Science news articles about 'breast cancer cells'

... tested these agents in ER-positive breast cancer cells. The team identified several compounds ... growth and proliferation of ER-positive breast cancer cells. "These small molecules specifically block ...

... have discovered a new family of agents that inhibit the growth of estrogen-dependent breast cancer cells. The finding has opened an avenue of research into new drugs to combat estrogen-dependent ...

... patients only for relatively short periods. Antiestrogen therapy is more specific, targeting breast cancer cells that express estrogen receptors. In the laboratory, 20-25 percent of breast cancer ...

... same time, halting the growth of breast cancer cells in laboratory tests, the researchers say. The molecule ... ErbB3 are the protein products of two known cancer-related genes, Her2 and Her3, respectively ...

Scientists describe for the first time a method of viewing individual breast cancer cells for several days at a time.

Women who are found to have isolated breast cancer cells upon sentinel lymph node biopsy have a risk of having metastases in other lymph nodes.

... the diameter of a human hair encapsulating an experimental anticancer agent -- can kill human melanoma and drug-resistant breast cancer cells growing in laboratory cultures.

Calcitrol, the active form of vitamin D, has been found to induce a tumor suppressing protein that can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells, according to a new study.

Researchers are trying to open a door for a killer that breast cancer cells shut out.

... nanoparticle, which homes in on a Her-2 breast-cancer cell like a guided missile. The attached ... antigen, a protein located on the surface on the malignant cell. Put another way, the nanoparticle vehicle ...

... and activates it. HMGCS2 generates chemicals that are necessary for the production of cholesterol. They found that breast cancer cells that are resistant to tamoxifen exhibits very high levels of the ...

... removal of a breast tumor," explains senior study author Dr. Joan Massague from the Cancer ... demonstrate that Src hyperactivity provides breast cancer cells with a superior ability to survive in the bone ...

... . Now, scientists have identified key signals that support the long term survival of breast cancer cells after they have spread to the bone marrow. The research, published by Cell Press in the July ...

Ensuring that breast cancer doesn't come back means removing the entire tumour - roots and all - suggests new research.

... the MUHC and McGill University show that the environment surrounding breast cancer cells plays a crucial role in determining whether tumour cells grow and migrate or whether they fade away...