Oncology & Cancer

Alternative glucose breakdown ensures the survival of cancer cells

A key enzyme in sugar metabolism is inactivated particularly easily and efficiently by oxidative stress. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have now shown that with this ...

Oncology & Cancer

Researchers identify physiological evidence of 'chemo brain'

Chemotherapy can induce changes in the brain that may affect concentration and memory, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Using positron emission ...

Oncology & Cancer

Blocking key enzyme in cancer cells could lead to new therapy

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have identified a characteristic unique to cancer cells in an animal model of cancer—and they believe it could be exploited as a target to develop ...

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