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Predicting Response To Platinum Chemotherapy Via Marker Of DNA Damage

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Scientists have uncovered a marker of DNA damage that could predict who will respond to platinum-based chemotherapy drugs like cisplatin or carboplatin. These drugs are widely used for ovarian cancer, but as with most cancer drugs, it can be difficult to predict who will respond to therapy…

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Stress management for breast cancer patients may affect disease course

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Researchers have shown that a stress management program tailored to women with breast cancer can alter tumor-promoting processes at the molecular level. The new study is one of the first to link psychological intervention with genetic expression in cancer patients.

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Embryonic stem cells shift metabolism in cancer-like way upon implanting in uterus

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When an embryo implants in the uterus, the low-oxygen environment provokes some of its cells to shift to a sugar-busting metabolism. In cancer cells, the same shift releases fuel and materials for rapid tumor growth and division. In the embryo, the shift prepares for dramatic growth and formation of layers that later become organs. The researchers also saw a mitochondrial downshift linked to aging and disease controlling normal embryonic development. It may protect cells that later become eggs or sperm from oxidant damage.

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Teacher Lizzie Griffiths postpones wedding to pay for pet lizard’s cancer treatment

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A bride-to-be has postponed her wedding so that she can afford to pay for the treatment of her sick pet lizard.

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IBM’s Watson to Help Treat Cancer

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IBM’s Watson computer — the one that beat the best human players at Jeopardy! — will now help doctors at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center diagnose cancer.

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Pink abounds at breast cancer fundraiser

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Ender Hidalgo, 15, has no problem wearing pink. Hidalgo, with his friend Bo Vitale, 15, and his sister, Samira Hidalgo, 17, all LaGrange High School students , spent the last several weeks selling pink wristbands and pink T-shirts to raise $750 for the privilege of walking 10 miles during Saturday’s HOPE for a Day walk for breast cancer .

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New Device Speeds Recovery For Breast Cancer Patients

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Doctors in central Indiana are reaching new innovations in breast cancer treatment with a new device that eliminates the need for women to endure long-term radiation therapy.

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Winship Cancer Institute Study finds non-invasive imaging can detect genetic mutations within a brain tumor

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Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute have developed a technique for detecting an “oncometabolite,” a chemical produced by some brain tumors’ warped metabolism, via non-invasive imaging.

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Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers find DNA marker predicts platinum drug response in breast, ovarian cancer

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Scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their colleagues have found a genetic marker that predicts which aggressive “triple negative” breast cancers and certain ovarian cancers will likely respond to platinum-based chemotherapies.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute study finds overweight and obese women at greater risk of breast cancer recurrence

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Women who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence or related death than are leaner women, according to a new study presented to the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference Friday, March 23. This finding held true even though the study mandated that chemotherapy dosage be adjusted for body weight, and adds further to the evidence that lifestyle factors can influence cancer prognosis.

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