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Researchers build first large-scale atlas of how immune cells react to mutations during cancer immunotherapy

A Cleveland Clinic-led research collaboration between Timothy Chan, MD, Ph.D., Chair of Cleveland Clinic's Global Center for Immunotherapy, and Bristol Myers Squibb has published the most comprehensive overview to date of ...

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Hereditary colorectal cancer: Researchers reclassify a large proportion of leading gene variants as benign

The genetic confirmation of a suspected diagnosis of hereditary colorectal cancer is of great importance for the medical care of affected families. However, many of the variants identified in the known genes cannot yet be ...

Oncology & Cancer

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.

Medications

New book explores the history of the phony cancer drug Krebiozen

In March 1951, Andrew Ivy—at the time, one of the most renowned scientists and medical ethicists in the U.S.—held a press conference in Chicago to announce Krebiozen, a recently discovered wonder drug that Ivy said could ...

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New drug combination shows promise for small cell lung cancer

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have made a promising breakthrough in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Their study, published in Science Advances and titled "ATR Inhibition Activates ...

Oncology & Cancer

Maternal obesity may promote liver cancer

Obesity, which could reach 50% of the population in certain developed countries by 2030, is a major public health concern. It not only affects the health of those who suffer from it, but could also have serious consequences ...

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Military service can bring melanoma danger

U.S. military veterans, especially those who served in the Air Force, are at high risk for one of the deadliest skin cancers, melanoma.

Oncology & Cancer

Protein 'brake' could help develop new cancer treatments

Some cancerous tumors hijack proteins that act as "brakes" on our immune system and use them to form a sort of shield against immune recognition. Immunotherapy treatments have been created that turn off these "brakes" and ...

Oncology & Cancer

New insights into the growth and spread of cancer cells

Cancer cells are characterized by their aggressiveness: they grow rapidly and spread to other parts of the body. To enable this, numerous mechanisms come into play, and one of them involves a protein called MYC, which activates ...