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Nanomechanical Analysis Reveals Cancer Cells Are Soft

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2008-01-24 08:00:36 by Michael in Medgadget
...cancer cells from normal cells in patient samples using leading-edge nanotechnology that measures the cells' softness The study, published Dec. 2 in the advance online edition of the journal Nature Nanotechnology , represents one of the first times researchers have been able to take living cells from cancer patients and apply nanotechnology...
 
Tags: cancer cells, cells, metastatic cancer cells, metastatic, cancer, healthy cells, normal cells, measure resistance, measure
 
 
 
 
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Possible Link Between Viruses and Lung Cancer Shown

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2008-04-25 19:11:26 by Michael in Medgadget
...Cancer Conference showing more evidence that viruses may be responsible for lung cancer development. In one report at the conference (Abstract No. 124PD; Friday 25th April, 09:50)Dr.Arash Rezazadeh and colleagues from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, describe the results of a study on 23 lung cancer samples from patients in...
 
Tags: cancer, lung cancer samples, cervical cancer, lung cancer development, development, lung cancer, virus, ubiquitous human virus, non-small-cell lung cancer
 
 
 
 
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Cure for Cancer Found by Injecting Cloned Immune Cells into Cancer Cells!

2008-06-20 05:59:23 by max in zedomax.com
 
...cancer has been found ! It will simply be matter of time before this procedure gets properly documented and used worldwide to cure people with cancer Scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle concentrated on a type of immune system cell called a CD4+ T cell From a sample of the mans white blood cells, they were able...
 
Tags: immune cells, cells, cancer, cancer cells, melanoma cells, cancer scientists, scientists, fred hutchinson cancer, cure
 
 
 
 
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The Search for Breast Cancer Biomarkers

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2008-04-22 08:00:30 by Michael in Medgadget
...cancer biomarkers that might be present in the blood of sufferers. Although scientists have identified two genes that predispose young women to breast cancer, the vast majority of cases in pre-menopausal women have no obvious genetic link. A blood-borne biomarker would add substantially to the tools available to fight the disease. Many groups...
 
Tags: cancer, breast cancer biomarkers, fight cancer, aggressive breast cancer, breast cancer cells, cells, breast cancer, aggressive cancer indicators, cancer indicators
 
 
 
 
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Chemoprevention Gene Therapy Technique May Lead to Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

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2008-08-06 16:38:47 by Michael in Medgadget
...cancer, one of the most pernicious diseases having no real treatment options In the July issue of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, the researchers showed that combining a dietary agent with a gene-delivered cytokine effectively eliminates human pancreatic cancer cells in mice displaying sensitivity to these highly aggressive and lethal cancer...
 
Tags: chemoprevention gene therapy, molecular cancer therapeutics, dietary agent, cytokine effectively, effectively, real treatment options, pancreatic cancer growth, lethal cancer cells, cytokine
 
 
 
 
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Guy Invents Potential Cancer Cure With Radio Machine Built Out of Pie Pans... and Hot Dogs [Cancer Cure]

2008-04-15 12:30:00 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
 
...cancer research but might have invented a real cure. He was diagnosed with leukemia, and struck by the idea that radio waves could kill cancer cells. So he built a prototype machine using pie pans and conducted tests on hot dogs injected with copper sulfatethe radio waves only heat up metal spots, for tactical nuking without nasty side...
 
Tags: cancer, cancer cell, anderson, anderson cancer center, research, cancer research, individual cancer cells, machine, kill cancer cells
 
 
 
 
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Maria Sharapova and Canon U.S.A. to help raise awareness of breast cancer

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2008-10-02 08:32:10 by dhiram in Fareastgizmos.com
...cancer in their lifetime? Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, and tennis superstar Maria Sharapova today announced, the Company's "Pink" campaign, which will help raise awareness of breast cancer. Canon has created a special "bundle," including a PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH camera in pink melody, a SELPHY CP760 Compact Photo...
 
Tags: breast cancer, american cancer society, american, society, pink, breast cancer awareness, pink ribbon charm, canon, pink melody
 
 
 
 
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Fujifilm Quicksnap Breast Cancer Awareness One Time-Use Camera

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2008-06-24 14:06:10 by aditi in Ideal Gadget
...Cancer Awareness and early detection. In collaboration with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) and Fuji Medical Systems awareness campaign Images of Health, Fujifilm Quicksnap Breast Cancer Awareness One Time-Use Camera has been designed to encourage women in the U.S. to get screeded for breast cancer. Features Sleek, stylish and...
 
Tags: camera, time-use camera, time, camera easy, easy, one-time, fujifilm, breast cancer, one-use camera
 
 
 
 
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SHIFT: What if cellphones cause cancer?

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2008-07-03 19:29:53 by SE Kramer in DVICE
...cancer has been around for years the first lawsuits that tried to make the connection were filed in the mid-1990s. There are many studies out there that have found no correlation between the two, and some more recent ones that have Additionally, many people criticize the studies that let cellphones off the hook, as it were, arguing that the...
 
Tags: cancer, cellphones, brain cancer, lung cancer, continue, click continue, expect people, people, risk