10-12-24 Melanoma（黑素瘤） is one of the least common types of skin cancer, but it is also the most deadly. Melanocytes（生黑色素细胞） (pigment-producing skin cells) lose the genetic regulatory mechanisms that normally limit their number, allowing them to...

10-12-24 The cell signaling pathway known as Wnt, commonly activated in cancers, causes internal membranes（内膜） within a healthy cell to imprison（监禁，关押） an enzyme that is vital in degrading proteins, preventing the enzyme from doing its job and aff...

10-12-23 Overexpression or hyperactivation of ErbB cell-surface receptors drives the growth of many breast cancers. Drugs, like Herceptin, that block the receptors' signals halt tumor progression in some patients. However, not all patients' tumors respond, w...

10-12-23 A class of drugs thought to kill cancer cells may in fact block cross talk between the cancer cell and normal immune cells, resulting in reduced cancer growth and spreada discovery that could significantly alter the way cancer drugs are evaluated in...

10-12-16 Advice for pregnant women on avoiding soft cheeses and certain other foods should be extended to cancer patients, according to public health experts. 公共卫生专家表示，孕妇要避免食用软干酪和其它某些食品应同样适用于癌症患者。 Listeria causes food poi...

10-12-13 The presence of one to four circulating tumor cells ( CTCs肿瘤细胞 ) in the blood of early-stage breast cancer patients almost doubled patient's risk of cancer relapse and death, and five or more CTCs increased recurrence by 400 percent and death by...

10-12-13 Do not delay treatment of breast cancer just because a woman is pregnant, said lead researcher Sibylle Loibl, Dr. med, of the German Breast Group. This suggestion is based on study results detailing the effects of different treatment options on the...

10-12-10 Cancer researchers have identified six gene markers present in early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that show promise in helping oncologists（肿瘤学家） better identify which tumors will relapse（复发） after curative（有疗效的） surgery,...

10-12-09 Using stem cell technology, reproductive（生殖的） scientists in Texas, led by Dr. Richard R. Berhringer at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, have produced male and female mice from two fathers. The study was posted today (Wednesday, December 8) at t...

10-12-01 Rush University Medical Center has just enrolled the first U.S. patient in an international clinical trial testing a novel drug to treat certain kinds of melanoma（黑素瘤） , a deadly skin cancer that in its advanced stages currently has few effecti...