Monday, January 04, 2010
Risk Factors for Pancreatic Cancer « Rush InPerson
Certain hereditary conditions, including:
- Hereditary pancreatitis
- multiple endocrine neoplasia type I syndrome (MEN)
- hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC or Lynch Syndrome)
- von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, ataxia-telangiectasia
- familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome (FAMMM)
- BRCA2
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- cystic fibrosis
New platinum compound shows promise in tumor cells-in research Milaplatin combination
New platinum compound shows promise in tumor cells
"The new compound, mitaplatin, combines cisplatin with another compound, dichloroacetate (DCA), which can alter the properties of mitochondria selectively in cancer cells. Cancer cells switch their mitochondrial properties to change the way they metabolize glucose compared to normal cells, and DCA specifically targets the altered mitochondria, leaving normal cells intact."
Long-term decline in cervical cancer inciden...
In perspective??
2006 Canadian deaths=380..........need for a population based vaccine is ????
2006 Canadian deaths=380..........need for a population based vaccine is ????
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