Oncology & Cancer
Brain cancer treatment shows promise in early trial
(HealthDay)—An experimental viral treatment may extend the lives of patients with a hard-to-treat brain cancer, researchers say.
Jun 1, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover mechanism that turns mutant cells into aggressive cancers
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have caught a cancer-causing mutation in the act.
May 26, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Three-dimensional model sheds light into the synergy between cell microenvironment and cancer stem cells
The fight against deadly forms of brain cancer, such as glioblastoma, could soon benefit from a major breakthrough, thanks to A*STAR researchers. The team has found a new link between cancer cell growth and its microenvironment.
May 6, 2016
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Discovery of likely subtypes of rare childhood brain tumor signals diagnostic advance
An international research team has identified four likely new subtypes of a rare brain tumor using molecular techniques that lay the foundation for more accurate diagnosis and tailored therapies for the hard-to-treat cancer. ...
Feb 25, 2016
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Researchers make progress in glioblastoma multiforme research
A research team, with the participation of the University of Granada (UGR), has made some progress in determining why glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), one of the most aggressive brain tumors known, is resistant to existing ...
Feb 17, 2016
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New way to identify brain tumor aggressiveness
A comprehensive analysis of the molecular characteristics of gliomas—the most common malignant brain tumor—explains why some patients diagnosed with slow-growing (low-grade) tumors quickly succumb to the disease while ...
Jan 28, 2016
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Cancer riddle, solved: Researchers reveal how cancer cells form tumors
Cancer is a mysterious disease for many reasons. Chief among the unknowns are how and why tumors form.
Jan 26, 2016
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Tumors hijack export pathway in cells to resist chemotherapy and fuel disease progression
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how an aggressive tumor of the muscle and soft tissue hijacks an export pathway in cells to lay the groundwork for cancer progression and resistance to chemotherapy. ...
Dec 21, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
The dilemma of screening for prostate cancer
Primary care providers are put in a difficult position when screening their male patients for prostate cancer—some guidelines suggest that testing the general population lacks evidence whereas others state that it is appropriate ...
Oct 14, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Genomic differences between breast cancers of African American and white women identified
A study from investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has, for the first time, identified genomic differences between the breast tumors of African American and white women, differences that ...
Sep 17, 2015
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