Cancer Research Journal » Liver Cancer http://cancerresearchjournal.com Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:01:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Kanzius Machine Uses Radio Waves to Kill Cancer Cells http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2008/04/17/kanzius-machine-uses-radio-waves-to-kill-cancer-cells/ http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2008/04/17/kanzius-machine-uses-radio-waves-to-kill-cancer-cells/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:47:34 +0000 dc http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2008/04/17/kanzius-machine-uses-radio-waves-to-kill-cancer-cells/ Here’s a from about a device known as the that uses to destroy .

Developed by retired and patient , the Kanzius Machine works by using a noninvasive radio wave generator to warm within cancer cells. This heating process is designed to kill the cancer cells while creating little or no damage to nearby healthy cells.

Though still years away from human trials, the Kanzius Machine has shown promise in conducted by the , and . Results of these tests demonstrated the Kanzius Machine destroyed tumors in rabbits with no apparent side effects.

According to the study’s senior author,

These are promising, even exciting, preclinical results in this liver cancer model. Our next step is to look at ways to more precisely target the nanotubes so they attach to, and are taken up by, cancer cells while avoiding normal tissue.

M. D. Anderson Department of Surgical Oncology

You can find more information about the Kanzius Machine at the . Results of the study were published in the December 15, 2007 issues of the journal Cancer.

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]]> http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2008/04/17/kanzius-machine-uses-radio-waves-to-kill-cancer-cells/feed/ 0 Star Trek Inspires Exploration of Liver Cancer Patients http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/08/01/star-trek-inspires-exploration-of-liver-cancer-patients/ http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/08/01/star-trek-inspires-exploration-of-liver-cancer-patients/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:07:00 +0000 Lisa http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/08/01/star-trek-inspires-exploration-of-liver-cancer-patients/ Radiologist believes there is a way to get important details about hidden inside patients without subjecting them to surgical .

Using the concept of the as their inspiration, he and his team are researching the possibility of using scanning devices outside of the body to noninvasively determine the molecular and genetic composition of cancerous tumors growing internally.

In this ScienCentral video, Kuo explains how yesterday’s science fiction is getting closer to becoming today’s medical reality:

Although this research was conducted exclusively on liver cancer patients, Kuo’s preliminary results indicate the technology also shows promise for use with other forms of cancer. More information about this study can be found in the journal .

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]]> http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/08/01/star-trek-inspires-exploration-of-liver-cancer-patients/feed/ 0 Engineers Eliminating Cancer With Electric Pulses http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/07/24/engineers-eliminating-cancer-with-electric-pulses/ http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/07/24/engineers-eliminating-cancer-with-electric-pulses/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:22:36 +0000 Lisa http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/07/24/engineers-eliminating-cancer-with-electric-pulses/ have developed a new method for destroying cancer cells which doesn’t require drugs or damage healthy tissue. The innovative process is called , or , and it uses short intense electric pulses to create openings in the pores of cancer cells causing them to die.

IRE was invented by two engineers, , from the , and , a bioengineering professor at the .

Heating and freezing is already used by to destroy , but current techniques sometimes leave behind malignant cells or damage surrounding tissue. Using more precise technology, Davalos and Rubinsky have devised a way for IRE to kill a targeted area without affecting other nearby tissue or blood vessels. As Davalos explains,

“IRE shows remarkable promise as a minimally invasive, inexpensive surgical technique to treat cancer. It has the advantages that it is easy to apply, is not affected by local blood flow, and can be monitored and controlled using .”

The researchers have already successfully used IRE to conduct on in rats and they are predicting will begin soon on individuals with .

An article on IRE is scheduled for publication in the August 2007 special issue of .

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This innovative site’s search engines allow users to easily locate from specific institutions ranging from the to , and the capability to sort according to specialties such as , , or oncology. In addition to operations, ORlive gives you on-demand access to other medical procedures like radiation treatments and .

Want more? Some of the live webcasts give you the rare opportunity to e-mail questions to the physician(s) who are performing the procedure which they answer before the completion of the segment.

WARNING to those who don’t care for the sight of blood and guts: Videos featured on ORlive are the real deal and are shown from a surgeon’s or provider’s vantage point. Images can be extremely graphic in nature and may not be suitable for some viewers.

Recent webcasts about a new for treating and a surgery will be of particular interest to some cancer patients.

A live broadcast from relating to is also scheduled for .

ORlive’s free, high quality images are certain to be a valuable resource for students, teachers, patients, caregivers, scientists, journalists, medical providers and the merely curious.

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]]> http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/07/12/orlive-pictures-that-are-worth-more-than-a-thousand-words/feed/ 0 Protein Shows Promise as Bladder Cancer Biomarker http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/06/26/protein-shows-promise-as-bladder-cancer-biomarker/ http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/06/26/protein-shows-promise-as-bladder-cancer-biomarker/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:15:55 +0000 Lisa http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2007/06/26/protein-shows-promise-as-bladder-cancer-biomarker/ Researchers at the in Jacksonville and the University of Michigan have identified a protein which is present in the urine of patients, but absent in other individuals. The discovery of this potential moves scientists closer to developing improved diagnostic tools for finding the disease while it is still in the early . The same protein has also been linked to and ovarian cancers in previous studies. A report on the research is due to be published in the July 6, 2007, edition of the .

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