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Scientists find protein to help control prostate cancer (HealthDay)

FRIDAY, December 3 HealthDay News)--a protein that take care of his blood stem cell prostate-renewal and also play a role in transformation Pack healthy red blood cells in prostate cancer cells package who identified by scientists U. S.. To them, who was involved protein Bmi-1, could prove important in efforts to find ways to control the cancer progression and, according to research, the team of the University of California, Los Angeles. The first research found that Bmi-1 associated with higher-officer has told senior officers and two cancers prédictive medical results. But so far his role in stem cell maintenance and prostate prostate cancer was not clear. The UCLA Study conducted using package red blood cells and laboratory animals, does not. '' We decided ... Bmi-1 is a critical regulators his blood renewal in old prostate cells and the role of important struggle in prostate cancer progression and ouverture, '' said study author, Dr. Owen Chief Witte, Director of t...

Amgen bone drug OK ' (d) for use in cancer patients (AP)

WASHINGTON-Biotech drugmaker Amgen says, federal health regulators approved the consolidation of the bone and taking drugs cracking with Advanced cancer patients-in order to prevent the problems. Food and Drug Administration has not been selected patients with solid tumours of the company's drug denosumab. THE FDA approved the three studies, which revealed, it will not be able to work with at least as well as Novartis ' bone complications related to Zometa abatement on the basis of the drug. Amgen sells already with the name of the drug, but Prolia osteoporosis caused by the treatment of Menopause. The company markets its new drug for use in Xgeva. More than 50% of cancer patients experience problems cancer spreads to the bones, according to the company. Doctors manage Xgeva once in the month following that in which the injection patients. The drug works by blocking the installation of bone protein, which cells. View the original article here

Researchers Find Protein that may help Control prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

FRIDAY, December 3, HealthDay News)--a Protein that regulates the prostate cancer stem cell self-renewal and the role played by converting the healthy cells also prostate cancer cells have been found to Us researchers. Conclusions, which relates to the Bmi-1 protein, may prove to be to play an important role in the efforts to find according to the growth and progression of cancer research, University of California, Los Angeles, starting from the monitor in a number of ways. Previous research had found that the Bmi-1 is attached to a higher grade of cancers at an early stage and proactive-poor patient results. But now its role in prostate cancer stem cell maintenance and prostate cancer is not clear. UCLA study was carried out, using the cells and experimental animals. Senior author Dr. Owen Witte, Director, UCLA, University-wide press release said Stem Cell Research Center "to conclude that there had been an. .. Bmi-1 is of crucial importance for the reform of the controller is a...