Sentences with phrase «small cancers found»

For the new study, described in the October 23rd issue of Nature Communications, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston collected tissue samples containing normal cells, ovarian cancers, metastases that had spread elsewhere, and small cancers found in the fallopian tubes, which included single cell layers of cancer called «p53 signatures» and serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma, or STIC lesions.

Not exact matches

Most large studies have found only a very small decrease in risk of colon cancer with the consumption of higher levels of dietary fiber and no decrease in risk of colon cancer recurrence, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.

By the group's calculation, the mass screenings incurred a high likelihood of invasive follow - up testing and anxiety while finding a relatively small number of cancers that would have been lethal if they were caught later.

Even before treatment, cancer patients in the study had a small number of infection - and tumor - fighting T cells that target these unusual proteins, the researchers found.

«A long - standing dream of cancer biology is to find small molecule drug compounds to restore the activity of p53,» Amaro says.

More than 80 % of all skin cancers are BCC, arising from the basal cells (i.e., small, round cells found in the lower layer of the epidermis).

One of the goals of the Center for Chromosome Biology is to establish screening techniques using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to find new targets for anticancer drugs, as well as gain a better understanding of fundamental cancer mechanisms.

In a study that included children and young adults with relapsed or refractory cancer, incorporation of integrative clinical genomic sequencing data into clinical management was feasible, revealed potentially actionable findings in nearly half of the patients, and was associated with change in treatment and family genetics counseling for a small proportion of patients, according to a study in the September 1 issue of JAMA.

We can find small numbers of cancer cells in blood, which really is like searching for a needle in a haystack.»

A new report, analyzing cancer incidence in 478,478 men and women ages 25 to 70 over more than eight years in 10 European countries, found «a very small inverse association between the intake of total fruits and vegetables and cancer risk,» the researchers concluded.

A study of Italians who consume a diet rich in resveratrol — the compound found in red wine, dark chocolate and berries — finds they live no longer than and are just as likely to develop cardiovascular disease or cancer as those who eat or drink smaller amounts of the antioxidant.

The study also found a small increase in cancer risk and alleged that exposure to benzene was a major contributor to the risk.

They found that, by using math models to understand the complex dynamics within cancers, they could use small changes in the environment to promote the growth of cells that are less aggressive and thereby decrease tumor growth.

Each man needs to work within his own limits, and each has different needs nutritionally,» said Focht, who wants to replicate the research with about 200 prostate cancer patients to see if the findings in this small pilot study hold true.

The good news is that we found a small molecule drug being tested in cancers that activates apoptosis and we decided to test it in combination therapy.»

The small, phase 1 trial enrolled 11 patients and found that side - effects were similar in this population as previously reported in larger trials of enzalutamide against prostate cancer.

Unlike earlier, smaller studies, the study found that men with vasectomies were no more likely to develop testicular or prostate cancer.

A small number of these mutations have been found previously in other cancers, and drugs have been developed to target these mutations,» said lead author Raphael Bueno, MD, chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at BWH and co-director of the BWH Lung Center.

This is a rare type of cancer but the findings could be of real benefit to this small but important group of patients with refractory celiac disease.»

While these findings support the importance of neonatal HBV vaccination, the small number of cases of primary liver cancer and other liver diseases observed during the 30 - year follow up, the length of follow - up, and the availability of incomplete data on seroprevalence all limit the accuracy of these findings.

«This large population - based study in women with ICP found increased risks of later hepatobiliary cancer and immune - mediated diseases and a small increased risk of later cardiovascular disease,» explained principal investigator Hanns - Ulrich Marschall, MD, of Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Researchers at Norris Cotton Cancer Center have found an antibody that may be used in future treatments for recurrent small - cell lung cancer, which currently has no effective thCancer Center have found an antibody that may be used in future treatments for recurrent small - cell lung cancer, which currently has no effective thcancer, which currently has no effective therapy.

Cancer biologist Todd Golub at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues developed a way to identify small RNAs from more 200 cancer types and found that different types of cancer harbor different subsets of micrCancer biologist Todd Golub at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues developed a way to identify small RNAs from more 200 cancer types and found that different types of cancer harbor different subsets of micrcancer types and found that different types of cancer harbor different subsets of micrcancer harbor different subsets of microRNAs.

The Genes and Cancer Group at the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program of the IDIBELL has found that the MAX gene, which encodes a partner of the MYC oncogene, is genetically inactivated in small cell lung cCancer Group at the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program of the IDIBELL has found that the MAX gene, which encodes a partner of the MYC oncogene, is genetically inactivated in small cell lung cCancer Epigenetics and Biology Program of the IDIBELL has found that the MAX gene, which encodes a partner of the MYC oncogene, is genetically inactivated in small cell lung cancercancer.

Findings from a small prospective study suggest that androgen receptor V7 (or AR - V7) status does not significantly affect response to taxane chemotherapy in men with metastatic castration - resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

We found that link using small molecules, which means that we now have the tools in hand to suppress what cancer has coopted.

Founded in 2015, STORM Therapeutics is a British - based developer of small - molecule inhibitors of RNA - modifying enzymes for the treatment of cancer.

The latter finding may explain why many cancer patients are unable to tolerate even small doses of chemotherapy due to toxicity.»

Finding cancer early can improve a patient's chances for survival, but small tumors can be difficult to see with scanning techniques such as magnetic resonance...

A new magnetic resonance imaging procedure can spot breast cancer very early in mice, finding the smallest cancers ever detected by MRI.

Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC): Overexpression of CXCR4 is found in SCLC [30, 31, 37] and mediates the migration of SCLC to bone marrow along an SDF - 1 gradient [37].

They find that 7.3 % of bladder, 9.8 % of colon and 14.8 % of head and neck, and 5.6 % of rectal cancers contain the presence of viral RNA, implying that virsuses may have a role in a small fraction of these tumours.

The researchers found that non-Hispanic white women were more likely to have smaller tumors, and more likely to have the less - aggressive HR + / HER2 - subtype of breast cancer, compared with African - American women, who were more likely to have large tumors, more likely to have the aggressive triple - negative breast cancer, and 40 to 70 percent more likely to be diagnosed at stage 4 of all subtypes of breast cancer.

Researchers have found that treating patients who have early stage non-small cell lung cancer with a type of radiotherapy called stereotactic body radiation therapy is associated with a small but increased risk of death from causes other than cancer.

An initial five - year, multicenter study of cryoablation to treat early - stage breast cancer sponsored by the National Cancer Institute found it to be 92 percent effective for complete ablation of invasive breast tumors smaller than 2 centimeters and 100 percent effective for complete ablation of invasive ductal breast cancer tumors smaller than 1 centicancer sponsored by the National Cancer Institute found it to be 92 percent effective for complete ablation of invasive breast tumors smaller than 2 centimeters and 100 percent effective for complete ablation of invasive ductal breast cancer tumors smaller than 1 centiCancer Institute found it to be 92 percent effective for complete ablation of invasive breast tumors smaller than 2 centimeters and 100 percent effective for complete ablation of invasive ductal breast cancer tumors smaller than 1 centicancer tumors smaller than 1 centimeter.

A small slice of RNA inhibits prostate cancer metastasis by suppressing a surface protein commonly found on prostate cancer stem cells.

In both early stage non-small cell lung cancer and limited stage small cell lung cancer, we found evidence of a significant association between continued smoking and recurrence of the primary tumour; in limited stage small cell lung cancer, we found also evidence of a substantial elevation in the incidence of a second primary tumour.

The researchers, studying women with node - negative breast cancer — the small, early tumors sought by mammography — found that by adding E-cadherin to other biomarkers that they have studied they are able to distinguish those patients with a 90 percent long - term survival from those whose survival is only 44 percent.

Assuming that the findings of the review reflected a causal relation between smoking cessation and risk of all cause mortality, we further investigated the data by constructing life tables for a hypothetical group of 100 patients aged 65 years with early stage lung cancer to estimate how many deaths would be prevented by smoking cessation within the non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer populations during five years.

The growth of new blood vessels tends to occur quite early for most cancers; even small tumors found via mammogram frequently have a high microvessel count (MVC).

The scientists removed the gene region containing the risk variant from the mouse genome, and found that as a result the mice were healthy but displayed a small decrease in the expression of a nearby cancer gene, called MYC.

Because of small sample size, the changes in tumor - initiating cell number were not significant (P > 0.05), but these data are supportive of the in vitro findings and suggest that hypoxia may have a positive effect on the tumor - initiating cell population in ER - α — positive breast cancers and a negative effect in ER - α — negative tumors.

And another one in rodents with lung cancer published in Science Translational Medicine in 2014 found that normal doses of vitamin E and smaller doses of acetylcysteine, an antioxidant supplement, appeared to lead to a three-fold increase in the number of tumors and caused them to be more aggressive.

This is a rare type of cancer but the findings could be of real benefit to this small but important group of patients with refractory coeliac disease in the future.»

Among its benefits, one small study on 24 women found the 5:2 diet could help protect against breast cancer.

He had a small bowel perforation almost three weeks ago, during emergency surgery they found a small bowel adenocarcinoma stage II or stage III (they didn't take lymph nodes as this was not thought to be a cancer surgery.)

A 2007 study found that increased whole grain consumption was associated with a small reduction in cancer risk, but that total fiber intake was not (30).

Although the link between fiber intake and risk reduction was small, with a 10 percent risk reduction seen in colon cancer for each 10 grams of fiber eaten a day, the more fiber people ate, the more risk reduction was found.

by Professor Miri Kim at Chungnam National University, along with many others, found that kimchi is effective in preventing cancer and detoxifying heavy metals in the liver, kidney and small intestine.

He found two small colon cancer studies that showed grape consumption can help suppress target genes that stimulate cancer growth.