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NOVEMBER 10, 2017, New York -- A Ludwig Cancer Research study led by Benoit Van den Eynde, Director of Ludwig...

Patients with depression and advanced cancer survive longer with palliative care intervention

Credit: Figure by Anna T. Prescott. A new Dartmouth-led study finds that patients with depression and advanced cancer live longer...

Uneven growth in US medical and health R&D investments across sectors

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Nov. 10, 2017 -- Total U.S. investment in medical and health R&D in the U.S. grew by...

Researchers exploit rhythm of DNA replication to kill cancer cells

New DNA is generated in human cells from tiny building blocks called nucleotides produced by an enzyme called RNR. Until...

Bentham Science Publishers launches Oncology Collection

Bentham Science Publishers announces the launch of disease-based collections. The first of these collections is the Oncology article collection. This...

Mutant gene network in colon cancer identified

Credit: KAIST The principles of the gene network for colon tumorigenesis have been identified by a KAIST research team. The...

Common genetic fusion event may be associated with low-risk prostate cancer

Bottom Line: Establishing the way in which a genetic alteration called a TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion forms in a prostate cancer,...

HPV jab means women only need 3 cervical screens in a lifetime

Women may only need three cervical screens in their lifetime if they have been given the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine,...

Researchers discover promising new anticancer strategy

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif. - Nov. 7, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)...

Th1/17 hybrid T cells offer potent and durable anti-tumor response in preclinical model

Credit: Medical University of South Carolina In recent years, the search for new cancer treatments has increasingly focused on immunotherapies...

Scientists figure out how cell division timer works

Credit: © KU Leuven - Junbin Qian Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30...

HPV vaccine also prevents uncommon childhood respiratory disease, study suggests

The vaccine that protects against cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus (HPV) also prevents an uncommon but incurable childhood respiratory disease,...

Cancer drug parity laws lower costs for many, but not everyone

Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL -- State laws designed to ensure that the pill form of cancer...

UK study shows cell signaling interaction may prevent key step in lung cancer progression

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 9. 2017) - New findings from University of Kentucky faculty published in Scientific Reports reveals a novel...

Breast cancer recurrence risk lingers years after treatment ends

Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Even 20 years after a diagnosis, women with a type of breast cancer...

Fighting cancer with cancer: 3-D cultured cells could drive precision therapy

ANN ARBOR--Honeycomb-like arrays of tiny, lab-grown cancers could one day help doctors zero in on individualized treatments for ovarian cancer,...

Novel approach could limit common complications of immunotherapy

By connecting highly effective cancer immunotherapy drugs such as anti-CTLA4 (ipilimumab) and anti-PD-L1 (atezolizumab) to peptides that bind to tissues...

Mount Sinai scientists create first mathematical model that predicts immunotherapy success

(New York, NY - November 8, 2017)-- Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created the...

Chronic stress hormones may promote resistance to EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer patients

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Elevated levels of chronic stress hormones, such as those produced by psychological distress,...

Nanoshells could deliver more chemo with fewer side effects