cancer biology Archive — Page 9 of 9

April 6, 2012

Factor sensitizes cancer to radiation

Measuring levels of an enzyme in head and neck tumors may indicate how the tumor will respond to radiation therapy.

By Vanderbilt Health News
March 23, 2012

Smoking stokes cells’ cancer capacity

Cellular pathways altered by chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reveal new biomarkers to assess smoking-induced lung cancer risk.

By Vanderbilt Health News
March 16, 2012

Colon cancer’s cellular crossroads

New information about signaling pathways involved in colorectal cancer could aid in assessing prognosis and identifying new therapeutic targets for the disease.

By Vanderbilt Health News
January 26, 2012

Investigators seek clues to resistance to melanoma drug

Investigators at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and several other centers may be one step closer to finding out why some melanoma patients relapse after treatment with a promising new drug.

By Vanderbilt Health News
January 25, 2012

Protein repairs esophageal DNA damage

A protein involved in repairing DNA damage associated with gastric reflux may play a tumor suppressor role in the esophagus and could represent a target for therapies to combat esophageal cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News
December 15, 2011

Virus-linked cancer gets help from host

Host cell protein may be a target for strategies to limit spread of virus-induced squamous cell cancers.

By Vanderbilt Health News