For example, poorly - bred Dalmatians can be unilaterally or bi-laterally deaf; Newfoundlands can have heart problems; Basenjis are susceptible to Fanconi syndrome, a kidney disease; Akitas and Poodles are among a handful of breeds susceptible to sebaceous adenitis, a skin disease; Collies may have Collie eye anomaly; toy breeds are susceptible to patellar luxation (slipping kneecaps); and some breeds have a higher frequency of
particular types of cancer.
The risk of being diagnosed with
particular types of cancer is increased by the minimal amount of fiber consumed on this diet plan.
A recent research study has begun to examine the benefits of green peas with respect to one
particular type of cancer — stomach cancer.
The technique, which captures a molecular fingerprint of the disease, can be used to customize therapy to best fight a patient's
particular type of cancer.
However, despite this success, the use of immunotherapy remains limited by the scarcity of tumor - specific antigens — substances that can trigger an immune system response to
a particular type of cancer.
Imatinib mesylate is the first anti-cancer drug developed specifically to target the molecular defect that causes
a particular type of cancer.
Individuals who have inherited such mutation (s) have a higher risk of developing
that particular type of cancer.
Tumors are notoriously heterogeneous — the product of genetic mutations that may be common in
a particular type of cancer, or exceedingly rare.
In some cases,
this particular type of cancer may become worse within as little as just a few hours.
For example, cancer - specific survival looks at the percentage of patients with
a particular type of cancer, and can be further broken down to look at survival rates for each stage of cancer.
Certain breeds of dogs are genetically predisposed to
particular types of cancers.
This particular type of cancer is rarely found in humans, so the research and information surrounding it are relatively limited.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Companies named in asbestos lawsuits may employ more aggressive defenses as information emerges that other factors can cause
the particular type of cancer that leads to the costliest settlements and verdicts.
Not exact matches
One study in
particular mentions that breastfeeding staves off a
particular type of breast
cancer among women.
Telling people you have
cancer is almost worse than having
cancer because the word «
cancer» strikes a
particular type of fear in people's hearts.
Although mutations can occur anywhere in the human intestine, certain
types of colorectal
cancer tend to develop in
particular locations, suggesting that additional, nongenetic factors contribute to tumor growth and dictate where polyps appear.
Among patients who have this
type of lung
cancer, nearly one in three will carry a
particular genetic mutation on their
cancer cells.
For these people, this not only increases the risk
of advanced liver diseases such as liver cirrhosis and liver
cancer, but also, in
particular type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
A team led by professor Massimiliano Mazzone has demonstrated that the metabolism
of macrophages, a
particular type of white blood cell, can be attuned to prevent the spread
of cancer.
Living in overcrowded conditions appears to protect children and young adults against developing a
particular type of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), a
cancer that originates from the lymphocytes (white blood cells).
«We found that a
particular type of membrane lipid, PIP2, turns the protein to an orientation that allows it to become active and promote
cancer.»
Too much
of one
particular type of fat, or lipid, in a membrane shifts and turns K - Ras, shoving its active portion away from the membrane and into the cell, where it can transmit
cancer - causing signals.
Cancer stem cells, a
type of self - renewing cell found in tumors, are
of particular interest because they are the main cell
type responsible for tumor progression and for resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and therefore a major cause
of tumor recurrence after treatment.
Another research goal is to find out whether the mutation leads to specific
types of tumours or
cancers that are triggered at a
particular time
of life.
Linda Buck
of the Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center and Richard Axel
of Columbia University, both winners
of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, have found that the human nose contains about 1,000 different
types of olfactory neurons, each
type able to detect a
particular set
of chemicals.
Using all the existing data that was available, Andrechek, along with MSU doctoral student Daniel Hollern, analyzed 1,172 mouse mammary tumor samples from 26 different preclinical models and was able to compile one
of the largest databases to show which strains
of mice were best suited to study a
particular type of human breast
cancer.
Scientists are beginning to identify
cancer by its mutations rather than just its tissue
of origin, allowing them to find drugs more precisely targeted to a
particular disease
type.
I'm proof that this
type of cancer isn't limited to a
particular age or sex.
The screening revealed coibamide A to be capable
of killing many
types of cancer cells, but Ishmael decided to focus subsequent studies on two
types in
particular — brain tumors, or glioblastomas, and a breast
cancer subtype known as triple negative breast
cancer.
Risk
of dying from
cancer, for instance, fell as people ate more cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, although this finding came from only a few studies that investigated the benefits
of particular types of produce.
As the name suggests, kinase inhibitors interrupt the function
of kinases — a
particular type of enzyme — and effectively shut down the activity
of proteins that contribute to
cancer.
He adds, «This study was actually a pilot project for a much larger effort within the Center for Molecular Therapeutics to map responses against drug combinations across hundreds
of cancer cell lines, not just melanoma, and look for novel combinations that will benefit subsets
of patients regardless
of the
particular type of tumor they have.
Learning what
type of cell starts a
particular cancer — the «cell
of origin» — is extremely valuable, providing insights into tailored therapies that are most likely to work.
«We showed that there are markers on these stomach tumour cells that indicate they would be responsive to a
type of immunotherapy called immune checkpoint inhibitors, in
particular anti-PDL1 immunotherapy, which is already used with great success in the treatment
of melanoma and certain other
cancers.
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).
In
particular, NOD / SCID / IL2rg -LRB-- / --RRB- mice can support the growth
of various
types of human
cancer cells.
The final stage is headed by Jian Jin, a member
of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive
Cancer Center, will develop new compounds that will allow researchers to even more precisely activate the G - coupled receptors
of individual cell
types in the
particular brain regions.
«We found a strong reduction in the risk
of estrogen - receptor - negative [ER --RSB- breast
cancer in
particular, which is exciting because that
type of tumor, while rarer than estrogen - receptor - positive [ER +] tumors, tends to be aggressive.»
In addition, researchers found that eating carrots reduced the risk
of a
particular type of stomach
cancer — gastric cardia
cancer, which affects the top
of the stomach — by a substantial 38 percent.
Strong reductions
of circulating melatonin are also observed in numerous disorders and diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, various other neurological conditions, pain, cardiovascular diseases, cases
of cancer, endocrine and metabolic disorders, in
particular diabetes
type 2.
Curcumin inhibits the growth and spread
of different
types of cancer cells, in
particular leukemia, hepatic, colorectal, pancreatic, gastric, prostate, breast, and oral
cancers.
In
particular, black beans are packed with amazing health benefits which include the prevention
of cardiovascular disease and a reduced risk
of certain
types of cancer.
Click on any disease
type below for more information about the definition, risk factors, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
of that
particular form
of cancer.
Dr. Giuffrida performs all
types of soft tissue surgery, while offering
particular expertise in surgery for
cancer patients.
Educate yourself on the
types of cancer your
particular pet could be at a higher risk for.
We know, also, that some breeds
of animals are genetically more susceptible to certain
types of cancer just as people can be more at risk
of a
particular cancer if their parents or other close relatives had the disease.
Many breeds have only a moderate risk
of developing
cancer, often
of a specific
type particular to that breed.