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The Role of NFIB in the Spread of Small Cell Lung Cancer

November 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Cancer Biology, Guest Post

Cancer biology, in brief, is the study of the life and development of cancer cells.  As the field has expanded, some aspects of the life of cancer cells have been targeted as key points of research — namely which mutation exactly is most directly responsible for the spread of cancer.
Recently, scientists at Massachusetts’ premiere research [...]

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Estrogen and Prostate Cancer

September 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Cancer Biology, Guest Post

The prostate: cancer prevalence
The prostate is a doughnut-shaped composite organ apart of the male reproductive system which is located under the bladder, and in front of the bowel.  The prostate stores and secretes an alkaline fluid consisting of semen (20%-30%), spermatazoa, and seminal vesicle fluid.  Spermatazoa expelled in prostatic fluid have better motility, longer [...]

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Advances in Cancer Biology Help Reduce Cancer Risk, Great News in Health Science

February 13th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Cancer Biology, Guest Post

It’s probably the most deadly disease known to mankind; it not only causes immense suffering and pain, but is also fatal in most cases. It’s extremely rare to find cancer survivors who’re completely cured of the disease, and even if they are, they have to live in the fear that it will strike anytime again, [...]

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Drosophila metastasis suppressor awd regulates epithelial morphogenesis via endocytosis

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Cancer Biology, uncategorized

A recent Mol Cell Biol paper highlights the in vivo function of the Drosophila homolog of human Nm23, abnormal wing discs (awd), in regulating the epithelial integrity during Drosophila oogenesis.
Pubmed abstract:
Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]Click here to read
The Drosophila metastasis suppressor Nm23 homolog, awd, regulates epithelial integrity during oogenesis.
Woolworth JA, [...]

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