Oncology & Cancer
Experimental drug may slow childhood brain tumors
The drug tovorafenib may halt the growth of or shrink some childhood brain tumors, according to a clinical trial published in Nature Medicine.
Jan 23, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer tumors shown to disrupt the immune system remotely, favoring their own growth
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have identified a strategy cancerous tumors use to remotely disrupt the development of an immune response that could stop their growth.
May 4, 2023
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Medical research
Research discovery may help diagnose and treat cancer and brain disorders
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have revealed how the pathway of an identified protein could lead to early diagnosis and targeted treatment for several cancers and brain disorders.
Aug 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Testing fluorescent tracers used to help surgeons determine edges of breast cancer tumors
A team of researchers with members from institutions in The Netherlands and China has conducted a test of fluorescent tracers meant to aid surgeons performing tumor removal in breast cancer patients. In their paper published ...
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers trace origins of colorectal cancer tumor cells
For the first time, Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) cancer researchers have traced the origins of colorectal cancer cells, finding important clues to why tumor cells become "good" or "bad," with ...
Feb 9, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic test could identify which prostate cancers require treatment
The level of expression of three genes associated with aging can be used to predict whether seemingly low-risk prostate cancer will remain slow-growing, according to researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Surgery
New tool to help brain surgeons, one step closer to operating room
(Medical Xpress)—A new tool that could allow for faster, more comprehensive testing of brain tissue during surgery successfully identified the cancer type, grade and tumor margins in five brain surgery patients, according ...
Jan 9, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Team develops tumor destruction method that also creates immunity
Even when surgical tumor removal is combined with a heavy dose of chemotherapy or radiation, there's no guarantee that the cancer will not return. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are strengthening the odds in favor ...
Dec 6, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumors form temporary structures to avoid immunotherapy treatments
Scientists have shown how tumor cells evade immunotherapy by generating unique, temporary cell-in-cell structures, where the inner cells remain in tact and can return to single tumor cells.
Sep 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Q and A: Is surgery best for an acoustic neuroma?
I was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma last year after I went to the doctor due to more frequent headaches. I read that surgery often is needed for these tumors, but my physician said I did not need to be treated. He suggested ...
Aug 30, 2022
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