Blocking the Critical Structure that Lets Cancer Cells Move -- Their Feet (DukeHealth.org)
Dec. 16, 2010
Scientists now know that some cancer cells spread, or metastasize, throughout the body the old-fashioned way -- by using their feet. But researchers at Duke Cancer Institute have discovered a way to short-circuit their travels by preventing the development of these feet, called invadopodia. This discovery is even more important because blocking these "feet" also blocks proteins in the feet that burn through intact tissue and let cancer cells enter new cells.
Scientists Decode Secrets of a Very Common Virus that Can Cause Cancer (DukeHealth.org)
Dec. 16, 2010
About 90 percent of people are infected at some time in their lives with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), usually with no ill effects. But individuals with compromised immune systems, such as people with organ transplants or HIV infection, have a greater risk of cancer occurring because of this virus.
National Cancer Institute Renews Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center Core Grant (DukeHealth.org)
Sept. 14, 2010
The Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center (DCCC) has received a 5-year, $30 million core grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to support its broad range of clinical, research, and educational programs designed to lessen the impact of cancer upon the lives of people throughout North Carolina and beyond.
Alphavirus-Based Vaccine May Slow Some Cancers (DukeHealth.org)
Aug. 2, 2010
An experimental vaccine based on a virus that causes encephalitis in the wild appears to block tumor growth in some cases of advanced cancer, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Duke and Bulls Join to Strike Out Cancer (DukeHealth.org)
July 29, 2010
The Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Durham Bulls have joined together for the 2nd year to “Strike Out Cancer” (SOC). The program is designed to raise awareness for cancer and funds to support cancer research at Duke.
Duke Raleigh Hospital Opens Transformed Cancer Center (DukeHealth.org)
July 12, 2010
Duke Raleigh Cancer Center has completed significant improvements to its hematology/oncology clinic.
Imaging Costs Rising Faster Than Total Cancer Care for Medicare (DukeHealth.org)
Apr. 27, 2010
The cost of imaging studies in cancer patients covered by Medicare is growing at twice the rate of the overall costs of cancer care in that group, according to scientists in the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI).
Duke Medicine to Host Regional Cancer Summit (DukeHealth.org)
Apr. 22, 2010
Duke Medicine will host a regional summit on cancer Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center in Research Triangle Park.
Improving Clinical Trials, Speeding New Cancer Therapies Focus of New NIH Grant to Area Researchers (DukeHealth.org)
Apr. 12, 2010
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and N.C. State University have teamed up to find ways to design more powerful clinical trials for cancer treatments, effectively getting better and more personalized new therapies to cancer patients sooner.
Cancer of Any Type Can Cause Prolonged Sexual Dysfunction (DukeHealth.org)
Apr. 1, 2010
Cancer often leads to significant and long-term disruption in sexual function and intimacy, regardless of the type of cancer or how far along the patient is in the treatment plan, according to a new study from Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) appearing in the journal Psycho-Oncology.
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