Medical research
New strategy to attack tumor-feeding blood vessels
Scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have discovered a key molecule needed to kill the blood vessels that supply tumours.
Jun 6, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Gene-modified stem cells help protect bone marrow from toxic side effects of chemotherapy
Although chemotherapy is used to kill cancer cells, it can also have a strong toxic effect on normal cells such as bone marrow and blood cells, often limiting the ability to use and manage the chemotherapy treatment. Researchers ...
May 21, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
New thesis explores cancer treatment that can prevent relapse
Madeleine Lehander from the Hematology Unit/HERM, at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH), is defending her thesis "Exploring T Cell Mediated Immunotherapy against Therapy Resistant Leukemic Stem Cells," on 24 May ...
May 20, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Real-time reconstruction of high-intensity focused ultrasound focal temperature field based on deep learning
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive technique for tumor ablation. During the actual HIFU treatment process, biological tissues absorb acoustic energy and convert it into thermal energy. Measurement ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Treating thyroid cancer
Nearly 44,000 new cases of thyroid cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and more than 2,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.
Oct 2, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer: Screening and treatment
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos Vargas, a Mayo Clinic radiation ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study demonstrates synergies of using blood-based liquid biopsies to complement tissue biopsies for lung cancer
Researchers from A*STAR's Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging (IBB), in collaboration with Changi General Hospital (CGH) and Lucence, a local biomedical start-up, conducted the first local prospective study which demonstrated ...
Jul 29, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Consumer health: Understanding kidney cancer
March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn about kidney cancer.
Mar 15, 2022
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Medications
New research points to amino acid chain as possible cancer, lung disease treatment target
An estimated 19 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed worldwide in 2020, and almost 10 million people across the globe died of the disease. This week, researchers will explore how endothelin, an amino acid chain secreted ...
Oct 4, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Male breast cancer patients face high prevalence of heart disease risk factors
Male breast cancer patients were found to have a high prevalence of cardiovascular conditions, in a small study of this rare patient population presented at the American College of Cardiology's Advancing the Cardiovascular ...
Jan 25, 2021
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