Oncogene

Oncology & Cancer

Identified an 'alarm clock' of a leukemia-causing oncogene

In the last thirty years it has been described in the field of oncology a large number of mutations in genes involved in multiple cellular pathways. The current ability to sequence all the genetic material of a tumor implies ...

Oncology & Cancer

Why cancer rate increases with age (it's not what you think)

Cancers are age-related, much more frequent in the old than in the young. A University of Colorado Cancer Center review published today in the journal Oncogene argues against the conventional wisdom that the accumulation ...

Oncology & Cancer

Scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis

New research from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may give scientists a chance to target tumors before they metastasize. The study, published recently in the Nature research journal Oncogene, shows that a protein called ...

Oncology & Cancer

New details revealed to explain how tumors recruit blood vessels

A study by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers helps explain how tumors recruit blood vessels that provide fuel for their growth as well as an avenue for the tumors to spread.

Oncology & Cancer

New discovery enhances understanding of colorectal cancer

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers discovered a novel mechanism showing how a certain gene mutation can allow tumors to evade detection by the immune system in colorectal cancer patients. The study, which was published ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cancer researchers ID potential treatment for deadly lymphoma

New research from the University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a potential treatment for a rare but previously incurable form of lymphoma that is observed primarily in patients ...

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