Cancer
Scientists trained a computer to classify breast cancer tumors
Using technology similar to the type that powers facial and speech recognition on a smartphone, researchers at the University of...
Patients with rare, incurable digestive tract cancers respond to new drug combination
Dublin, Ireland: Patients with rare, but incurable cancers of the digestive tract have responded well to a combination of two...
Standard chemotherapy treatment for HPV-positive throat cancer remains the most effective, study finds
A new study funded by Cancer Research UK and led by the University of Birmingham has found that the standard...
Pancreatic cancer death rates rising across Europe, report reveals
Credit: United European Gastroenterology (Vienna, November 15, 2018) Pancreatic cancer death rates in the European Union (EU) have increased by...
A new approach to detecting cancer earlier from blood tests: Study
(TORONTO, Canada, Nov. 14, 2018) - Cancer scientists led by principal investigator Dr. Daniel De Carvalho at Princess Margaret Cancer...
Drug combination makes cancer disappear in mice with neuroblastoma
Dublin, Ireland: Researchers investigating new treatments for neuroblastoma - one of the most common childhood cancers - have found that...
Difficult-to-treat bowel cancers respond in first study of new drug combination
Dublin, Ireland: Early results from a phase I trial in a small group of patients with advanced cancer using two...
Combination of two immunotherapies shows activity in non-small cell lung cancer patients
Dublin, Ireland: A combination of two drugs, which prompt the body's immune system to identify and kill cancer cells, is...
Investigational drug shows promising results in Phase II study of aggressive, often fatal blood disorder with no approved therapies
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A Phase I/II study, led by investigators at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer...
Rainforest vine compound starves pancreatic cancer cells
Pancreatic cancer cells are known for their ability to thrive under extreme conditions of low nutrients and oxygen, a trait...
Clinical trial harnesses power of natural killer cells to treat neuroblastoma
New York City-- Researchers have made rapid advances in understanding how to manipulate the immune system safely to destroy cancer...
Research on imaging in radiation oncology featured in Red Journal special issue
Credit: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics ARLINGTON, Va., November 14, 2018 -- A new special edition...
Researchers identify a mechanism that fuels cancer cells’ growth
FINDINGS Scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified sodium glucose transporter 2, or SGLT2, as a mechanism...
‘Hopeful technology’ could change detection, diagnosis of deadly ovarian cancer
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis / Mike Martin Media Ovarian cancer claims the lives of more than 14,000 in...
St. Jude announces extensive resource to advance leukemia research
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital today announced the availability of one of the world's...
Anti-Malaria drugs have shown promise in treating cancer, and now researchers know why
PHILADELPHIA - Anti-malaria drugs known as chloroquines have been repurposed to treat cancer for decades, but until now no one...
Surgery & combination therapy optimizes results in aggressive prostate cancer management
Boston, MA -- Men presenting with aggressive prostate cancer - Gleason Score of 9 or 10 - comprise most of...
New ‘SLICE’ tool can massively expand immune system’s cancer-fighting repertoire
Immunotherapy can cure some cancers that until fairly recently were considered fatal. In addition to developing drugs that boost the...
‘Edited’ plant-based toxin possesses anti-tumor characteristics
Credit: Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons Researchers at Shinshu University in Japan have discovered that editing the chemical...
When Melanoma spreads to the brain, patients with BRAF or MEK mutations can find novel treatment
Credit: Kris Hanning TUCSON, Ariz. - Cancer used to be thought of as a disease of the anatomy, but these...
