Cancer

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 VUMC News and Communications
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 VUMC News and Communications
March 10, 2012

Urine biomarker for colon cancer?

A molecule detectable in urine may be helpful in diagnosing colon cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 1, 2012

Drugs reverse lung cancer cell changes

Drugs that target “epigenetic” changes may help treat or slow the progression of lung cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
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 VUMC News and Communications
January 20, 2012

Obesity genes linked to uterine cancer

In addition to body mass index, genetic markers of obesity may provide value in predicting endometrial cancer risk.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 5, 2012

Sosman named to ‘Dream Team’ of cancer investigators

By Doug Campbell
January 5, 2012

Green tea totals colorectal cancer

By VUMC News and Communications
December 15, 2011

Jeffrey Sosman named to melanoma research ‘Dream Team’

By VUMC News and Communications
December 9, 2011

Walk-in mammograms available at TVC

By VUMC News and Communications
December 7, 2011

Lung nodule surgery not always “futile”

Even when lung operations for suspected cancer resection results in a benign diagnosis, there still may be significant benefits to the procedure, new research suggests.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 1, 2011

Pathway to colon cancer progression

Molecular players involved in colon cancer progression could provide new biomarkers to indicate invasiveness and prognosis.
By VUMC News and Communications
October 7, 2011

Heart protein may be target for colon cancer therapies

A protein critical in heart development may also play a part in colon cancer progression.
By VUMC News and Communications
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