Sentences with phrase «specific causes of cancer»

Although the specific causes of cancer in cats is currently unknown, many experts consider the feline leukemia virus to be a contributor.

We do not know the specific causes of the cancers.

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To guide the spending of that money, the National Institute of Medicine made a priority list of situations for which data about outcomes are badly needed — for instance, comparing the effectiveness of various medical and behavioral interventions to prevent the elderly from falling (the complications of which are a leading cause of death), comparing assorted drugs and surgeries alone or in combination in the treatment of specific cancers, comparing the effectiveness of different implants and devices for treating hearing loss, and so forth.

The study, which examined the association between infertility and mortality as well as specific causes of death, also showed that women with a history of infertility have a 20 percent increased risk of cancer - related mortality.

The most common type of skin lymphoma is caused by the fact that specific immune cells — CD4 - T - lymphocyttes — turn into cancer cells.

The researchers said the cancer is likely underreported, and although it appears to be linked with a certain type of implant, more research is needed to identify the specific cause.

PE: To progress toward cancer, you need a few specific genes to be mutated, within a limited number of cell divisions, to cause the cells to divide uncontrollably.

The research team identified potential deceased donors based on specific criteria such as a ventilated inpatient death of a patient 75 years or younger, without multi-organ system failure, sepsis, or cancer, and whose cause of death was consistent with organ donation — which includes neurologic determination of death (DNDD) or circulatory determination of death (DCDD).

The task force makes specific surveillance and management recommendations for those affected by a genetic condition called Lynch syndrome, the most common cause of inherited colorectal cancer, accounting for approximately 3 percent, or more than 4,000, of the newly diagnosed cases in the U.S. each year.

Large trials showed exercise's association with reduced all - cause mortality and that self - reported moderately vigorous physical activity led to lower risk of all - cause and cancer - specific mortality.

To investigate the association of smoking, before and after diagnosis, with all - cause and colorectal cancer - specific mortality among colorectal cancer survivors, researchers led by Dr. Peter Campbell identified 2,548 people newly diagnosed with invasive, non-metastatic colorectal cancer from among 184,000 adults in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Stucancer - specific mortality among colorectal cancer survivors, researchers led by Dr. Peter Campbell identified 2,548 people newly diagnosed with invasive, non-metastatic colorectal cancer from among 184,000 adults in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Stucancer survivors, researchers led by Dr. Peter Campbell identified 2,548 people newly diagnosed with invasive, non-metastatic colorectal cancer from among 184,000 adults in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Stucancer from among 184,000 adults in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention StuCancer Society's Cancer Prevention StuCancer Prevention Study II.

What's more, say the researchers, the cancer - causing effects of off - target deletions mistakenly created by the V (D) J enzyme need to be considered in designing site - specific enzymes for genome modification such as zinc - finger nucleases, TALENS, or CRISPRs.

Additionally, significant numbers of diagnosed prostate cancers are of low grade and will not cause symptoms or disease - specific mortality.

However, these studies tended to lack long - term follow - up, evaluated limited patient numbers, had differences in medication after surgery between both groups and lacked the data on cause of death that are needed to evaluate breast cancer - specific survival.

A considerably superior survival, both specific to breast cancer and from any cause of death, was found for BCT in the early stage T1 - 2N0 - 1M0 cancers in both time cohorts,» says Prof Siesling.

«We have shown that a specific microRNA can drive the development of bowel cancers and is a key «worker» responsible for putting into action the instructions from many cancer - causing mutations.

Although scientists are not sure what the specific causes of testicular cancer are, there are some factors which may raise a man's risk of developing the disease.

When there is a mutation or factor associated with the cancer that results in the cancer - specific secretion of a protein, that protein can recognize and bind a nanobutton and «press» the nanobutton to cause the release of toxin.

In such patients whose cancer has not yet spread, a rapid rise in prostate - specific antigen (PSA) levels warns of the near - term development of metastases, the major cause of complications and death from prostate cancer.

This laid the groundwork for studies on the molecular causes of this specific cancer type that would be impossible in humans.

Researchers in NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) integrate tissue profiling into studies examining the causes of cancer to better understand the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells (carcinogenesis) and to pinpoint factors associated with risk for developing specific molecular or genomic subCancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) integrate tissue profiling into studies examining the causes of cancer to better understand the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells (carcinogenesis) and to pinpoint factors associated with risk for developing specific molecular or genomic subcancer to better understand the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells (carcinogenesis) and to pinpoint factors associated with risk for developing specific molecular or genomic subcancer cells (carcinogenesis) and to pinpoint factors associated with risk for developing specific molecular or genomic subtypes.

T cell exclusion, which also occurs in several types of human adenocarcinomas, causes antagonists of T cell checkpoints to be ineffective, despite the presence of cancer - specific CD8 + T cells.

Due to prostate specific antigen testing (PSA), most of these cancers are detected early, long before they cause symptoms.

The study used established methods to see if specific types of nanotubes have the potential to cause mesothelioma — a cancer of the lung lining that can take 30 - 40 years to appear following exposure.

«The lesson from Gleevec for cancer treatment is simple: if you understand what's driving the growth of the cancer and develop a specific drug to target that cause, you can obtain remarkable results,» said Druker.

The lesson from Gleevec for cancer treatment is simple: if you understand what's driving the growth of the cancer and develop a specific drug to target that cause, you can obtain remarkable results.

In a life table model, assuming that these observations arose from a causal relation, we estimated the benefits of cessation to be substantial; the benefits on all cause mortality seem likely to be mainly due to reduced progression of cancer rather than prevention of cardiorespiratory disease, but no studies reported cancer specific death rates to confirm this.

These comprehensive epigenomic profiles enable us to understand the cause, function, and consequence of cancer - specific epigenetic changes.

«Cancer is a major burden for all racial and ethnic groups in San Francisco, but the impact falls disproportionately upon specific racial and socioeconomic groups, causing persistent disparities,» said first author Robert A. Hiatt, MD, PhD, professor in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and associate director of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Thanks to I - chlor's photosensitizing property, laser light of specific wavelengths applied to a tumor containing it causes cancer cells to overheat, killing them without affecting normal cells.

As our aim was to indicate general tissue specific carcinogenic properties, we used all the known subtypes of these cancers, including (1) hyper mutated and non-hypermutated colon cancers; (2) lung adenocarcinomas, large cell carcinomas, and squamous cell carcinomas (3) HER2 positive, basal, luminal A and luminal B breast cancers; and (4) hepatitis B or hepatitis C, cirrhosis or other agent causing hepatocellular carcinoma data.

«Cancer occurs only when a cancer - causing agent has occurred in a very specific window of development,» says Irma H. Russo, MD, chief of the molecular endocrinology section of the Breast Cancer Research Laboratory at Fox Chase Cancer Center, in Philadelphia, and a researcher into the impact of hormone disrupters on female develoCancer occurs only when a cancer - causing agent has occurred in a very specific window of development,» says Irma H. Russo, MD, chief of the molecular endocrinology section of the Breast Cancer Research Laboratory at Fox Chase Cancer Center, in Philadelphia, and a researcher into the impact of hormone disrupters on female develocancer - causing agent has occurred in a very specific window of development,» says Irma H. Russo, MD, chief of the molecular endocrinology section of the Breast Cancer Research Laboratory at Fox Chase Cancer Center, in Philadelphia, and a researcher into the impact of hormone disrupters on female develoCancer Research Laboratory at Fox Chase Cancer Center, in Philadelphia, and a researcher into the impact of hormone disrupters on female develoCancer Center, in Philadelphia, and a researcher into the impact of hormone disrupters on female development.

It can even tell you if you have one of the specific strains (often HPV 16 or 18) that cause cervical cancer, though it won't say if you have the disease.

Science Daily; Specific Sugar Molecule Causes Growth of Cancer Cells 4.

Refined processed carbohydrates are the major cause of weight gain, obesity, specific skin conditions, and many diet related diseases including heart disease, hypertension, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, and obesity.

In 2012, the Cochrane Collaboration, an international organization devoted to summarizing scientific evidence on health, released a report on the effect of general health checks — an annual physical, if you will — on a variety of health outcomes, including the incidence of illness, hospitalization, disability and mortality, both overall and due to specific causes, such as cancer or cardiovascular disease.

Thus very few individuals actually have a probability of cancer from indoor air pollution, and after a cancer is suffered, it is difficult to prove that indoor air pollution was the cause of this specific cancer.

Before going into the merits of the specific nutritional requirements of dogs with cancer, it would be useful to examine the various mechanisms by which cancer causes — in the long run — such a debilitating loss in body condition.

Causes of this disease may include differing types of immunodeficiency disorders, a hypersensitivity to specific oral bacteria, drug reactions, and other systemic organ diseases — including kidney failure, cancers, and diabetes mellitus.

Chronic infections or ingestion of chemicals may play a role in the development of cancers but we do not know the specific causes in animals.

There are no specific tests for kennel cough, so your veterinarian will exclude other causes of non productive cough such as heart disease, fungal and parasitic infections such as heartworm disease, a collapsing trachea, and cancer.

Because IBD simply refers to inflammation of the GI tract without a specific cause, the symptoms of this disease are similar to other GI problems of cats and dogs including parasites, various infectious diseases, certain cancers, food intolerance, allergies and other health issues.

While it is not yet known what causes the mutations to occur, research has suggested that a hormone imbalance involving testosterone may play a role in this specific type of cancer.

When lymphocytes and plasma cells are the predominant cell types the most likely underlying causes are sensitivities to dietary components (wheat gluten is one example), parasites, bacterial toxins, cancers, heritable tendencies (occurs in Basenjis and wheaten terriers), and again a big group of dogs where a specific underlying cause isn't identifiable, or the idiopathic cases.

Because it's the feeding of foods and specific things that contain many additives and ingredients difficult to process, which generally cause cancer.

As with many cancers, the specific cause of transitional cell carcinoma is speculative or unknown.

«[Animal tests] can include skin and eye irritation tests where chemicals are rubbed onto the shaved skin or dripped into the eyes of rabbits; repeated oral force - feeding studies lasting weeks or months to look for signs of general illness or specific health hazards, such as cancer or birth defects; and even widely condemned «lethal dose» tests, in which animals are forced to swallow massive amounts of a test chemical to determine the dose that causes death.»

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