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Searchresult: Tobacco Atlas Germany 2015: New data, new factsTobacco Atlas Germany 2015: New data, new facts Date: 03.11.2015 Press release content type: Press release
In Germany, 121,000 people die from the consequences of smoking each year. This means that smoking is implicated in 13.5 percent of all deaths. The death rate from smoking is higher in the north of…
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Searchresult: A Cray-active Solution for Cancer ResearchA Cray-active Solution for Cancer Research Date: 02.11.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg have discovered a new species which is helping them understand epigenetics: the marbled crayfish. Procambarus virginalis appears…
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Searchresult: "A cordial welcome" - DKFZ staff donate for refugees"A cordial welcome" - DKFZ staff donate for refugees Date: 29.10.2015 Press release content type: Press release
More than 950 bags filled with urgently needed in-kind gifts for children and adults, along with five moving boxes filled with sneakers: The staff of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) very…
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Searchresult: Comment on the report about increased cancer risk from meat and processed meatComment on the report about increased cancer risk from meat and processed meat Date: 27.10.2015 Press release content type: Press release
By Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008, former DKFZ Chairman and Scientific Director from 1983 until 2003
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Searchresult: Inflammations identified as breeding sites for liver cancerInflammations identified as breeding sites for liver cancer Date: 26.10.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg and Hebrew University in Jerusalem have discovered that liver cancer emanates from inflammatory lymphoid-like structures that…
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Searchresult: RNA glue for the protein assembly line
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have discovered how RNA molecules regulate the structure of the nucleolus and drive the synthesis of the cellular machinery needed for protein…
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Searchresult: Neuroblastoma: Activated telomerase is responsible for aggressive courseNeuroblastoma: Activated telomerase is responsible for aggressive course Date: 15.10.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Neuroblastoma, a tumor of the peripheral nervous system, is one of the most common forms of cancer in children. In some patients, these tumors regress completely without any treatment, whereas in…
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Searchresult: Tolerant immune system increases cancer riskTolerant immune system increases cancer risk Date: 05.10.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Immune tolerance occurs when regulatory T cells suppress the activity of tumor-fighting immune cells. If this immune tolerance is very distinct, the risk for lung cancer increases by 100 percent and…
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Searchresult: Breast Cancer Awareness Month October: Will imaging replace biopsies in cases of suspected breast cancer?Breast Cancer Awareness Month October: Will imaging replace biopsies in cases of suspected breast cancer? Date: 01.10.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Each year, approximately 2.8 million women have a mammography as part of the breast cancer screening program in Germany. In about 35,000 of these cases, the procedure reveals a suspicious finding…
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Searchresult: Cancer as system error – International conference at the German Cancer Research CenterCancer as system error – International conference at the German Cancer Research Center Date: 24.09.2015 Press release content type: Press release
Inflammation, blood supply, or metabolism: Many body functions influence cancer development or spread. From September 28th to 30th, scientists from around the globe met at the German Cancer Research…
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