Brain cancer treatment shows promise in early trial
(HealthDay)—An experimental viral treatment may extend the lives of patients with a hard-to-treat brain cancer, researchers say.
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(HealthDay)—An experimental viral treatment may extend the lives of patients with a hard-to-treat brain cancer, researchers say.
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Cancer is a mysterious disease for many reasons. Chief among the unknowns are how and why tumors form.
Jan 26, 2016
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Scientists have identified a gene mutation linked to the development of an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Jun 12, 2015
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For a rare form of cancer called thymoma, researchers have discovered a single gene defining the difference between a fast-growing tumor requiring aggressive treatment and a slow-growing tumor that doesn't require extensive ...
Jun 29, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—New research raises the prospect that some cancer patients with aggressive tumors may benefit from a class of anti-inflammatory drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
Jun 27, 2014
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The study was led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)—designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care ...
Jun 3, 2014
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Genetic profiling has painted the clearest picture yet of how a type of blood cancer – follicular lymphoma – develops and changes from a manageable disease into an aggressive cancer, offering new targets for treatment, ...
Dec 23, 2013
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Knocking out a single enzyme dramatically cripples the ability of aggressive cancer cells to spread and grow tumors, offering a promising new target in the development of cancer treatments, according to a new study by researchers ...
Aug 26, 2013
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A natural form of sugar could offer a new, noninvasive way to precisely image tumors and potentially see whether cancer medication is effective, by means of a new imaging technology developed at UC San Francisco in collaboration ...
Aug 15, 2013
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A team of researchers from UC Davis, UC San Diego and other institutions has identified a key mechanism behind aggressive prostate cancer. Published on August 14, 2013 in Nature, the study shows that two long non-coding RNAs ...
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