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Last update: : 09.06.2009
No progress without research - this is particularly true for cancer medicine. The chances of cure for those affected can only be further increased if research results are swiftly transferred from the…
Press releaseLast update: : 26.03.2009
Malignant brain tumors grow with fine extensions which make them hard to distinguish from healthy brain tissue during surgery. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
Press releaseLast update: : 20.03.2009
Following the nationwide introduction of colonoscopy as part of the statutory cancer screening program in 2002, scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum,…
Press releaseLast update: : 17.03.2009
Metastasizing cancer cells use a kind of molecular scissors to cut a trail for the cancer when it invades surrounding tissue. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.03.2009
A growth factor which promotes the formation of new blood vessels in a tumor indicates disease progression in malignant melanoma. Besides its effect on vascular wall cells, the growth factor also…
Press releaseLast update: : 10.03.2009
Tumor cells and healthy cells differ considerably in metabolism intensity. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have taken advantage of this…
Press releaseLast update: : 11.02.2009
Interferon-alpha, a messenger substance of the immune system, awakens dormant hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow to become active, thus making them vulnerable for the effect of many drugs.…
Press releaseLast update: : 06.02.2009
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have discovered a mechanism in liver metabolism that is responsible for pathologically elevated blood fat…
Press releaseLast update: : 03.02.2009
The detection of hidden blood in the stool (fecal occult blood) is an important part of the early detection of colorectal cancer. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.01.2009
The breast cancer risk of women who are regularly physically active in the postmenopausal phase is reduced by about one third compared to relatively inactive women. This is the result of a study of…
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