Oncology & Cancer
How ovarian cancers evade chemotherapy
Ovarian cancer cells can lock into survival mode and avoid being destroyed by chemotherapy, an international study reports.
May 27, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Ovarian cancer-specific markers set the stage for early diagnosis, personalized treatments
Ovarian cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat, making it an especially fatal disease. Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have now identified six ...
May 25, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Toxic mushroom-based drug may help battle colorectal cancer
For some time, cancer scientists have considered the toxin, alpha-amanatin derived from "death cap" mushrooms, as a possible cancer treatment. However, due to its penchant for causing liver toxicity, its potential as an effective ...
Apr 22, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Harnessing the clinical potential of microvesicles released from cancer cells
Over the past few years, extracellular vesicles, or membrane sacs secreted from cells, have emerged as important mediators by which cells communicate with their surroundings to regulate a diverse range of biological processes. ...
Apr 22, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Stinging nettle chemical improves cancer drug
A cancer drug could be made 50 times more effective by a chemical found in stinging nettles and ants, new research finds.
Mar 20, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies promising drug target in certain breast and ovarian cancers
The Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of the drug olaparib for ovarian cancer patients with inherited mutations in the genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 came as welcome news to the thousands of women now eligible to receive ...
Feb 16, 2015
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Medical research
New screening tool could speed development of ovarian cancer drugs
University of Chicago Medicine researchers have built a model system that uses multiple cell types from patients to rapidly test compounds that could block the early steps in ovarian cancer metastasis. Their three-dimensional ...
Feb 10, 2015
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Genetics
Researchers pinpoint two genes that trigger severest form of ovarian cancer
In the battle against ovarian cancer, UNC School of Medicine researchers have created the first mouse model of the worst form of the disease and found a potential route to better treatments and much-needed diagnostic screens.
Jan 27, 2015
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Medical research
Complex interactions between proteins Rbm38 and p53 govern tumor suppression, aging
Scientists have long known the p53 protein suppresses tumors. However, a recent animal study by UC Davis researchers has uncovered a complicated relationship between p53 and another protein, Rbm38, highlighting how the body ...
Dec 15, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Anti-leukemia drug may also work against ovarian cancer
An antibody therapy already in clinical trials to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may also prove effective against ovarian cancer - and likely other cancers as well, report researchers at the University of California, ...
Nov 17, 2014
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