Oncology & Cancer
Virtual patient 'surrogates' can personalize cancer treatments
Scientists have developed mathematical models that act as patient 'surrogates' for evaluating potential prostate cancer treatments.
Feb 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Tailoring lung cancer therapies to individual patients
Recent findings in the laboratory of University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher Christine Brainson, Ph.D., could lead to promising treatments for two molecular subtypes of lung cancer.
Feb 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study details chromosome-level changes that allow melanomas to develop drug resistance
Precision therapies targeting melanoma and other cancers have improved patient survival, but tumors often stop responding to drugs, and recent studies point to changes in DNA—both inside and outside chromosomes—as a driving ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Medications
Identifying new drug combo for liver cancer via CRISPR-Cas9 screen
A research team of LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has successfully repurposed an approved drug ifenprodil, a vasodilator, to be used in combination with the FDA-approved first-line drug sorafenib ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
It's not all in their DNA: Cancer cells with the same genome can behave differently
Scientists have tracked and analyzed cancer cell behavior with a novel cellular "barcoding technology."
Dec 9, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover pathway that allows cancer to bypass oncology treatments
Researchers at City of Hope, a world-renowned cancer research and treatment organization, have identified a pathway that explains how mutated cancer cells can continue to replicate and become resistant to oncology therapies.
Dec 2, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Diagnosing breast cancer using skin electrical resistance
Mammograms are a safe, effective way to detect the presence of breast cancer in women. But doctors recommend most females should start getting mammograms after the age of 40 in part because the procedure involves small doses ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Antihistamines can influence immunotherapy response by enhancing T cell activation
New research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that treatment with antihistamines, a commonly used allergy medication, was associated with improved responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors. The ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers report novel findings for breast cancer patients with obesity, diabetes
Obesity, insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes are risk factors for breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The metabolic and inflammatory complications of obesity have a role in the formation of cancer. However, the cellular ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Ancient natural medicine could improve cancer treatment
For centuries, people all over the world have been using medical plants to fight infections, boost wound healing, and for religious ceremonies. And for centuries, scientists have been trying to identify the active substances ...
Nov 22, 2021
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