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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:01:07 GMT

Practise DIY smear test against cervical cancer
City Journal.in
BEIJING: A Do-It-Yourself smear test could enable millions of women in poorer countries to head off cervical cancer. Eighty-fivepercente of cervical cancer cases occur in developing countries, where screening for pre-cancerous changes is rare due to ...

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:36:18 GMT

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Scripps research scientists illuminate cancer cells' survival strategy
Eureka! Science News
The same results were obtained with HEK cells that express a mutant, non-cleavable form of the CDCP1 protein. The Scripps Research team then did experiments in live animals with human prostate cancer cells naturally expressing CDCP1 to show that the ...

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:44:16 GMT

Scientists Illuminate Cancer Cells' Survival Strategy During Dangerous ...
Science Daily (press release)
The same results were obtained with HEK cells that express a mutant, non-cleavable form of the CDCP1 protein. The Scripps Research team then did experiments in live animals with human prostate cancer cells naturally expressing CDCP1 to show that the ...

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:01:49 GMT

BCM Cancer Genetics Laboratory offers cutting-edge testing
BCM News
HOUSTON -- (January 27, 2012) -- The new Cancer Genetics Laboratory at Baylor College of Medicine provides state-of-the-art clinical genetic testing in the area of cancer – both identifying cancer genes and biological markers of disease classification, ...

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:14:27 GMT

Radon radar
Auburn Citizen
Whether cancer has affected a family member, friend, co-worker or yourself, there is a good chance that cancer has somehow touched the lives of everyone reading this. Many people have found themselves sitting in chemotherapy rooms watching the ...

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:42:50 GMT

Panel: Acrylamide in Food Unlikely to Pose Health Risk
Food Safety News
Acrylamide gained its classification as a carcinogen back when it was only known in industrial settings, long before being discovered in food: Laboratory tests on rodents in the 1980s and 90s demonstrated increased cancer risks. In those tests, however ...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:32:35 GMT

Scripps Research Scientists Illuminate Cancer Cells' Survival Strategy During ...
HealthCanal.com
The same results were obtained with HEK cells that express a mutant, non-cleavable form of the CDCP1 protein. The Scripps Research team then did experiments in live animals with human prostate cancer cells naturally expressing CDCP1 to show that the ...

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