Oncology & Cancer
Cancer can use brute force to push its way around the body
Breast cancer cells hit blood vessel walls with up to 200 times the mechanical force exerted by normal healthy cells, finds a new UCL study.
Oct 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Two-pronged antibodies draw immune killers directly to cancer cells
Our immune system's arsenal of defenses usually protects us from cancer. But sometimes, cancer cells overwhelm or evade this elaborate defense system.
May 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify renegade cells that portend relapse in children with leukemia
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a technique that allowed them to determine at diagnosis whether children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia would relapse following treatment.
Mar 5, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover specific tumor environment that triggers cells to metastasize
A team of bioengineers and bioinformaticians at the University of California San Diego have discovered how the environment surrounding a tumor can trigger metastatic behavior in cancer cells. Specifically, when tumor cells ...
Nov 21, 2017
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Surprising link between blood sugar and brain cancer found
New research further illuminates the surprising relationship between blood sugar and brain tumors and could begin to shed light on how certain cancers develop.
May 3, 2017
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Research uncovers potential health risks of travel to Mars
Sending a manned mission to Mars requires more than a powerful launch rocket. Prep work also includes learning how a three-year space flight could affect the human body. With funding from the National Aeronautics and Space ...
Mar 8, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals how lenalidomide fights cancer and treats blood syndrome
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with member affiliations to institutions in the U.S. and Germany has uncovered the mechanism by which a cancer fighting drug reduces cancer cells and also helps patients with a blood ...
Oncology & Cancer
Genetically modified cells learn to fight mesothelioma
It's been called the "fifth pillar" of cancer treatment: genetically re-engineering the human immune system to recognize cancers and fight them.
Nov 6, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Sunburns strike twice: Skin inflammation following UV irradiation promotes cancer cell spread along blood vessels
Melanoma is particularly dangerous because it can form metastases in vital organs such as the lungs, liver or brain. UV radiation is considered to be the most significant triggering factor. An interdisciplinary team of researchers ...
Feb 26, 2014
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Study identifies new drug target in deadly form of leukemia
A research team led by the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Duke-NUS) in Singapore has identified ways to inhibit the function of a key protein linked to stem cell-like behavior in terminal-stage chronic myeloid leukemia ...
Jun 3, 2013
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