Cancer-causing mutation suppresses immune system around tumours
Mutations in 'Ras' genes, which drive 25% of human cancers by causing tumour cells to grow, multiply and spread, can also protect cancer cells from...
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Closing in on advanced prostate cancer
Credit: Paula Martínez-Cristóbal, IRB Barcelona In most cases, prostate cancer is cured by surgical removal of the tumour and/or by radiotherapy. However, 20% of patients...
Researchers develop test that can diagnose two cancer types
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A blood test using infrared spectroscopy can be used to diagnose two types of cancer, lymphoma and melanoma, according to a...
Atoh1, a potential Achilles’ heel of Sonic Hedgehog medulloblastoma
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Medulloblastoma is the most common type of solid brain tumor in children. Current treatments offer limited success and may leave...
CCNY-led team develops cancer imaging aid from horse chestnuts
Credit: City College of New York Research at The City College of New York shows that cancer imaging can be simplified by a photonic process...
Using computers to detect breast cancer
Jeffry Golden, MD, comments on new research exploring the use of computer algorithms in detecting the spread of breast cancer to lymph nodes WHO Jeffrey...
New discovery may enhance chemotherapy’s efficiency against leukaemia
Researchers from Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) João Lobo Antunes have found a mechanism through which certain types of leukaemia resist chemotherapy, thus revealing novel...
Late-breaking hematology abstracts signal new, near-term therapeutic options for patients
(Atlanta, December 12, 2017) -- In four clinical trials being presented today during the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in...
A gold-standard cancer treatment is in decline, and money may be why
Credit: UVA Health System The evidence is clear: Cervical cancer is best treated with brachytherapy, a form of radiation therapy. Yet the use of this...
Important new aspects are revealed about the control of cell division
Credit: University of Seville Experts from the University of Seville and the Andalusian Centre for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (Cabimer) have published a new...
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s physician wins prestigious recognition from ASH
ATLANTA - Benjamin Ebert, MD, PhD, chair of Medical Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has been named the recipient of the 2017 William...
MRI scans predict patients’ ability to fight the spread of cancer
A simple, non-invasive procedure that can indicate how long patients with cancer that has spread to the brain might survive and whether they are likely...
Medical marijuana for children with cancer? What providers think
A study published in Pediatrics examined interdisciplinary provider perspectives on legal medical marijuana use in children with cancer. It found that 92 percent of providers...
Insights on how SHARPIN promotes cancer progression
Credit: Ronai Lab, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) La Jolla, Calif., December 11, 2017 - Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery (SBP)...
Researchers invent novel RNA nanotech to decorate exosomes for effective cancer therapy
Columbus, Ohio - A new study shows that attaching antibody-like RNA nanoparticles to microvesicles can deliver effective RNA therapeutics such as small interfering RNA (siRNA)...
