Tag: tumor

MIT Scientists Create New Nanoparticle Sensors to Detect Early Cancer via Simple Paper Test

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed nanoparticle sensors that could diagnose early-stage cancer through a simple urine test on a strip of paper. The scientists said these sensors, designed to detect many cancerous proteins, could also distinguish the type of tumor, how it responds to treatment, and whether it has metastasized….


Advanced Cancer Does Not Mean the End of Life, Ancient Therapy Can Inhibit Tumor Spread

Tumors have become a common abnormality in modern day society. While many cancerous tumors have reached an advanced stage by the time they are discovered, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has become a viable treatment option. Ruan Ailian, a registered traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Hong Kong, references the program “100 Ways to Treat 100 Diseases”…


Study: Tumor Suppressor Gene Deletion Causes Resistance to Breast Cancer Treatment

The research team at Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, HKUMed made a groundbreaking discovery that somatic deletion of a tumor suppressor gene, AKTIP (AKT interacting protein), can increase the growth of luminal breast cancer and develop resistance to hormone therapy. The research conclusion was published in the journal…


Stage Zero Cancer: 5 Common Forms With High Incidence, Some May Be Dangerous

When it comes to cancer staging, people often hear about stages 1, 2, 3, and 4 of cancer. However, there is actually stage zero cancer that, as you might guess, comes before stage 1. Stage zero cancer is also known as carcinoma in situ. Carcinoma in situ cells are limited to the location where they…


Breakthrough Research Identifies Rare Tumor Cell ‘Spies’

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a novel technology for simultaneous genomic DNA and RNA sequencing in single cells from frozen and fresh tissues and identified rare brain tumor cell “spies” disguised as normal cells using this method. This breakthrough advances cancer research for some of the most…


New Therapy Improves Intermediate Liver Cancer Cure Rate by 55 Percent

Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, with more than 900,000 new cases every year, and a fatality rate that ranks third among all cancers. Recently, the Li Ka Shing faculty of medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) released the world’s first comprehensive treatment plan for intermediate liver cancer,…


Pregnant Mom With Undetected Lung Tumor Credits God and Baby With Saving Her Life

A woman who survived an undetected lung tumor because of the baby girl growing in her womb is thankful to her daughter and to God for the divine timing that saved her life. Brittany Locker, 35, and Brad Locker, 45, have been married for four years and live in the Midwest with their two children:…


‘It Burned Me Inside and Out’: Aussie Survives Experimental Cancer Treatment, Learns Meaning of Life, Tells

“I started chemotherapy on May 2, 1985,” said Michael Crossland, 38, who was diagnosed with cancer at just 11 months of age. The doctors at Coffs Harbour Hospital touched his stomach and said, “Whoa, what’s going on here?” They scanned him, and Crossland was sent off to a Sydney Hospital for immediate treatment to save…


‘Little Fighter’ Preemie Baby Thrives After Surgeons Remove Spinal Tumor That Was Twice Her Weight

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A premature baby girl is thriving months after she was saved by doctors who removed a rare spinal tumor weighing twice her weight at birth. Baby Saylor was born to parents Rachel and Kieran Thomson of North Lakes, Queensland, three months early at Mater Mothers’ Hospital, which is Queensland’s flagship center for babies…


Synthesized Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Glioma

A collaborative research team from Hong Kong Baptist University and Polytechnic University has synthesized a nanoparticle called TRZD, which can simultaneously diagnose and treat gliomas in the brain. The research results have been published in the international scientific journal Science Advances. Gliomas are the most common primary brain malignancies, accounting for approximately one third of…