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Study brings greater understanding of tumor growth mechanism

By on Friday, May 17th, 2013 | No Comments

A new study has for the first time revealed how the loss of a particular tumor suppressing protein leads to the abnormal growth of tumors of the brain and nervous system.

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Florida Hospital Waterman Cancer Institute – Lung CT

By on Friday, May 10th, 2013 | No Comments

While breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women, lung cancer leads to the most cancer deaths among women in America. It’s estimated that 80% of lun…

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East Texas Leads the State in Lung Cancer – Dr. Bill Hyman

By on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 | No Comments

East Texas leads the state in many things, but lung cancer is not one of those things we should be proud of. In this post to HealthConnection.TV, UT HEALTH N…

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Colon Cancer Under 40

By on Monday, April 1st, 2013 | No Comments

Larry Mickley leads a support group for colorectal cancer patients. And finds many of their stories mirror his own. He maintained annual physicals and follow…

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Study identifies growth factor essential to the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor

By on Friday, March 1st, 2013 | No Comments

A multi-institutional team has identified a molecular pathway that appears to be essential for the growth and spread of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children. In their report they show that blocking this pathway leads to regression of all four molecular subtypes of medulloblastoma in several mouse models.

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During Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme Surgery, 5-ALA Fluorescence Guides Resection

By on Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 | No Comments

Neurosurgeons from UC San Francisco describe the use of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence in guiding resection of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Ingestion of 5-ALA by a patient before surgery leads to fluorescence of tumor cells intraoperatively in response to certain wavelengths of light…

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Mutations linked to relapse of childhood leukemia discovered

By on Monday, February 4th, 2013 | No Comments

After an intensive three-year hunt through the genome, medical researchers have pinpointed mutations that leads to drug resistance and relapse in the most common type of childhood cancer —- the first time anyone has linked the disease’s reemergence to specific genetic anomalies.

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‘Master’ Proto-Oncogene Identified That Regulates Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

By on Friday, February 1st, 2013 | No Comments

Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered the signaling pathway whereby a master regulator of cancer cell proteins = known as Src = leads to ovarian cancer progression when exposed to stress hormones…

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Gene mutation immortalizes malignant melanoma

By on Saturday, January 26th, 2013 | No Comments

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown genetic cause of malignant melanoma: A gene mutation that leads to overactive telomerase, the so-called ‘immortality enzyme.’

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A Morning of Moon Shots: How Team Science Aims to Beat Cancer – Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia CLL

By on Saturday, January 19th, 2013 | No Comments

On Sept. 21, 2012, MD Anderson launched its Moon Shots Program focused on eliminating eight initial cancers. On Nov. 30, 2012, program leaders gathered for A Morning of Moon Shots and presented overviews for putting these cancers in the history books. Michael J. Keating, MD, professor in the Department of Leukemia, co-leads the Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Moon Shot. For more information and to make a donation, visit: www.cancermoonshots.org.

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