Thursday, July 25, 2013

Oxygen Can Help Thwart Cancer

http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/07/oxygen-can-help-thwart-cancer


Oxygen Can Help Thwart Cancer
Wed, 07/24/2013 - 7:00am
The Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center


"A multidisciplinary team at The Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has found that measuring the oxygenation of tumors can be a valuable tool in guiding radiation therapy, opening the door for personalized therapies that keep tumors in check with oxygen enhancement.
In research examining tissue oxygenation levels and predicting radiation response, UT Southwestern scientists led by Ralph Mason report inMagnetic Resonance in Medicine that countering hypoxic and aggressive tumors with an “oxygen challenge” – inhaling oxygen while monitoring tumor response – coincides with a greater delay in tumor growth in an irradiated animal model."

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