Hunting for immune cells’ cancer targets
Credit: Eric Smith and Christopher Garcia By screening millions of molecular targets, researchers have uncovered a tumor beacon detected by the immune cells of two...
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Leukaemia treatment can be made more effective by using a drug for iron overload
Credit: Delfim Duarte/Imperial College London Chemotherapy for one type of leukaemia could be improved by giving patients a drug currently used to treat an unrelated...
Researchers recommend specific diets for preventing colorectal cancer in high-risk groups
Colorectal cancer is the most prevalent malignant tumour in Spain. It is known that factors such as diet and intestinal inflammation play an important role...
LSUHealthNo contributes to 1st-of-its-kind study of upper aerodigestive cancers
New Orleans, LA - Using data interpreted by LSU Health New Orleans' Louisiana Tumor Registry, a case-control study found for the first time that older...
How did the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident impact thyroid cancer risk?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Dec. 21, 2017--New lessons are being learned about risk assessment and predicting the extent of thyroid...
UTHealth, UT Health San Antonio gain $6 million to refine cancer-fighting antibody
Credit: Maricruz Kwon, UTHealth Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at...
LSUHealthNo contributes to 1s- of-its-kind study of upper aerodigestive cancers
New Orleans, LA - Using data interpreted by LSU Health New Orleans' Louisiana Tumor Registry, a case-control study found for the first time that older...
New class of anti-cancer drug effective against kidney cancer
DALLAS - Dec. 20, 2017 - Metastatic kidney cancer remains largely incurable. Despite a dozen treatments and several immunotherapies, survival rates beyond 5 years remain...
Study: Medications alone don’t help smokers quit
Credit: UC San Diego Health Pharmaceutical interventions are routinely prescribed to help people quit smoking. However, a new study by University of California San Diego...
Researchers map molecular interaction that prevents aggressive breast cancer
Credit: : Colaluca et al., 2018 Researchers in Italy have discovered how specific versions of a protein called Numb protect the key tumor suppressor p53...
More tumor mutations equals higher success rate with cancer immunotherapy drugs
Credit: The New England Journal of Medicine The mutational burden, or the number of mutations present in a tumors DNA, is a good predictor of...
High out-of-pocket costs may place oral cancer medications out of reach
PHILADELPHIA - Sticker shock may be leading many insured Americans with cancer to forego treatment with a wide range of oral cancer drugs, suggests a...
Fluorescent nanomedicine can guide tumor removal, kill remaining cancer cells
PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon State University scientists have developed a nanomedicine platform for cancer that can help doctors know which tissue to cut out as...
A repurposed drug could open door to more stem cell transplants
Credit: UBC/Paul Joseph A medication used to treat joint and skin conditions might also help people whose only hope of surviving cancer is receiving stem...
After the diagnosis: How cancer affects sexual functioning
Credit: University of Houston A cancer diagnosis disrupts a person's life in many ways, including sexually. A study led by the University of Houston found...
