Lab tests on the first potential drug to pack a lethal one-two punch against melanoma skin cancer cells have been successful, scientists are reporting.
Tumor Markers - For Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis
An ideal tumor marker for a cancer should be specific to that cancer and not generate false positive results.
An ideal tumor marker for a cancer should be specific to that cancer and not generate false positive results.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), which involves administering a drug that kills cancer cells when exposed to light, already is available.
But PDT works only on the main tumor and has other drawbacks.
Carcinoid Tumors - Carcinoid Syndrome - Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis & Treatment
Carcinoid tumors is a benign tumor that results in carcinoid syndrome. Only 8 to 10% of all carcinoid tumors are associated with the carcinoid syndrome.
Carcinoid tumors is a benign tumor that results in carcinoid syndrome. Only 8 to 10% of all carcinoid tumors are associated with the carcinoid syndrome.
The scientists describe successful tests in laboratory mice of one compound they synthesized that not only killed melanoma cells, but also stopped them from metastasizing by blocking a key signal inside the tumor cells.
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About Brain Tumor
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
The findings are published in the journal ACS Chemical Biology.
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