Oncology & Cancer
Pinpointing how cancer cells turn aggressive
It's often cancer's spread, not the original tumor, that poses the disease's most deadly risk.
Jun 10, 2021
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Chemists skew the odds to prevent cancer
The path to cancer prevention is long and arduous for legions of researchers, but new work by Rice University scientists shows that there may be shortcuts.
May 17, 2022
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Study reveals new opportunities to develop cancer treatments
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have uncovered new potential therapeutic targets for cancer and new insights into existing cancer drug targets, expanding the breadth of possibilities ...
Jun 24, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers zero in on therapeutic target for aggressive uterine cancer
A team of scientists led by the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center has found that a class of U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs can effectively stop a highly aggressive type of uterine cancer ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Most cancer cells grown in a dish have little in common with cancer cells in people
In a bid to find or refine laboratory research models for cancer that better compare with what happens in living people, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report they have developed a new computer-based technique showing ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
How diet and the microbiome affect colorectal cancer
While recommended screenings beginning at age 45 have helped decrease colorectal cancer cases in older adults, cancer rates are continuing to increase in younger populations.
Jun 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Using big data to better understand cancerous mutations
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are among the latest tools being used by cancer researchers to aid in detection and treatment of the disease.
Jul 5, 2022
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Analysis of 2,658 tumors sheds new light on mutations in cancer
A large-scale study conducted by KU Leuven and The Francis Crick Institute shows that 21% of tumors have double mutations, in which the exact same letter is mutated in both the maternal and paternal copy of your DNA. This ...
Feb 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
High-fat diets alter gut bacteria, boosting colorectal cancer risk in mice
The prevalence of colorectal cancer in people under the age of 50 has risen in recent decades. One suspected reason: the increasing rate of obesity and high-fat diets.
Aug 22, 2023
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Resarchers find way to improve cancer outcomes by examining patients' genes
By mining a vast trove of genetic data, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are enhancing doctors' ability to treat cancer, predict patient outcomes and determine which treatments will work best for ...
Mar 30, 2020
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