Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover chemical which can kill glioblastoma cells
Aggressive brain tumour cells taken from patients self-destructed after being exposed to a chemical in laboratory tests, researchers have shown.
Aug 15, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene CUX1 discovered to play part in one per cent of all cancers
Researchers have identified a gene that drives the development of tumours in over one per cent of all cancer patients. This is the first time that the gene CUX1 has been broadly linked to cancer development.
Dec 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer-causing mutations rewire growth signaling in prostate cancer model
Experts in cell signaling at the Babraham Institute have identified how prostate cancer cells achieve cell growth free from the usual growth cues and regulators. This discovery has implications for potential therapeutics ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists find that the way tumours grow impacts their genetics
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London have developed a computer model to analyze how the way in which tumors grow affects their ...
Dec 28, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Revolutionary 3D imaging maps how breast cancer spreads
WEHI researchers have developed enhanced imaging technology that can model how breast cancer cells invade and spread into bone and remodify themselves to fuel tumor growth.
Dec 17, 2021
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Medications
New BRCA-targeting drug could offer hope in treating advanced prostate cancer
Talazoparib, a new precision drug, can keep cancer in check in some men with advanced prostate cancer who have run out of options, a phase II clinical trial shows.
Aug 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Tiny bubbles used to treat common childhood cancer
Researchers at UCL have developed a new way to deliver drugs that can shut down cancer-promoting mutations in neuroblastoma. The findings in mice, show the method, which uses tiny bubbles to deliver therapies directly to ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Fast IR imaging-based AI identifies tumor type in lung cancer
Lung tumors are divided into various types, such as small cell lung cancer, adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Many rare tumor types and sub-types also exist. This diversity hampers reliable rapid diagnostic methods ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene research uncovers promising combination therapy for triple negative breast cancer
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women around the world, responsible for 1,700 deaths every day. Although the vast majority of breast cancers are treatable, the most aggressive subtype—triple negative ...
Jun 7, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers identify the origin of a deadly brain cancer
Researchers at McGill University are hopeful that the identification of the origin and a specific gene needed for tumor growth could lead to new therapeutics to treat a deadly brain cancer that arises in teens and young adults. ...
Dec 15, 2020
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