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.
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News tagged with tumor aggressiveness
Oncology & Cancer
Scientists kill cancer cells by 'shutting the door' to the nucleus
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that blocking the construction of nuclear pores complexes—large channels that control the flow of materials in and out of the cell nucleus—shrank ...
Sep 28, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Pediatric brain cancer is rare. A doctor explains why some kids are more vulnerable than others
The odds that a doctor will diagnose your child with pediatric cancer are slim, and the chances of a brain cancer diagnosis are even smaller.
Sep 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery of aggressive cancer cell types made possible with machine learning techniques
By applying unsupervised and automated machine learning techniques to the analysis of millions of cancer cells, Rebecca Ihrie and Jonathan Irish, both associate professors of cell and developmental biology, have identified ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Medications
Scientists identify a new drug that halts recurring brain tumor growth
When a non-metastatic brain tumor—a meningioma—recurs after surgery and radiation treatment, a patient is out of options. No drugs are approved for these aggressive tumors, which occur in up to 20% of cases and can lead ...
May 9, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Findings could lead to a blood test for lung cancer
Researchers have identified characteristic patterns of molecules called microRNA (miRNA) in the blood of people with lung cancer that might reveal both the presence and aggressiveness of the disease, and perhaps who is at ...
May 12, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Experimental monoclonal antibodies can coax aggressive prostate and breast cancers into submission, finds research
Therapeutic antibodies that cause aggressive tumors to become susceptible to treatment are being studied with the hope of one day changing the fate of patients who either relapse soon after cancer therapy or whose stubborn ...
Oncology & Cancer
Aggressive growth of common brain tumors linked to single gene
UC San Francisco scientists have uncovered a common genetic driver of aggressive meningiomas, which could help clinicians detect such dangerous cancers earlier and lead to new therapies aimed at curing these difficult-to-treat ...
Mar 28, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers use skin-colonizing bacteria to create a topical cancer therapy in mice
While studying a type of bacteria that lives on the healthy skin of every human being, researchers from Stanford Medicine and a colleague may have stumbled on a powerful new way to fight cancer.
Apr 14, 2023
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Medical research
New nanoparticle therapy offers potential new treatment for aggressive breast cancer
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) developed a new nanoparticle drug formulation that targets a specific receptor on cancer cells, and appears to be more effective than a standard nanoparticle ...
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