Cancer
Research on clots could make pancreatic cancer more treatable
Credit: Purdue University image/Bumsoo Han WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- You're experiencing jaundice, abdominal pain or constipation. And by then, you...
UC researchers developing test for early breast lesions
Credit: University of Cincinnati/Colleen Kelley CINCINNATI--Currently, with a pre-malignant breast cancer diagnosis from a biopsy, there are three options: observation,...
City of Hope opens CAR T trial for HER2 breast cancer patients with brain metastases
City of Hope opens first-of-its-kind CAR T clinical trial for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to the...
Radiation therapy cuts low risk of recurrence by nearly 3/4 for patients with ‘good risk’
SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- A subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer...
Aggressive treatment for some stage IV lung cancer pts can dramatically improve OS
SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- Adding radiation therapy or surgery to systemic therapy for stage IV lung cancer patients...
Long-term side effects similarly low for weekly, conventional breast radiation, trial finds
SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast...
Imaging collaboration sheds new light on cancer growth
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have uncovered new insights into how the normal...
Anti-cancer virus fits tumor receptor like a ‘key in a lock’
Credit: OIST and University of Otago Seneca Valley Virus sounds like the last bug you'd want to catch, but it...
RNA-protein network may explain why melanoma grows more
Credit: Nobuhiro Takahashi With 5-year survival rates being around 30% for patients with distant metastatic disease, cutaneous melanoma is the...
Cancer’s most deadly assassin exists in every cell
Kill code is triggered by chemotherapy Potential to trigger kill code without using chemotherapy, avoiding side effects 'I want to...
Biologists discover source for boosting tumor cell drug sensitivity
Credit: Manqing Li, Michael David Lab, UC San Diego DNA-damaging agents, or "DDAs," make up the most widely used group...
Secrets of mighty cancer killing virus unlocked by Otago researchers
Credit: Mihnea Bostina University of Otago researchers have used high-resolution electron microscopy images to reveal how an anti-cancer virus interacts...
New drug candidates reverse drug resistance in multiple myeloma in preclinical models
Credit: Dr. Reeder Robinson of the Medical University of South Carolina In an article published online October 12, 2018 by...
Hormone-blocking injections reduce early menopause from breast cancer treatment
Credit: Cleveland Clinic Final results of SWOG Cancer Research Network's groundbreaking international Prevention of Early Menopause Study (POEMS) clinical trial...
Scientists neutralize reactive nitrogen molecules to enhance cancer immunotherapy
Credit: Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame Immunotherapy -- harnessing T-cells to attack cancer cells in the body -- has given...
Estrogens in cows’ milk are unlikely to pose a threat to adult health
Oestrogens found naturally in cows' milk are likely to be safe for human consumption in adults, according to a new...
Cigarette pictorial warning labels most effective when including body parts, testimonials
At least 120 countries around the world require pictorial warning labels on cigarette packages--for example, gangrene feet or a dead...
Testing cells for cancer drug resistance
Credit: Michael Schwettmann Biophysicists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have demonstrated that Raman microscopy can be used to detect the resistance...
Mapping the chromatin landscape of human cancer
By mapping the largely uncharted chromatin landscape of primary human cancers, researchers have revealed new insights into the regulation of...
Three proteins may play key roles in female fertility and cancer biology
Credit: Alexandra L. Nguyen Three proteins regulate each other with surprising twists and turns in female mouse eggs, a finding...