Scientists link pancreatic cancer survival to four genes
Alterations in four main genes are responsible for how long patients survive with pancreatic cancer, according to a new study in JAMA Oncology. Before now,...
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ESMO media alert: Cancer research to be presented at ESMO Asia Congress in Singapore
LUGANO-SINGAPORE, Nov. 2, 2017 - ESMO, the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, is pleased to announce the ESMO Asia 2017 Congress, which will be...
Shifting bacterial communities in the stomach may influence cancer risk
Credit: Ed Uthman via Flickr Different changes to the microbial community of the stomach may explain why related conditions are associated with different risk levels...
Bacteria in the gut modulates response to immunotherapy in melanoma
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Bacteria that live in the human digestive tract can influence how cancer responds to immunotherapy, opening a new...
Exercise can counteract side-effects and improve fitness in advanced breast cancer patients
Lisbon, Portugal: Taking part in regular exercise can reduce fatigue and pain, and improve cardiovascular health and quality of life in women being treated for...
Preventing a genetic uprising in early life
Credit: Rebecca Berrens Molecules called endosiRNAs help us avoid genetic chaos, according to a new study from a team at the Babraham Institute. Much of...
Cancer cells destroyed with dinosaur extinction metal
Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick *Cancer cells can be killed with metal from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, thanks to new research from University...
Mini cancer tumours grown in first-of-kind pioneering research
Credit: University of Birmingham Charity Cancer Research UK has awarded the University of Birmingham £1.5 million to fund a five-year research programme aimed at finding...
On Target Laboratories secures $40 million financing led by Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Credit: On Target Laboratories image On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company that is developing tumor-targeted fluorescent dyes to improve cancer surgery, has...
Onalespib could be an effective treatment for glioblastoma, preclinical studies show
Columbus, Ohio - The targeted therapy onalespib has shown effectiveness in preclinical studies of glioblastoma by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center...
New system for treating colorectal cancer can lead to complete cure
Credit: S Cheal et al., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY RESTON, Va. - Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New...
Two important signalling pathways in cancer and ageing are connected for the first time
The structure of proteins that protect telomeres (shelterin proteins, from "protective shield") are promising targets to combat cancer but to date there has been no...
Quality of life deterioration delayed if progression of advanced breast cancer delayed
Lisbon, Portugal: Patients with advanced breast cancer have a better quality of life for longer if the progression of their disease can be delayed, according...
Two classes of GGAA-microsatellites in a Ewing sarcoma context
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a study published in PLOS ONE, researchers describe two types of GGAA-microsatellites and their roles in EWS/FLI binding and gene regulation...
Researchers find genetic pathways to individualized treatment for advanced prostate cancer
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have uncovered genetic clues to why tumors resist a specific therapy used for treating...
