PMH cancer researchers link ovarian hormone to breast stem cells growth
( University Health Network ) Cancer researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital have discovered that the ovarian hormone progesterone plays a pivotal role in altering breast stem cells, a finding that has important implications for breast cancer risk.
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Gene linked to kidney cancer in children discovered
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists have identified two genes linked to Wilms’ tumour – a type of childhood kidney cancer – according to research published in Clinical Cancer Research.
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Current Smoking Can Worsen Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — Not only does cigarette smoke cause lung cancer, it worsens the disease by increasing lung inflammation, U.S. researchers have found.
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