Tag: cancer

Researchers from the Experimental Oncology Group, led by Mariano Barbacid at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), have published ...

CNIO researchers assess melanoma progression with a new liquid biopsy technique

Credit: CNIO When the surgeon surgically removes a melanoma, some patients are said to be 'cancer-free' and they do not ...

USC research shows remedy for painful jaw disease

A new treatment method could help cancer patients and others by eliminating an agonizing side effect called osteonecrosis of the ...

Johns Hopkins researchers create novel cell model of aging-related colon cancer risk

Model makes use of genetic and epigenetic factors that combine to initiate disease in mouse 'organoids' Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer ...

Releasing an immune system brake could help patients with rare but fatal brain infection

Small-scale, NIH-led clinical study offers early hope for developing a treatmentCredit: Image courtesy of Irene Cortese, M.D. The anti-cancer drug ...

New cancer drug targets accelerate path to precision medicine

Researchers used CRISPR technology to disrupt every gene in over 300 cancer models from 30 cancer types and discover thousands ...

The protein p38gamma identified as a new therapeutic target in liver cancer

CNIC scientists have shown for the first time that a protein related to cell stress also regulates cell divisionCredit: CNIC ...

Loss of a DNA repair system creates a unique vulnerability in many cancer types

Cancer cells that cannot repair a certain form of DNA mutation become strongly dependent on single enzyme to survive, creating ...

Maintenance immunotherapy fails to improve survival in extensive small cell lung cancer

ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), April 10-13, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 11 April ...

Adenosine kinase deficiency makes liver more susceptible to carcinogen

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2019-A new study has shown that reduced adenosine kinase ...

Diet rich in animal protein is associated with a greater risk of death

Credit: Raija Törrönen A diet rich in animal protein and meat in particular is not good for the health, a ...

New guideline decreases breast cancer re-operation rates

Patients can avoid added stress and potential surgical complicationsCredit: UBC Okanagan photo A UBC medical student has determined that a ...

Cancer: Central role of cell ‘skeleton’ discovered

Credit: (CC) Molinie et al./Cell Res/DOI: 10.1038/s41422-019-0160-9 All cells possess a cytoskeleton which allows them to move and maintain their ...

SWOG cancer research network study opens window into immune microenviroment

Credit: Yale Cancer Center The first comprehensive study of immune cell types in pre- and post-chemotherapy cancer tissues points up ...

Studies give new insights on immunotherapy in elderly patients with advanced NSCLC

ELCC 2019 (European Lung Cancer Congress), April 10-13, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 10 April ...

Ovarian cancer patients undertested for mutations that could guide clinical care

Fewer than a quarter of breast cancer patients and a third of ovarian cancer patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2014 ...

Proton therapy shows efficacy, low toxicity in large cohort of children with high-risk neuroblastoma

CHOP/Penn researchers: Study supports expanded use of proton therapy to minimize radiation exposure to healthy, developing organs Researchers from Children's ...

Single-cell sequencing reveals landscape of immune cell subtypes in lung cancer tumors

Map of myeloid immune cell subpopulations points to new targets for immunotherapy The recent emergence of immunotherapy has marked a ...

3D Ultrasound gives clinicians clearer picture to treat gynaecological cancer

Credit: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University New technology developed at Western University is providing an improved way for radiation ...

Jewish General Hospital pioneering new clinical trial to study treating breast cancer without surgery