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Study shows mechanical stiffness of tissue can alter fate of tumor cell populations

Ongoing fundamental research on cancer cells could be used to create new drugs and therapies that fight the spread of cancer cells. The work of Dr. Tanmay Lele, joint faculty in chemical engineering, and chemical engineering ...

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Cell therapy fights lethal childhood brain cancer in clinical trial

An immune-cell therapy shrank children's brain tumors, restored neurologic function and—for one participant in a Stanford Medicine clinical trial—erased all detectable traces of a brain cancer typically considered incurable.

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Detecting pancreatic cancer

November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Approximately 66,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year, according to the National Cancer Institute.

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'Moonlighting' enzymes may lead to new cancer therapies

Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) reveal that metabolic enzymes known for their roles in energy production and nucleotide synthesis are taking on unexpected "second jobs" within the nucleus, orchestrating ...

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Medicaid enrollment continuity tied to lymphoma stage at diagnosis

Continuous enrollment in Medicaid was associated with a lower rate of a late-stage lymphoma diagnosis in children and adolescents/young adults (AYAs). However, fewer than half of Medicaid-insured patients in these age ranges ...

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New imaging technique accurately detects aggressive kidney cancer

A new study led by investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has demonstrated a new, non-invasive imaging technique can accurately detect clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form ...

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Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

Pulmonary carcinoids are rare tumors of the lung with extremely different clinical courses. In many patients, they behave like benign tumors; surgical removal of the tumor leads to a complete cure. However, some patients ...

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Categorizing the epigenetic hallmarks that define cancer

Cancer mortality has just surpassed cardiovascular disease for the first time ever and one in two men, and one in three women, will be diagnosed with some form of the disease in the US, according to the NIH.

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Report explores the role alcohol plays in new cancer cases

A little bit of alcohol was once thought to be good for you. However, as scientific research advances, we're gaining a clearer picture of alcohol's effect on health—especially regarding cancer.