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Last update: : 20.06.2008
Cells with irreparable DNA damage normally induce programmed cell death, or apoptosis. However, this mechanism often fails in tumor cells so that transformed cells are able to multiply and spread…
Press releaseLast update: : 28.05.2008
Now there is proof for women in Germany, too: If hormone replacement therapy is taken over a period of more than five years, the risk of breast cancer will increase. While this risk is considerably…
Press releaseLast update: : 27.05.2008
Many cancer patients lose a lot of weight during their disease: Fat and muscle mass are reduced, free fatty acids accumulate in the liver, and this eventually leads to fatty liver in affected…
Press releaseLast update: : 16.05.2008
Reactive oxygen compounds, including the well-known "free radicals", have an oxidation effect and, thereby, damage cells. However, at low levels, they also regulate key life processes. Scientists at…
Press releaseLast update: : 17.04.2008
High blood levels of vitamin D protect postmenopausal women from breast cancer. This connection has been confirmed by research of the German Cancer Research Center. It also shows that a particular…
Press releaseLast update: : 16.04.2008
Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center have discovered a key molecule that is responsible for the characteristic immature structure of blood vessels in malignant tumors. If this molecule is…
Press releaseLast update: : 09.04.2008
To survive, tumors use the body’s blood system for their own purposes: They stimulate the growth of blood vessels that supply the tumor. Medical treatment blocks this process in order to restrain…
Press releaseLast update: : 08.04.2008
Deadline for applications to the Helmholtz International Graduate School for Cancer Research is May 1, 2008
Press releaseLast update: : 17.03.2008
The first patient treatment with ARTISTE, a new radiotherapy device with integrated X-ray imaging capabilities developed and marketed by SIEMENS Healthcare, has been performed today at German Cancer…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.03.2008
An international research consortium under the leadership of scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) has shown that a common gene variant increases…
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