Scientists have found a way to inhibit the growth of glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer with low survival rates, by targeting a protein that drives growth of brain tumors, according to research from the Peter O'Donnell ...
Jan 24, 2017
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Researchers at from the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center have found that the BRCA1 gene is required for the survival of blood forming stem cells, which could explain why patients with BRCA1 mutations do not have ...
Jan 24, 2017
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New SWOG study results show significantly better outcomes for patients with a treatment-resistant form of metastatic colorectal cancer when the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib is added to a standard treatment. The findings, for ...
Jan 18, 2017
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A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that chloroquine – a drug currently used to treat malaria – may be useful in treating patients with metastatic cancers.
Jan 11, 2017
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Getting cancer is scary. Discovering that your marketplace plan doesn't give you access to leading cancer centers may make the diagnosis even more daunting. As insurers' shrink their provider networks and slash the number ...
Jan 5, 2017
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New research suggests that women with stronger social connections while being treated for breast cancer may fare better than those who don't have that kind of support.
Dec 23, 2016
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In recent years, researchers have identified specific gene mutations linked to gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), which primarily occur in the stomach or small intestine, with 5,000 to 6,000 new cases per year in the ...
Dec 15, 2016
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A leading-edge immunotherapy clinical trial at UConn Health's Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center has packed a one-two punch, successfully controlling a patient's advanced lung cancer using the combined power ...
Dec 14, 2016
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(HealthDay)—An artificially intelligent computer system is making breast cancer treatment recommendations on a par with those of cancer doctors, a new study reports.
Dec 9, 2016
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A researcher from University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center will discuss his upcoming immunotherapy clinical trial for triple-negative breast cancer at the 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The annual symposium is ...
Dec 9, 2016
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