Tag: cancer

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have identified, for the first time in oesophageal cancer, the cancer killing capability of a ...

Maternal obesity linked to childhood cancer

PITTSBURGH, July 10, 2019 - A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC ...

Are doctors treating more thyroid cancer patients than necessary?

New research may help change treatment practices for patients diagnosed with low risk thyroid cancer PHILADELPHIA -- Nearly a million ...

Study identifies new potential target in glioblastoma

DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID1 helps maintain cancer stem cells in brain, breast and skin cancer, making tumours resistant to chemotherapy, ...

New evidence shows cytotoxic T cells can identify, invade, and destroy targets of large mass like Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts

Previously unappreciated capability of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells to penetrate a large target opens avenues to destroy solid cancers, according ...

Addicted to ran, ovarian cancer cells stop moving when deprived

Credit: CHUM Did you know that 90% of cancer patients die from distant metastasis? The latter occurs when cancer cells ...

Light therapy could replace opioids as main treatment for cancer treatment side effect

Worldwide research coalition offers new guidelines for healing oral mucositis in head, neck cancer patients BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A worldwide ...

Criteria for bariatric surgery should consider more than just patient’s weight

Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and 45 worldwide ...

Study highlights need for tailored skin cancer prevention programs

More comprehensive skin cancer prevention programs could reach a more diverse population, with the goal of reducing new skin cancers ...

Therapeutic strategies based on evolutionary principles may improve patient outcomes

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers say first-strike, second-strike strategy may be an effective therapeutic approach for metastatic cancer TAMPA, Fla. - ...

Metabolic reprogramming of branched-chain amino acid facilitates drug resistance in lung cancer

Despite the remarkable success of molecular targeted therapy in recent years, the rapid increase of drug resistance is a major ...

Cancer study to ease plight of people at advanced stages of illness

Patients with advanced cancer are to test a therapy aimed at reducing their symptoms and improving quality of life Patients ...

Treatment target pinpointed for liver cancer in teens and young adults

The suspect, an abnormal, fused protein, gathers enzymes that drive uncontrolled cell growthCredit: Mitchell H. Omar New findings show how ...

New anticancer agents may better control tumor growth in nearly every cancer type

Novel set of G-quadruplex stabilizers may help stop gene from driving tumor growth in hundreds of cancersCredit: Purdue University/Danzhou Yang ...

Blood test may predict risk of recurrence for breast cancer patients

City of Hope scientists are trying to change how doctors treat patients with solid tumors DUARTE, Calif. — A special ...

Immunotherapy could work against bowel cancers resistant to important targeted treatment

Patients with bowel cancer who have stopped responding to a widely used targeted drug could benefit from immunotherapy, a major ...

Moffitt researchers identify effective drug combination against uveal melanoma

HDAC inhibitors prevent MEK inhibitor resistance and enhance MEK anti-tumor properties in uveal melanoma TAMPA, Fla. - Uveal melanoma is ...

Cancer cells will become vulnerable

DNA secondary structures lead to gene mutations that increase the risk of cancer The Researchers from HSE University (The Higher ...

UCI team pioneers cancer treatment that targets bone metastases while sparing bone

New, safer approach using engineered stem cells could reduce need for chemotherapy Irvine, Calif., July 8, 2019 -- University of ...

Knowing BRCA status associated with better breast cancer outcomes even without surgery