Prostate cancer can grow slowly and pose little threat to patients, or it can metastasize quickly, causing severe pain and death. But as of now, it's nearly impossible to determine which type of cancer a patient has during ...
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British researchers have discovered that an epigenetic protein called EZH2 delays the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) but then switches sides once the disease is established to help maintain tumor growth. The ...
Mar 19, 2019
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The development of effective anti-androgen therapies for prostate cancer is a major scientific advance. However, some men who receive these targeted treatments are more likely to develop a deadly treatment-resistant prostate ...
Feb 28, 2019
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Some patients with metastatic prostate cancer respond to a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors after hormonal therapy and chemotherapy have failed, according to early results from a clinical trial led by investigators ...
Feb 15, 2019
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For men older than about 60, an enlarged prostate means feeling the urge to make a pit stop way too often throughout the day.
Feb 4, 2019
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A Rutgers study has found that a specific gene in cancerous prostate tumors indicates when patients are at high-risk for the cancer to spread, suggesting that targeting this gene can help patients live longer.
Jan 17, 2019
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Prostate Cancer researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Álvaro Aytés report a new combined therapy to fight the most aggressive and resistant prostate cancers. The team, which ...
Dec 6, 2018
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UT Southwestern researchers have found that an enzyme on the surface of some lung cancer cells helps feed the cancer, making it a tempting treatment target.
Nov 27, 2018
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Immunotherapy—harnessing T-cells to attack cancer cells in the body—has given hope to patients who endure round after round of treatment, including chemotherapy, to little effect. For all of its promise, however, immunotherapy ...
Oct 29, 2018
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Data from a validation study of NRG-RTOG 0521 suggeststhat, while there is no association between an elevated level of C-reactive protein (CRP) and disease-free survival (DFS); higher levels of pretreatment interleukin 10 ...
Oct 22, 2018
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