Tag: cancer

Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital digs into the cells of origin for key medulloblastoma ...

Outcompeting cancer

A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors One of the reasons cancer cells are so ...

Cellular soldiers designed to kill cancer cells that get loose during surgery

Credit: Vanderbilt University Cellular soldiers created using the body's own defenses can track down and kill escaping cancer cells during ...

Unlocking therapies for hard-to-treat lung cancers

Salk scientists find that diabetes drug candidates may work against types of non-small-cell lung cancersCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 24, ...

Researchers find evidence a cancer drug may be extended to many more patients

Credit: UTSW DALLAS - July 24, 2019 - A new molecular mechanism discovered by UT Southwestern researchers indicates that drugs ...

Moffitt research of Selinexor for multiple myeloma facilitates FDA approval

Studies to expand its use in other cancers are ongoing at Moffitt Cancer Center TAMPA, Fla. - A first-in-class drug ...

One dose of HPV vaccine may be enough, Australian research finds

One dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has comparable effectiveness to two or three doses for preventing cervical pre-cancer, according ...

Psychological support ‘not available’ to one in three cancer patients who need it

Findings from 10-country survey reveal lack of information and supportCredit: All.Can International London, 24 July 2019 - People with cancer ...

George Mason University breast cancer treatment patent licensed by Targeted Pharmaceuticals

George Mason University patent with applications to breast cancer treatment licensed by Targeted Pharmaceuticals, a cannabinoid-based drug discovery companyCredit: Copyright: ...

Zhang group identifies gene that may make TNBC cells vulnerable to existing

Certain therapies that have proven effective in treating some types of breast cancers are ineffective for women diagnosed with triple-negative ...

Study: Fat cells play key role in dangerous transformation of melanoma

Fat cells allow melanoma cells to penetrate the dermis, from which they spread, causing fatal metastases in vital organs, Tel ...

ACC Latin America conference highlights CV research, practice in the region

Research to be presented on smartphone use and obesity, heart disease and pregnancy, and Zika The American College of Cardiology ...

PCORI Board approves $2.3 million to support implementation of results from PCORI-funded research

Projects focus on lung cancer screening and therapy for adolescent traumatic brain injury WASHINGTON, DC -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute ...

Gray Foundation grant expands studies of BRCA in breast, ovarian cancer

UT Health San Antonio leads consortium examining loss of DNA repairCredit: UT Health San Antonio Women who inherit harmful mutations ...

Scientists identify new genetic interactions that may impact cancer outcomes

Researchers at the University of Maryland and National Cancer Institute identified 12 distinct relationships between gene pairs in tumor cells ...

Cancer lab on chip to enable widespread screening, personalized treatment

Tiny devices based on microfluidics could use bodily fluids to analyze and help treat tumorsCredit: Florina Silvia Iliescu WASHINGTON, D.C., ...

ESMO Congress 2019 Translating science into better cancer patient care

Lugano, Switzerland, 23 July 2019 - Participants from all over the world are expected in Barcelona, Spain, between 27 September ...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation grants fellowship awards to 15 young scientists

Grants totaling nearly $3.5 million give early career investigators independence to pursue brave and bold cancer research New York, NY ...

Gene test picks out prostate cancers that could respond to ‘search-and-destroy’ medicine

Testing for genetic weaknesses in repairing DNA could pick out men who may benefit from a new type of targeted ...

Researchers unveil experimental compound to block therapeutic target in blood cancer