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Growth Hormone

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Growth Hormone Defined

A substance made by the body that functions to regulate cell division and cell survival. Some growth factors are also produced in the laboratory and used in biological therapy.

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Acupuncture May Help With Side Effects of Hormone Therapy, Study Finds

Published October 11, 2008, 12:14 am, American Cancer Society

New research suggests the ancient Chinese practice may ease the side effects of hormone therapy.

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AT13387 (HSP90 inhibitor, Oncology)

Published October 10, 2008, 11:14 am, Pharmalicencing

AT13387 is a potent and selective non-natural product inhibitor of Hsp90 derived from the Company’s Pyramid TM platform. In tumour cells Hsp90 acts as a "molecular chaperone" stabilising and preventing the breakdown of key cancer forming (oncogenic) proteins.

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Painkillers may reduce breast cancer risk: study

Published October 8, 2008, 9:23 am, CBC

Painkillers such as Aspirin and ibuprofen may help reduce the risk of some breast cancers, but it's too soon to suggest taking the pills as a prevention strategy, according to a Canadian researcher who led the study.

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Researchers Unravel New Aspects Of The Male Hormone (Androgen) Receptor Regulation In Prostate Cancer

Published October 8, 2008, 3:08 am, Medical News Today

A team of researchers in the Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), led by Dr. Shiv Srivastava, professor of surgery, are working to define male hormone regulated transcriptome in prostate cancer cells.

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Researchers Provide New Insights Into Common Alterations Of ERG Oncogene In Prostate Cancer

Published October 8, 2008, 3:08 am, Medical News Today

In the past three years, ground-breaking discoveries in the prostate cancer field have highlighted that alterations of ETS related genes (predominantly ERG), as a result of a fusion between male hormone receptor regulated gene promoters (predominantly TMPRSS2) and ETS transcription factors, represent one of the most common oncogenic defects in prostate cancer.

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Researchers Provide New Insights Into Common Alterations of ERG Oncogene in Prostate Cancer

Published October 7, 2008, 7:21 am, Newswise

In their continued quest to understand the functional role and clinical utility of ERG alterations in prostate cancer, CPDR researchers have now defined new features of ERG function and expression which will further enhance the potential of ERG as promising biomarker and therapeutic target for prostate cancer.

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Take charge of your breast health

Published October 6, 2008, 9:16 pm, Island Packet

There's a new movement in breast cancer, and the focus is on survivorship.

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Poniard Pharmaceuticals Exercises Option to Draw Down $10 Million Second Tranche of Loan Facility

Published October 6, 2008, 5:00 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Poniard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology, today announced that it has exercised its option to draw down a $10.0 million second tranche, which represents the balance of the Company's $27.6 million amended loan facility with GE Healthcare Financial Services and Silicon Valley Bank, a member company of SVB Financial Group.

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Get the facts you need to lower your breast cancer risk

Published October 5, 2008, 10:13 pm, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

There’s a new movement in breast cancer, and the focus is on survivorship. "Our detection tools have gotten so good that many cases are being caught in the most treatable stages, so the survival rate is very high," says Dr. Maura Dickler, assistant professor of medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. That’s big news, and it’s partly thanks to the fact that experts ...

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Vaccine for breast cancer within reach, says expert

Published October 5, 2008, 4:14 pm, Guardian Unlimited

New study confirms disease is caused by the absence of hormonal changes connected with childbirth

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