A new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison suggests that chemotherapy may not be reaching its full potential, in part because researchers and doctors have long misunderstood how some of the most common cancer ...
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UC San Francisco researchers have discovered a gene vulnerability that could let oncologists wipe out drug-resistant cancers across many different cancer types. The findings, published in Nature on November 1, 2017, suggest ...
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According to new research conducted in mice by Whitehead Institute scientists, surgery in breast cancer patients, which while often curative, may trigger a systemic immunosuppressive response, allowing the outgrowth of dormant ...
Apr 12, 2018
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(Medical Xpress)—New findings about the biological links between obesity and insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes may also shed light on the connection between obesity and cancer, says a scientist at The University of ...
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Research conducted by Suresh Alahari, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that metformin, a commonly prescribed drug for Type 2 Diabetes, may be effective ...
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Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a crucial regulator of the anti-cancer immune response that could change the game in the fight against cancer. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
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A collaborative research team has uncovered new information that more accurately explains how cancerous tumors grow within the body. This study is currently available in Nature Genetics.
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Not so long ago, immunotherapy against cancer was positioned as an emerging or even promising treatment, but not one with a proven track record. Today however, novel immunotherapeutics across different tumor types, either ...
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When breast cancer spreads to the brain, the prognosis is grim. Patients only have about six months to live.
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Cancer immunotherapy—efforts to better arm a patient's own immune system to attack tumors—has shown great potential for treating some cancers. Yet immunotherapy doesn't work for everyone, and some types of treatment can ...
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