Common genetic fusion event may be associated with low-risk prostate cancer
Bottom Line: Establishing the way in which a genetic alteration called a TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion forms in a prostate cancer, rather than the presence of...
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HPV jab means women only need 3 cervical screens in a lifetime
Women may only need three cervical screens in their lifetime if they have been given the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, according to a new study...
Researchers discover promising new anticancer strategy
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif. - Nov. 7, 2017 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a compound that...
Th1/17 hybrid T cells offer potent and durable anti-tumor response in preclinical model
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina In recent years, the search for new cancer treatments has increasingly focused on immunotherapies that harness the body's own...
Scientists figure out how cell division timer works
Credit: © KU Leuven - Junbin Qian Human cells use a timer to divide: each cell gets at least 30 minutes to divide its genetic...
HPV vaccine also prevents uncommon childhood respiratory disease, study suggests
The vaccine that protects against cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus (HPV) also prevents an uncommon but incurable childhood respiratory disease, according to a new study...
Cancer drug parity laws lower costs for many, but not everyone
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL -- State laws designed to ensure that the pill form of cancer drugs is not more costly...
UK study shows cell signaling interaction may prevent key step in lung cancer progression
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 9. 2017) - New findings from University of Kentucky faculty published in Scientific Reports reveals a novel cell signaling interaction that may...
Breast cancer recurrence risk lingers years after treatment ends
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Even 20 years after a diagnosis, women with a type of breast cancer fueled by estrogen still face...
Fighting cancer with cancer: 3-D cultured cells could drive precision therapy
ANN ARBOR--Honeycomb-like arrays of tiny, lab-grown cancers could one day help doctors zero in on individualized treatments for ovarian cancer, an unpredictable disease that kills...
Novel approach could limit common complications of immunotherapy
By connecting highly effective cancer immunotherapy drugs such as anti-CTLA4 (ipilimumab) and anti-PD-L1 (atezolizumab) to peptides that bind to tissues in and around tumors, a...
Mount Sinai scientists create first mathematical model that predicts immunotherapy success
(New York, NY - November 8, 2017)-- Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created the first mathematical model that can...
Chronic stress hormones may promote resistance to EGFR inhibitors in lung cancer patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Elevated levels of chronic stress hormones, such as those produced by psychological distress, may promote resistance to drugs...
Nanoshells could deliver more chemo with fewer side effects
Credit: A. Goodman/Rice University Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can use a laser and light-activated...
How chronic inflammation tips the balance of immune cells to promote liver cancer
Credit: NIH Chronic inflammation is known to drive many cancers, especially liver cancer. Researchers have long thought that's because inflammation directly affects cancer cells, stimulating...
