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Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick *Cancer cells can be killed with metal from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, thanks...

Mini cancer tumours grown in first-of-kind pioneering research

Credit: University of Birmingham Charity Cancer Research UK has awarded the University of Birmingham £1.5 million to fund a five-year...

On Target Laboratories secures $40 million financing led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Credit: On Target Laboratories image On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that is developing tumor-targeted fluorescent dyes...

Onalespib could be an effective treatment for glioblastoma, preclinical studies show

Columbus, Ohio - The targeted therapy onalespib has shown effectiveness in preclinical studies of glioblastoma by researchers at The Ohio...

New system for treating colorectal cancer can lead to complete cure

Credit: S Cheal et al., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY RESTON, Va. - Researchers at Memorial Sloan...

Two important signalling pathways in cancer and ageing are connected for the first time

The structure of proteins that protect telomeres (shelterin proteins, from "protective shield") are promising targets to combat cancer but to...

Quality of life deterioration delayed if progression of advanced breast cancer delayed

Lisbon, Portugal: Patients with advanced breast cancer have a better quality of life for longer if the progression of their...

Two classes of GGAA-microsatellites in a Ewing sarcoma context

COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a study published in PLOS ONE, researchers describe two types of GGAA-microsatellites and their roles in...

Researchers find genetic pathways to individualized treatment for advanced prostate cancer

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have uncovered genetic clues to why tumors resist a...

Infertility linked to higher risk of death among women

SAN ANTONIO -- Women with a history of infertility have a 10 percent increased risk of death compared to those...

In the lab and in the clinic, alisertib with TAK-228 excels against solid tumors

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Two University of Colorado Cancer Center studies were presented this weekend at the AACR-NCI-EORTC...

Breast cancer patients forego post-surgery treatment due to mistrust, study suggests

Nearly one-third of women with breast cancer went against their doctor's advice and chose not to begin or complete the...

It is time for a concerted European approach to defeat cancer

LUGANO, 31 October 2017. ESMO President, Fortunato Ciardiello, has contributed an editorial on the priorities for future cancer research, to...

Brain tumour’s ‘addiction’ to common amino acid could be its weakness

Starving a childhood brain tumour of the amino acid glutamine could improve the effect of chemotherapy, according to an early...

Mandated coverage for fertility preservation featured in NEJM

This summer, it was announced that Rhode Island became the first state to pass a law explicitly requiring coverage for...

Gut microbiome may make chemo drug toxic to patients

Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers report that the composition of people's gut bacteria...

Breast cancer researchers track changes in normal mammary duct cells leading to disease

(TORONTO, Canada - Nov. 1, 2017) - Breast cancer researchers have mapped early genetic alterations in normal-looking cells at various...

PARP inhibitor may be effective against some TNBC lacking BRCA mutations

Bottom Line: The investigational PARP inhibitor talazoparib caused regression of patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) of triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) that had...

Scientists develop groundnut resistant to aflatoxin

Credit: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, MO, Nov. 1, 2017 - Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science...

In vitro tissue microarrays for quick and efficient spheroid characterization