Oncology & Cancer
Gentle stroll on treadmill helps prevent liver cancer
Regular gentle exercise could play a role in reversing liver damage that can lead to cancer, suggests a new study.
Feb 16, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Secrets of lung cancer spread found in patients' blood and biopsies
Early signs that a patient's lung cancer may spread and become untreatable can be picked up in samples of their blood and tumour, according to a trio of papers published in Nature Medicine today.
Oct 7, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover gene associated with an aggressive breast cancer
Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), in collaboration with local clinicians and colleagues in the USA, have identified a biomarker which is strongly associated with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), ...
Dec 1, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Why cancer cells grow despite a lack of oxygen
Healthy cells reduce their growth when there is a lack of oxygen (hypoxia). This makes it even more surprising that hypoxia is a characteristic feature of malignant tumours. In two publications in the current edition of the ...
Nov 25, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Bone drug should be seen in a new light for its anti-cancer properties
Australian researchers have shown why calcium-binding drugs commonly used to treat people with osteoporosis, or with late-stage cancers that have spread to bone, may also benefit patients with tumours outside the skeleton, ...
Nov 5, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover potential new improved way to kill cancer cells
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have discovered a process to trigger the death of cancer cells that could be more effective than current methods.
Aug 29, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New research suggests a simple blood test could improve the early detection of lung cancer
New research led by scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit suggests that by analysing levels of DNA in the blood, the early detection of lung cancer could be improved.
Feb 12, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
A lead candidate for immunotherapy may increase tumour growth in certain cancers
Boosting a part of the immune system known to have anti-tumour properties may actually help tumours grow in cancers linked to chronic inflammation.
May 12, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study splits incurable childhood brain tumors into 10 new diseases
Scientists have found that deadly childhood brain tumours are actually 10 different diseases that should each be diagnosed and treated based on their specific genetic faults.
Sep 28, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood test to monitor cancer up to 10 times more sensitive than current methods
A new method of analyzing cancer patients' blood for evidence of the disease could be up to ten times more sensitive than previous methods according to new research led by the University of Cambridge.
Jun 18, 2020
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