Cancer
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April 4, 2013
Cancer studies reveal new genetic variants
The future of cancer is becoming clearer. And it’s not looking so good for cancer. -
March 29, 2013
Plant compound stops colon cancer cells
Berberine, an herbal remedy for diarrhea and intestinal parasites, may be useful in colon cancer therapy. -
March 28, 2013
Foundation lauds graduate student’s melanoma research
Katherine Hutchinson, a third-year graduate student in Cancer Biology at Vanderbilt University, has won a $10,000 Research Scholar Award from the Joanna M. Nicolay Melanoma Foundation. -
March 26, 2013
Study finds high soy diet before lung cancer diagnosis improves survival
A new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute found women who ate more soy food prior to a diagnosis of lung cancer lived longer than those who consumed less. The study, conducted in Shanghai, China, was published in the March 25 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. -
March 21, 2013
Breast cancer study explores therapy to slow recurrence
Many patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) have recurrence of their disease after an initial response to chemotherapy because the cancer cells have become resistant to treatment. TNBC has a lower survival rate because of this pattern of resistance and there are no targeted agents to treat this form of breast cancer. -
February 28, 2013
Potent genetic risk factor for breast cancer identified
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found a powerful new genetic risk factor for breast cancer. -
February 28, 2013
Study offers insights into gastric cancer prevention
Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, with a particular burden in Latin America and eastern Asia.