...funding for research.Radiation therapy had been largely static until improvements in technology made it easier to target tumors and avoid healthy tissue, said Kong, who is coming from the University of Mich igan."The modern technology allows...

...effective, he said. Herceptin and Tykerb are members of a new generation of cancer medicines that more precisely target tumors without killing lots of healthy cells. Herceptin has been an important option for many women with advanced breast...

...to include a gene for a key part of the angiostatin molecule. Inside the mice, the virus apparently infected the target tumors and then made the angiostatin. This blocked formation of blood vessels and caused the tumors to shrink, the researchers...

...tumors and hopefully shrink them, face a further quandary -- who becomes the test subject, Dr. Fick said. Do you target tumors that might spread, tumors that have spread, or tumors that are so far contained, with each one presenting difficulties...

...heal," said Frank Marini, a stem cell biologist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, who is working to target tumors with stem cells. THE MCG RESEARCH, led by general surgery resident Adam Perry, won the Peter J. Gingrass, M...

...Connell, D-Augusta. By giving radiation therapists greater control over the beams, the new technology will help them target tumors more precisely and spare surrounding tissue, MCG Health CEO Don Snell said. "It's going to be more and more focused...

...Connell, D-Augusta. By giving radiation therapists greater control over the beams, the new technology will help them target tumors more precisely and spare surrounding tissue, MCG Health CEO Don Snell said. "It's going to be more and more focused...

...cell biologist at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, said the findings could lead to drugs that target tumors by inactivating the genes. In particular, the findings could help scientists develop treatments that can distingish...

...possible new therapies. First out of the pipeline: --Immunex Corp.'s Enbrel, the drug that helped Petersen. It targets tumor necrosis factor, or TNF, a bloodstream protein that causes much of rheumatoid arthritis' inflammation. Enbrel is...