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...There are many approaches to treating cancer," said Jack L. Strominger '46-'47, Higgins professor of biochemistry. "His [finding] is novel--it is based on the realization that, when a tumor mass grows, it can't survive without a blood supply to feed...
When Folkman proposed the idea that tumor growth depends on a close presence of blood vessels in 1971, few medical experts took him seriously. Now, Folkman's research is on the forefront of establishing effective anti-cancer drugs...
...crapshoot quality to it. Regular mammograms seem like a wise precaution, but the tests may be expensive and unreliable--and in a very small number of cases, may actually help stir up the very disease they're designed to spot. Neglecting mammography can be even riskier, giving an incipient tumor a chance to take hold and grow. This year the confusion only increased, with the medical community clamoring for clarity just as various cancer advisory groups issued conflicting guidelines...
...Those fortunate enough to survive a BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANT may face another problem later: an extremely high risk of developing a new tumor in the brain, liver or elsewhere. These tumors may be caused by the treatments with high doses of radiation that transplant patients require...
Nathan said that her research in cancer genetics indicated that cancer may result from a loss of tumor suppressor genes instead of higher "oncogenetic" activity...