Sentences with phrase «such tumors grow»

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Have I seen what I could call a bona fide miracle (such as a leg grow or a tumor disappear..

Several studies have supported a role for cancer stem cells in the aggressive brain tumors called glioblastoma, but those studies involved inducing human tumors to grow in mice, and as such their relevance to cancer in humans has been questioned.

As tumors grow and develop, they shed micro-metastases, clusters of a few cells that take up residence in far - flung organs such as the brain, liver and bone.

In some cases such as ovarian cancer, however, drug - free intervals are needed to allow patient recovery from side effects, during which tumors can sometimes begin to grow again or develop resistance to the drugs being used.

Block or remove the estrogen with different types of drugs, such as the commonly prescribed tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors, and the tumor stops growing.

As such, their tumors grow more quickly.

In stage T4a larynx cancer the tumor grows through the thyroid cartilage and / or into tissues beyond the larynx, such as the thyroid gland, trachea, esophagus, tongue muscles, or neck muscles.

Because diseases such as cancer tend to evade detection by T - cells» receptors, allowing a tumor to grow unchecked, scientists have long sought «intel» on this process as a means of developing therapies that target malignant cells, but leave healthy cells alone.

These proteins, such as endostatin, inhibit the growth of blood vessels that the tumors need to grow and spread (ScienceNOW, 23 January 1997).

When such DNA damage occurs, proteins known as PARPs move to the site of damage and begin to mend these broken strands of DNA, allowing cancerous cells and tumors to recover, grow and proliferate, thereby escaping the effects of treatment.

To answer basic research questions like these, investigators study bacteria, viruses, fungi, animal cells and human cells (both healthy and cancerous) grown in the lab, and tumors in animals, such as mice and rats.

A clear and growing body of evidence supports the notion that epigenetic alterations, such as DNA methylation, occur early in and contribute to tumor formation.

«By studying interactions between tumors and the bacteria in their microbiomes, we would better understand the bacteria's role in causing tumors to form and grow — if they even have such a role — and eventually, we may be able to treat cancer by changing aspects of its microbiome,» Dr. Blekhman said.

Moreover, the ever - growing catalogues of tumor genome sequences — such as those created by the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC)-- enable integrated analyses of germline variation with somatic mutation data across tumor types (i.e. pan-cancer analysis).

Genetic mutations that alter tumor suppressors such as the p53 gene are known to help tumors grow, and epigenetic modifications, too, can deactivate genes like this one.

Tumors behind the eye or malignant tumors (cancerous and fast growing) can be problematic and require surgical removal or other treatments such as laser therapy or cryotherapy (freezing).&Tumors behind the eye or malignant tumors (cancerous and fast growing) can be problematic and require surgical removal or other treatments such as laser therapy or cryotherapy (freezing).&tumors (cancerous and fast growing) can be problematic and require surgical removal or other treatments such as laser therapy or cryotherapy (freezing).»

She was such a mess; matted, nails that grew back into her pads, a mass on her chest (turned out to be benign tumors), gaunt, difficulty walking and climbing, mostly deaf, and heartworm negative, Crist - Yoder had had to cut the mats from around her teeth.

Tumors can grow on both anal sacs, but they more commonly only affect one, and often spread to other organs, such as the liver and lungs.

My husband had a brain tumor several years ago (and by all accounts should have died, Praise the Lord he is still alive) and they don't know much about the type of tumor but possibly it grew at such a fast rate due to aspartame.