Cancer
UCLA researchers identify potential new combination treatment for pancreatic cancer
FINDINGS Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a possible new therapeutic strategy using two types of drug...
Research paves way for new source for leukemia drug
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Chemistry researchers at Oregon State University have patented a method for making anti-leukemia compounds that until now...
Protein BRCA1 as a stress coach
Credit: Photographs: Christina Klotz, JMUW Anyone who has ever studied the molecular basis of breast cancer will probably have heard...
Precision-targeted liposomes curb triple-negative breast cancer, metastases in mice
Rational design improves cancer drug delivery, minimizes side effectsCredit: KRISTIN JOHNSON / VASCULAR BIOLOGY PROGRAM, BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Some 15...
Pushing MYC inhibition closer to the clinic
Credit: VHIO VHIO-born spin-off Peptomyc S.L. has developed and preclinically validated mini-protein MYC inhibitor as effective and tolerable against notoriously...
Laser-targeted removal of prostate tumors works as well complete removal of prostate
Laser treatment, however, preserves erectile and urinary functionsCredit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers...
Researchers use radiomics to predict who will benefit from chemotherapy
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. (March 20, 2019) - Using data from computed tomography (CT) images,...
Francoise Mornex is first female recipient of Heine H. Hansen Award [ELCC press release]
ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), 10-13 April, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: ©European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 20 March 2019...
Drinking hot tea linked with elevated risk of esophageal cancer
Previous studies have revealed a link between hot tea drinking and risk of esophageal cancer, but until now, no study...
BJC press notice
Paper: Serious Adverse Events in African American Cancer Patients with Sickle Cell Trait and Inherited Hemoglobinopathies in a SEER-Medicare Claims...
Researchers develop new method to detect cancerous DNA in lung cancer patients’ blood
An advance in liquid biopsies A new method of determining the sequence of molecules in DNA can be used to...
Researchers develop sensor to detect brain disorders in seconds
Credit: University of Central Florida Using nanotechnology, UCF researchers have developed the first rapid detector for dopamine, a chemical that...
Androgen receptor, treatment target for prostate cancer, imports into mitochondria
In the mitochondria of the cell, the androgen receptor plays a novel role in regulating multiple mitochondrial processesCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM,...
First in Michigan: Self-controlled tissue expanders for breast reconstruction after mastectomy
AeroForm expansion system minimizes need for multiple doctor visits required by traditional saline expandersCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT -...
Breast density assessment varies greatly by screening method and race
OAK BROOK, Ill. - Fewer women are assigned to a dense breast category when evaluated with advanced mammographic screening technologies...
New class of drugs could treat ovarian cancer
A team of researchers across The University of Manchester have shown that a new class of drugs are able to...
3D mammography significantly reduces breast biopsy rates
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - The use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), also known as...
Epigenetic protein could be new therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia
Credit: Basheer et al., 2019 British researchers have discovered that an epigenetic protein called EZH2 delays the development of acute...
Researchers predict 1.4 million deaths from all cancers in 2019 in the EU
Overall death rates from breast cancer fall in the EU, but rise in Poland Death rates from breast cancer are...
The story of GARP: a potential target for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina report findings suggesting that GARP could be a potential new target for...