Epigenetic Computer Program ‘CancerLocator’ Detects and Pinpoints Cancer
…of cancer, and the earlier the cancer is caught, the higher chance a patient has of beating the disease. We have developed a computer-driven test that can detect cancer, and…
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Smoking Linked to Epigenetic Warning Signs of Cancer in Cheek Cells
…DNA Methylation Changes in Epithelial Cancer. JAMA Oncology, 2015. Reference: UCL Cancer Institute (2015). Smoking induces early signs of cancer in cheek swabs. UCL Cancer Institute News. 14 May 2015….
Intended Epigenetic Drug Has Opposite Effect for Lung Cancer
…et. al. (2018) H3K9 methyltransferases and demethylases control lung tumor-propagating cells and lung cancer progression. Int J Cancer. Reference: Boston Children’s Hospital. “Proposed cancer treatment may boost lung cancer stem cells,…
Epigenetic Study Reveals That Obscure Protein May Promote Breast Cancer
…many. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, it is estimated that 1 in every 8 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in…
Reversing Fate: Exploiting Epigenetics to Treat Drug Resistance in Cancer
…of efflux pumps in multidrug-resistant cancer. Nat Rev Cancer. 2018 Jul;18(7):452-464. Furtado CLM, Luciano MCDS, Santos, RDS, et al. Epidrugs: targeting epigenetic marks in cancer treatment. Epigenetics. 2019 Dec;14(12):1164-1176l. Kurimoto…
Ovarian Cancer Treatment May Be Found In Epigenetic Therapy
Ovarian cancer is not the most common of cancers, but it is the leading cause of gynecological cancer related death for women in the U.S. It is often hard to…
Could Broccoli Epigenetically Reduce Your Cancer Risk?
…evidence on the effect of sulforaphane and other dietary compounds on cancer growth, they might be administered in conjunction with traditional cancer therapies to prevent cancer, stop its recurrence, or…
Epigenetic Signature Found in Blood Predicts Chances of Getting Breast Cancer
…women who also developed breast cancer but did not have the BRCA1-mutation. This particular inherited mutation causes at least 10% of breast cancers. The cause for the remaining 90% of…
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Study Supports HDAC Inhibitor as Possible Lung Cancer Treatment
…alone and in conjunction with another anticancer drug. Promising results demonstrate success with tumor cells in several cancers including prostate cancer, colon carcinoma, and renal cell carcinoma. Source: Chun,…
‘Magical’ Mushroom Could Fight off Cancer with Epigenetics
…that all three PL-fractions, PL-I, -II, and -III, have anticancer effects on [bladder cancer] cells, although PL-III appears to be the most potent,” reported the researchers. “Such an anticancer mechanism…
