Oncology & Cancer

Cancer drug restores immune system's ability to fight tumors

A new, bio-inspired drug restores the effectiveness of immune cells in fighting cancer, a team led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has found. In mouse models of melanoma, bladder cancer, leukemia and colon ...

Oncology & Cancer

Ultrasensitive blood test detects 'pan-cancer' biomarker

Diagnostic tools for timely, accurate and inexpensive early cancer detection that can assess risk or monitor response to treatment could help patients get the care they need faster and improve existing care strategies. But ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study reveals colon tumor location matters for metastatic disease

Colon cancers that spread to the liver may be substantially different depending on the location where cancerous cells originate, according to new research. The study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of ...

Oncology & Cancer

How to reduce your risk of gynecological cancer

The American Cancer Society estimates about 115,000 women will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer this year. That's one case about every five minutes. These types of malignancies originate in the female reproductive organs, ...

Medical research

Blocking proteins could pull the plug on power for colon tumors

Through study findings published in Cell Reports, a team of scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center has discovered a previously unknown interaction between proteins that is responsible for supplying energy to tumor cells and ...

Oncology & Cancer

Expert explains familial adenomatous polyposis

Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum, often referred to together as colorectal cancer, is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the U.S. excluding skin cancers, according to the American ...

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