Oncology & Cancer
Common painkillers may help prevent certain skin cancers, study finds
(HealthDay)—Common painkillers, including ibuprofen, might slightly reduce your risk of developing a form of skin cancer, researchers say.
Dec 18, 2014
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Medications
Cancer drugs show promise in preventing malaria
A potential new approach for preventing malaria is on the horizon with the discovery that drugs currently used to kill cancer cells can also kill malaria-infected liver cells.
Apr 1, 2020
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Cardiology
Low-dose aspirin may lower ovarian cancer risk
Women who reported recent, regular use of low-dose aspirin (100 milligrams or less) had a 23% lower risk of developing ovarian cancer when compared with women who did not regularly take aspirin, according to new research ...
Oct 4, 2018
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Medical research
Suspect cells' 'neighbor' implicated in colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer kills more than 50,000 people a year in the United States alone, but scientists have struggled to find the exact mechanisms that trigger the growth of tumors in the intestine.
Apr 2, 2020
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Medical research
Double trouble for drug-resistant cancers
ETC-159, an anti-cancer drug that is currently in early phase clinical trials for use in a subset of colorectal and gynecological cancers, could also prevent some tumors from resisting therapies by blocking a key DNA repair ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Intelligent gel attacks cancer
A new injectable 'biogel' is effective in delivering anti-cancer agents directly into cancerous tumours and killing them. This technology, developed by researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), ...
Nov 19, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers use AI to understand lung cancer cell vulnerabilities
A scientific team that includes University of Montana biologist Mark Grimes recently used artificial intelligence to better understand how protein groups in lung cancer cells regulate cell division and metabolism.
Apr 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
The antibody that normalizes tumor vessels
An important parcel must be delivered to the correct place. It is so important that it can be a question of life or death. However, uneven streets and missing railings risk to bring it off the road and leave it undelivered. ...
Dec 12, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Empliciti approved for multiple myeloma
(HealthDay)—Empliciti (elotuzumab), in combination with two other drugs, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat the blood cancer multiple myeloma. The drug is only approved for patients who ...
Nov 30, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Viagra has the potential to be used as a treatment for rare cancers
The class of drugs currently prescribed to treat male erectile dysfunction has been flagged for its potential to be included in new trials for anti-cancer drugs, in a new clinical study published today in the open access ...
Apr 11, 2018
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