Oncology & Cancer
Lab-grown 'mini tumours' could personalise cancer treatment
Testing cancer drugs on miniature replicas of a patient's tumour could help doctors tailor treatment, according to new research.
Feb 23, 2018
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Bile Duct Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Molecular dissection of bile duct cancer reveals subtypes with different origins and varying potential treatments
Researchers have discovered that cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a form of liver cancer also known as bile duct cancer, consists of several molecular subtypes with distinct potential therapies and prognoses.
Dec 13, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Ultra-personal therapy: Gene tumor boards guide cancer care
Doctors were just guessing a decade ago when they gave Alison Cairnes' husband a new drug they hoped would shrink his lung tumors. Now she takes it, but the choice was no guesswork. Sophisticated gene tests suggested it would ...
Oct 18, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovering potential targeted treatments for bile duct cancer
An international study on bile duct cancer or cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a rare but highly lethal form of liver cancer, has discovered that tumours in the bile duct may be made up of different cancer subtypes. This finding ...
Aug 4, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
How bile duct cancer develops and how it can be prevented
Two different types of cancer can develop in the liver. The more common malignant tumors are hepatocellular carcinomas, which arise from liver cells. Less common in the liver is bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma), which ...
Jun 12, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Drug improves survival of patients with rare cancer by almost a quarter
Patients who take capecitabine after surgery for bile duct cancer live for almost a year and a half longer than those not given the drug, according to the results of a Cancer Research UK funded trial presented at the 2017 ...
May 18, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Still fighting: Vietnam vets seek help for rare cancer
Mike Baughman considered himself one of the lucky ones, returning from Vietnam without any major injuries or psychological scars. But after falling ill nearly a half-century later, he found out he did not escape the war after ...
Nov 11, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Bile duct cancer study sheds light on triggers that cause disease
Scientists have identified a molecule that drives the development of bile duct cancer.
Oct 10, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover unsuspected bacterial link to bile duct cancer
An international research collaboration has identified bacteria in the bile duct as a potential risk factor in the development of bile duct cancer, or Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a rare but aggressive form of cancer with symptoms ...
Jun 24, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies risk factors for bacteria transmission from tainted scopes
Over the past few years, medical scopes contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria have caused hundreds of patients who underwent a specific gastrointestinal procedure to become sick. Now, UCLA physicians have identified ...
May 23, 2016
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