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Gold nanoparticles are introduced into the veins and guided by a spectroscope to locate problem tumours; they are then injected into the tumour along with an antibody to stop the tumour's ability to grow and, in some cases, shrink its size.
DK Matai: Nano-Gold Revolution: Alchemy of The 21st Century? 2010
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In short, angiogenesis blockers cut off the tumour's umbilical cord, its very support system.
A Canadian Technology Success Story Cancer Therapy: From Concept to Commonplace 2000
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Many people have their cancers diagnosed through needle biopsies, which often do not provide enough of a sample to determine what genes or pathways control a tumour's growth, or the sample may no longer be available by the time the patient sees a specialist to decide what treatment to prescribe.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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"This discovery unlocks a range of potentially powerful new therapies to target this pathway in lymphatic vessels, effectively tightening a tumour's supply lines and restricting the transport of cancer cells to the rest of the body."
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Researchers have discovered how to block the tumour's "call for help".
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The researchers also found that around four per cent of Wilms 'tumour patients have mistakes in their tumour's FBXW7 gene.
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A patient who has recently been diagnosed with cancer will have high levels of a tumour's genetic fingerprint in their blood, because cancers shed cells and DNA into the bloodstream.
The Guardian World News Ian Sample 2010
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The scientists began each test by first checking the tumour's genome for areas where it had too few or too many copies of DNA, and where large regions of chromosomes had fused.
The Guardian World News Ian Sample 2010
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The system's blockage could be a way to halt the tumour's growth, MfD writes.
Prague Monitor 2010
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The researchers also found that around four per cent of Wilms 'tumour patients have mistakes in their tumour's FBXW7 gene.
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