Oncology & Cancer
Researchers uncover complex genetic secrets of cancer risk
Cancer is a disease of our genes - yet our understanding of how our genetic makeup affects our risk of cancer is still rudimentary.
Aug 4, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Non-HIV-related kaposi sarcoma in BRAFi-treated patient
(HealthDay)—In a case report published online Feb. 28 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, researchers document non-HIV-associated Kaposi sarcoma in a male patient with myasthenia gravis and metastatic ...
Mar 17, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Childhood cancer discovery may stop tumour spread before it starts
A new discovery in Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive and often fatal childhood cancer, has uncovered the potential to prevent cancer cells from spreading beyond their primary tumor site.
Jun 1, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Research reveals cancer pathway to spreading through the body
Cancer cells need oxygen to survive, as do most other life forms, but scientists had never tracked their search for oxygen in their early growth stages until now—a step toward a deeper understanding of one way cancer spreads ...
Aug 2, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
CTCA at Western launches immunotherapy clinical trial aimed at soft-tissue cancers
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) in Goodyear, Arizona, has begun Phase II of another arm of its multi-arm clinical trial that combines immunotherapy with chemotherapy.
Sep 18, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
How tumors make immune cells 'go bad'
Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have discovered that cancerous tumors called soft-tissue sarcomas produce a protein that switches immune cells from tumor-attacking to tumor-promoting. The study, published today in ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New clinical trial explores combining immunotherapy and radiation for sarcoma patients
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers are investigating a new approach to treat high-risk soft-tissue sarcomas by combining two immunotherapy drugs with radiation therapy to stimulate the immune system to ...
Sep 20, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists pinpoint protein that helps cancer-causing viruses evade immune response
The viruses Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have been linked to several cancers. For the first time, UNC School of Medicine scientists have discovered that these viruses use a human ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Portable cancer testing expands in sub-Saharan Africa
A portable diagnostic device designed by researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine has been deployed in clinical tests in Uganda to identify cases of Kaposi sarcoma, a common yet difficult-to-detect cancer ...
Aug 12, 2022
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'Jumonji' protein key to Ewing's sarcoma rampage
By the time Ewing's Sarcoma is diagnosed, primarily in teens and young adults, it has often spread from its primary site to other parts of the body, making it difficult to treat. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study ...
Mar 24, 2017
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