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cancer

Match your treatment to your cancer

30 June 2011

Cell death genes essential for cancer therapy identified. New research has uncovered why certain cancers don’t respond to conventional chemotherapy, highlighting the need to match treatments to cancers better.

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Aussie lizard reveals cancer secrets

28 June 2010

A compound produced by a pregnant lizard may provide important information on the origins and treatment of cancer in humans, according to zoologist Bridget Murphy from the University of Sydney, who discovered the protein, which is pivotal to the development of the lizard placenta.

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Is your treatment working? Cancer scanner pinpoints dividing lung cancer cells

27 July 2009

A team of Victorian researchers have discovered how to track if lung tumours respond during a course of treatment. Trials with five patients revealed that some tumours responded quickly to treatment while others continued to grow. A larger trial is now underway with twenty patients. The new technique could transform lung cancer treatment.

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One step closer to turning off cancer genes with gene-silencing

4 June 2009

Using this technology, Sherry and her colleagues observed a 70% reduction in tumour size in a cervical cancer mouse model.

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Strangling tumours in bid to halt cancer

15 May 2009

It may be possible to halt cancer in its tracks by blocking a gene critical to building tumour supply lines, according to new research carried out at the University of Queensland. Most tumours need a blood supply to grow. Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience have found that when new blood vessels form – [...]

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Fats trigger immune defence

14 August 2007

Synchrotron light delivers Nature paper for young scientist Natalie Borg and colleagues from Monash and Melbourne universities have shown for the first time how the body’s immune defence system can be triggered by fats, sugars and other biological compounds, not just by proteins. The research, published recently in Nature, opens the way to potential new [...]

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Patterson’s curse may be a saving grace for salmon

10 August 2006

Fish make omega-3 from noxious weed Australian scientists have found that fish fed oil extracted from one of Australia’s most damaging noxious weeds, Patterson’s curse, produce health-giving omega-3 oils for human consumption.

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Smart bomb for cancer therapy

31 August 2005

A new system for directing radiation to target cells has been developed in Melbourne. The new targeting system has the potential to specifically destroy cancer cells with minimal damage to healthy tissues. The new targeting concept, for which an international patent is pending, uses a special class of radioactive atoms for which the radiation damage [...]

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GeneBalls: barcoding DNA

31 August 2004

Millions of genetic tests using just one drop of blood Queensland PhD student Angus Johnston has invented a unique technology with the potential to test for hundreds of diseases, cancers and genes in one, cheap, test. He hopes that within five years the technology will be available in a desktop unit for less than $30,000. [...]

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Are cancer cells confused?

30 August 2004

Scientists have recently discovered that the gene EDD is implicated in the development of breast and ovarian cancer. And like the horse, this gene is into talking. “Cancer arises from defects in cell growth and division. We are now beginning to realise that defective cellular communication can also lead to cancer,” says Professor Rob Sutherland, [...]

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Could breast cancer be caused by a virus?

19 August 2003

Some cases of breast cancer may be caused by a virus according to new research by scientists at the University of New South Wales and Prince of Wales Hospital.

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On the trail of breast cancer’s spread to bones

24 August 2001

In break-through research, researchers have identified genes in mice that appear to be important in the spread of breast cancer to bones. Australian women have a one in eleven life-time risk of developing breast cancer. For many women, early diagnosis and treatment provides a complete cure. However, if the tumour spreads, the disease is hard [...]

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Slime genes unlock secrets of colon cancer

4 May 2000

Queensland researchers have discovered new genes that are important in producing the ‘slime’ that protects the human colon from cancer-causing agents. Currently about one in 23 Australians are likely to develop colorectal cancer, a disease that attacks the lining of the colon and rectum at the end of the human digestive system.

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New generation of vaccines a step closer

10 May 1998

A new generation of vaccines is closer, thanks to research work by a young Melbourne scientist on DNA vaccines.

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