Oncology & Cancer
Blood pressure drug may boost effectiveness of lung cancer treatment
A blood pressure drug may make a type of lung cancer treatment more effective, suggests a new study.
Sep 27, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Outpatient bloodstream infections costly for pediatric transplant and cancer patients
Pediatric stem cell transplant and cancer patients often are discharged from the hospital with an external central venous line for medications that parents or other caregivers must clean and flush daily to avoid potentially ...
Aug 29, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
A new way of looking at cancer
Clusters of circulating cells commonly found in the blood of cancer patients have long been the subject of research on cancer. These clusters have been regarded for more than 50 years as malignant cells that have broken off ...
Jul 11, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study tests new breast cancer drug in African American women
The first clinical trial to test a newly approved breast cancer drug specifically in African American patients is now enrolling at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and will begin soon at five other institutions ...
Jul 6, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
New research provides hope for patients with hard-to-treat breast cancer
UK scientists have found a new way to slow the growth of the most aggressive type of breast cancer, according to research published in the journal Oncogene today.
Jun 13, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
A holistic approach to improve breast cancer care
A young UWA researcher hopes that one day a simple blood test could screen a breast cancer patient's DNA for cancer related genetic information within each tumour which would alleviate the need for other invasive procedures ...
Jun 7, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Detecting an early biomarker for pancreatic cancer in blood
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the most aggressive and deadliest forms of cancer. Treatment options are limited because symptoms typically do not appear until the disease is advanced and complete surgical resection ...
Jun 2, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Antibody appears to attack cancer cells, leaving other cells unscathed
A research team from Duke Health has developed an antibody from the body's own immune system that preferentially attacks cancer cells.
May 5, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
'Liquid biopsy' blood test detects genetic mutations in common form of lung cancer
A simple blood test can rapidly and accurately detect mutations in two key genes in non-small cell lung tumors, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and other institutions report in a new study - demonstrating the ...
Apr 7, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer cells remodel their environment to make it easier to reach nearby blood vessels
A new study from MIT reveals how cancer cells take some of their first steps away from their original tumor sites. This spread, known as metastasis, is responsible for 90 percent of cancer deaths.
Mar 15, 2016
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