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Last update: : 18.03.2013
Which structures of cancer-causing human papillomaviruses (HPV) are promising targets for developing a therapeutic vaccine? Which markers can be found in the blood of pancreatic cancer patients?…
Press releaseLast update: : 18.03.2013
In multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow, there are two "spelling variations" of the gene coding for the cyclin D1 protein. One of them increases the risk for a specific mutation in which…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.03.2013
Specialists for pediatric brain tumors from all over Germany will meet in Heidelberg on March 15 and 16 to discuss current diagnosis and treatment options for young patients. Internationally renowned…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.03.2013
The Cancer Information Service (KID) of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), as a National Reference Center for Cancer Information, advances public health…
Press releaseLast update: : 05.03.2013
Weight loss – by change in diet or in combination with physical exercise – has a positive impact on the production of adipose tissue hormones: Adipose cells produce less leptin but, instead, more…
Press releaseLast update: : 27.02.2013
March’s Colon Cancer Awareness Month is about encouraging more people to get tested for colorectal cancer. Colonoscopy is the most reliable screening test. A current study from the German Cancer…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.02.2013
Smokers increase their risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke with every cigarette they smoke. Conversely, those who quit smoking even at an advanced age will have a considerable…
Press releaseLast update: : 05.02.2013
MALAT1, an RNA molecule, is a marker for progression of lung cancer. Heidelberg researchers have now found out that MALAT1 activates metastasis-promoting genes in cancer cells. In mice, blocking of…
Press releaseLast update: : 25.01.2013
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and from University Duisburg-Essen have discovered a previously unknown genetic cause of malignant melanoma: a gene mutation that leads to overactive…
Press releaseLast update: : 22.01.2013
Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have found out that even if a parent gets cancer at an old age, the cancer risk of their offspring increases.…
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