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Small bits of cancer spreading through blood vessels and lymph system and growing in bones, liver, brain and other parts of the body.

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Published July 2, 2009, 8:55 am, ThirdAge

The most promising use for lignans is in cancer prevention. According to observational studies, people who eat more lignan-containing foods have a lower incidence of breast and perhaps colon cancer.

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Colorectal Cancer - MDC Researchers Identify Genetic Markers For Metastasis Formation

Published July 2, 2009, 3:11 am, Medical News Today

Previously, only a few genes had been associated with the formation of metastases in colorectal cancer. Now, researchers of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Germany, have identified 115 genes that are disregulated both in the primary tumor and in its metastases.

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Hungry Cells: Tumor Metabolism Discovery Opens New Detection And Treatment Possibilities For Rare Form Of Colon Cancer

Published July 1, 2009, 10:21 am, Science Daily

People who suffer from Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, a rare inherited cancer syndrome, develop gastrointestinal polyps and are predisposed to colon cancer and other tumor types. Carefully tracing the cellular chain-of-command that links nutrient intake to cell growth (and which is interrupted in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome), allowed researchers to exploit the tumors' weak spot.

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Pancreatic cancer

Published June 29, 2009, 8:56 pm, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest tumours and causes a disproportionate number of deaths in Australia

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RNA Snippet Suppresses Spread Of Aggressive Breast Cancer

Published June 29, 2009, 7:23 pm, Science Daily

Low levels of a tiny RNA fragment in cells are associated with metastatic breast cancer in humans and increases the aggressive spread of breast cancer in mice, according to researchers. Measuring levels of this so-called microRNA in cancer cells may more accurately predict the likelihood of metastasis, the spread of cancer to other parts of the body that accounts for 90 percent of cancer-related ...

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Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada Awards Six Research Grants

Published June 29, 2009, 7:00 am, Marketwire

Attention: Health/Medical Editor, Lifestyle Editor, News Editor, Government/Political Affairs Editor LONDON, ONTARIO, MEDIA RELEASE--(Marketwire - June 29, 2009) - Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada is assisting Canadian research nationally in the mission to find a cause of and cure for brain tumours with the announcement of its annual grants-in-aid program recipients. This year, there were 34 ...

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European Regulator Gives Positive Opinion for the use of Avastin in Combination With docetaxel for the First-Line ...

Published June 28, 2009, 7:39 pm, Thaipr.net

Patients with advanced (metastatic) breast cancer will be able to benefit from treatment with Avastin (bevacizumab) as a result of a new broader label recommendation in Europe, Roche announced today.

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