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He has built "high-fidelity microvasculature in cul- ture" in which he puts breast cancer cells to sleep through environmental cues. "When we do that time and time again, we are able to steer fully malignant tumor cells into a quiescent state in culture and for a durable period of time,...
One of the first things a patient just diagnosed with cancer might do is look for more information online, especially regarding alternative therapies. In a search on Amazon, for example, a seemingly endless list pops up with every title imaginable, including provocative gems such as "Curing Canc...
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"By doing this, we were able to see that the tumor was hiding specifically from the T cells," Paulson said. The tumor was able to do this by removing one piece of a trio of genes that allow the T cells to find the cancer cells. The gene trio, human leukocyte antigens or HLA, us...
Dave said: “Mark always thought about others more than himself. He wanted to do everything he possibly could to ensure that no one else ever has to go through the same thing that he did. He became an ambassador for Cancer Research UK, and established a fund that has raised over £33...
Even with advanced treatment options, the small cell lung cancer (SCLC) survival rate is not as good as it is with other types of lung cancer. SCLC can grow and spread quickly. According to statistics, the likelihood of living for five years after you've been diagnosed with SCLC is betwee...
We’re in a revolution with respect to cancer treatment - David Heckerman, Microsoft “If you look at the combination of things that Microsoft does really well, then it makes perfect sense for Microsoft to be in this industry,” saidAndrew Phillips, who heads thebiological computation researchgr...
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How do cancer cells overcome this barrier? How can we identify a stem cell? Consider what markers we might look for and what functions. Assume that a cell is eukaryotic. How would you determine if the cell is either an animal cell or a plant cell? What are the similarities and...