Oncology & Cancer
DNA safeguard may be key in cancer treatment
Cornell researchers have developed a new technique to understand the actions of key proteins required for cancer cells to proliferate.
Mar 6, 2015
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Medical research
Study shows telomere shortening in youth with higher pollution exposure
Children and teens exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution have evidence of a specific type of DNA damage called telomere shortening, reports a study in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
May 24, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
'Obscurins' in breast tissue may help physicians predict and detect breast cancer
A new discovery published online in The FASEB Journal may lead to a new tool to help physicians assess breast cancer risk as well as diagnose the disease. In the report, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University ...
Mar 21, 2012
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Genetics
Measuring enzyme levels in cancer patients may reveal healthy cells' ability to survive chemotherapy
New research from MIT may allow scientists to develop a test that can predict the severity of side effects of some common chemotherapy agents in individual patients, allowing doctors to tailor treatments to minimize the damage.
Apr 5, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Blocking apoptotic response could preserve fertility in women receiving cancer treatments
Female cancer patients of reproductive age could preserve their fertility during radiation and chemotherapy through treatments that target the DNA damage response in oocytes (the cells that develop into eggs), an approach ...
May 17, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Alteration of programmed death-ligand 1, CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and mucin expression in rectal cancer
A new research paper was published in Oncotarget on July 28, 2022, entitled, "Chemoradiation-induced alteration of programmed death-ligand 1, CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and mucin expression in rectal cancer."
Aug 2, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New insights into potent cancer tumour suppressor gene
New insight into the function of a gene important in the suppression of cancer is published today. Researchers at the National University of Ireland Galway have shown that the TP53 gene has even greater anti-cancer activity ...
Sep 22, 2016
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Health
Additive used in sweets and cakes not safe: EU watchdog
The EU's food watchdog on Thursday said that a widely-used additive, known as the artificial colouring E171 on food labels, should "no longer be considered safe" for consumption.
May 6, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Three-in-one 'supermolecule' could detect cancer early, help destroy tumours and monitor treatment
The same protein could potentially be targeted to detect precancerous breast cells; deliver radiotherapy to destroy tumours; and monitor the effectiveness of treatment, according to a Cancer Research UK study presented at ...
Nov 6, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Clinical trial suggests new direction for heavy-smoking head and neck cancer patients
Patients with a greater than 10 pack/year history of smoking tend to develop an especially dangerous form of head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) for which prognosis remains poor and treatments have changed little during ...
Aug 14, 2018
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