the risk of dangerous health conditions such as mammary (breast) cancer, uterine infections, and other types of cancers.

Cancers in dogs, such as bone cancer, lymphoma and many other types of tumors, are almost identical to those same kinds found in humans and they tend to develop faster and run their course quicker, so it's an ideal way to see if a certain therapy will work.

Even in households with a single rabbit, spaying or neutering has plenty of benefits: It can protect your rabbit from several types of cancer and reduce or eliminate aggression, as well as other undesirable behavior, such as spraying, mounting, destructive chewing, and biting.