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What is Nano Technology

Nano Tech vs Cancer

Nano Cancer Treatment

Breast Cancer News

• New Avastin tests add to confusion over use in breast cancer - Los Angeles Times
• Breast Cancer Tissue Bank Opens To All, UK
• Breast Cancer Survival - Why Avastin And Sutent Don't Help
• JTCC brings leading experts to present 2011 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium research
• Visual nudge improves accuracy of mammogram readings
• Studies: Avastin may fight early breast cancers
• Avastin, Sutent increase breast cancer stem cells, study suggests
• Musculoskeletal Side Effects From Breast Cancer Treatment Are Not Long Term

Prostate Cancer News

• Brachytherapy Lowers Prostate Cancer Mortality
• Prostate Cancer - Evidence Not Beliefs Matter Regarding Screening And Treatment
• New Queen's University research sheds light on gene destruction linked to aggressive prostate cancer
• Brachytherapy reduced death rates in high-risk prostate cancer patients, analysis finds
• Dutasteride Slows Down Early Stage Prostate Cancer Progression
• Risk Of Nerve Damage In Prostate Cancer Surgeries May Be Reduced By Preoperative MRI
• Stopping Prostate Cancer Growth - Breakthrough
• Discovery Of First Major Genetic Mutation Associated With Hereditary Prostate Cancer Risk

Leukemia

• A Leukemia Drug Kills Cancerous T-Cells While Sparing Normal Immunity
• Leukemia cells are 'bad to the bone', research finds
• URMC finds leukemia cells are 'bad to the bone'
• Breast Cancers And Leukemias Slowed By A Single Therapy
• Quality Of Life Issues For Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
• In Acute Myeloid Leukemia Study Pinpoints And Plugs Mechanism Of Cancer Cell Escape
• Study pinpoints and plugs mechanism of AML cancer cell escape
• Newly Identified Genetic Alterations In T-ALL Provide New Potential Treatment Strategies For Devastating Childhood Leukemia

Skin Cancer

• Tumor Growth Not Halted By Cell Senescence
• Researchers Uncover Mechanism By Which Melanoma Drug Accelerates Secondary Skin Cancers
• Malignant Melanoma Recurrence - How To Avoid It After Targeted Treatment
• Plasmacytoid DCs: Tumor-killing Immune Cells
• Declines In Melanoma Deaths Limited To The Most Educated
• Mechanism by which newly approved melanoma drug accelerates secondary skin cancers uncovered
• Fibroblasts Contribute To Melanoma Tumor Growth, Say Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers
• Antiestrogen Supplements Might Reduce Melanoma Risk

Lung Cancer

• Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer's Return
• Lung Tumor Gene Test Predicts Surgery Outcomes
• New lung cancer test predicts survival
• Smokers Continue Habit After Being Diagnosed With Cancer
• Mechanism Of Lung-Cancer Drug Resistance Revealed By Study
• Study Examines Drug Resistance In ALK Positive Lung Cancer
• TB And A Gene Mutation That Causes Lung Cancer Linked
• Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Malignancy Gene Signature Found

Colon Cancer

• Study finds oxaliplatin used with chemo increases colon cancer survival rate
• Cocoa Could Prevent Intestinal Pathologies Such As Colon Cancer
• Oxaliplatin Improves Colon Cancer Survival Rates
• Cell Death Induced In Colon Cancer Cells By Compounds In Mate Tea
• Colon Cancer Survival Improved With Use Of Oxaliplatin
• Compounds in mate tea induce death in colon cancer cells, in vitro study shows
• Colon Cancer Patient Survival Improved By Oxaliplatin
• A Cause Of Resistance To Colon Cancer Treatment Identified

Pancreatic Cancer

• Genetic Mutation That Triggers Pancreatic Cancer Identified
• Infinity stops cancer trial as drug fails to show
• Mutated Kras spins a molecular loop that launches pancreatic cancer
• Mousel Model Reveals Metastasis Of Pancreatic Cancer In Action
• Processed Meat Consumption Linked To Higher Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer
• Role In Suppressing Pancreatic Tumors Played By Protein Complex
• News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Jan. 9, 2012
• Protein complex plays role in suppressing pancreatic tumors

Ovarian Cancer

• Diindolylmethane Suppresses Ovarian Cancer
• Women with certain type of ovarian cancer and BRCA gene mutation have improved survival at 5 years
• Predicting The Value Of Indexing Symptoms For Ovarian Cancer
• In Ovarian Cancer, Faulty Proteins May Prove Significant In Identifying New Treatments
• Faulty proteins may prove significant in identifying new treatments for ovarian cancer
• Indexing Ovarian Cancer Symptoms - How Valuable Are They
• Simple Online Tool To Aid GPs In Early Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
• Simple online tool to aid GPs in early ovarian cancer diagnosis

Cervical Cancer

• CDC: U.S. cancer screening remains below national targets - The State Column
• Self-HPV Testing Could Be An Effective Cervical Cancer Screening Method
• Oral cancer virus affects 7 percent of Americans
• Indications Of A Benefit In Primary HPV Testing
• Cervical Cancer Screening Via Self-Collection
• Aspirin - Ability To Prevent Cervical Cancer In HIV Infected Women
• Aspirin Merits Testing For Prevention Of Cervical Cancer In HIV-Infected Women
• How Obesity Affects Cancer Screening