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    Contagious Cancer In Dogs Confirmed; Origins Traced To Wolves Centuries Ago (August 11, 2006) -- The source of a cancer that affects dogs around the world has been traced by scientists and vets at UCL (University College London) to a single wolf or dog, which probably lived in China or Siberia ... > full story

    Herceptin Effective In Breast Cancer Cells With Low HER-2 Levels (August 11, 2006) -- Northwestern University researchers have discovered that the monoclonal antibody Herceptin (trastuzumab) used in combination with certain cancer chemotherapies effectively treats breast cancer tumors ... > full story

    First-ever Genomic Test Predicts Which Lung Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy To Live (August 10, 2006) -- Duke University Medical Center scientists have developed the first-ever genomic test to predict which patients with early-stage lung cancer will need chemotherapy to live and which patients can avoid ... > full story

    Hunt For DNA Amplified In Cancers Uncovers Important Target Gene (August 9, 2006) -- Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered a new cancer-promoting role for a gene potentially involved in breast, liver and other kinds of ... > full story

    Researchers Develop Blood Test To Detect Lung Cancer (August 1, 2006) -- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, but a new blood test that shows 90 percent accuracy could save lives by identifying it years earlier than current imaging techniques. The ... > full story

    Scientists Develop New, Molecular Approach To Early Cancer Detection (July 28, 2006) -- Scientists have pioneered a new approach to detecting cancer cells, one that could eventually allow doctors to discover many malignancies earlier than currently ... > full story

    Researchers Uncover How Prostate Cancer Cells Defy Death (July 27, 2006) -- New findings about how prostate cancer cells are able to resist hormone treatment and defy death may lead to more effective drug treatments, according to researchers from Wake Forest University ... > full story

    Radiation-armed Robot Rapidly Destroys Human Lung Tumors (July 25, 2006) -- Super-intense radiation delivered by a robotic arm eradicated lung tumors in some human patients just 3-4 months after treatment, medical physicist Cihat Ozhasoglu, Ph.D. of the University of ... > full story

    Study Pinpoints Protein's Role In Cancer Spread (July 24, 2006) -- Edinburgh scientists have identified the way a specific cell protein can trigger the spread of cancer. The study by researchers in the Cell Signalling Unit, University of Edinburgh Cancer Research ... > full story

    Nicotine Promotes Growth Of Tumors Already Established By Tobacco Carcinogens (July 22, 2006) -- While nicotine by itself is not carcinogenic, researchers now show that nicotine promotes cell proliferation and the progression of tumors already initiated by tobacco carcinogens. University of ... > full story

    Potential Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells Found -- Cells May Underlie Tumor Recurrence And Resistance (July 21, 2006) -- Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have identified potential ovarian cancer stem cells, which may be behind the difficulty of treating these tumors with standard chemotherapy. Understanding ... > full story

    Breast Stem Cells Have Features Similar To 'Basal' Tumours (July 19, 2006) -- The most aggressive form of breast cancer may originate from breast stem cells that have undergone genetic ... > full story

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