Oncology & Cancer
Study shows promising results for immunotherapy targeting skin cancer
A new class of immunotherapy shows promising results for fighting the most aggressive form of skin cancer.
Apr 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Method that uses combination of immune cells could provide clearer prognoses
Thanks to a new prognostic method for detecting cancers including cancer of the large intestine, doctors could provide clearer disease prognoses and predict which patients will respond best to immunotherapy. The method consists ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Medical research
Peptide delays melanoma growth in animal trials
An article published in Scientific Reports describes a study demonstrating the effectiveness of a peptide developed by Brazilian scientists, called Rb4, in combating cancer progression in an animal model, especially malignant ...
May 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests new role for gene in suppressing cancer
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered that a previously known gene also helps cells divide normally and that its absence can cause tumours.
Apr 6, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Asterix's Roman foes: Researchers have a better idea of how cancer cells move and grow
Researchers at the University of Montreal's Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) have discovered a new mechanism that allows some cells in our body to move together, in some ways like the tortoise formation ...
Mar 12, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Unexpected toughness may mark out cancer cells in the blood
(Medical Xpress)—A surprising discovery about the physical properties of cancer cells could help improve a new diagnostic approach – a liquid biopsy – that detects, measures, and evaluates cancer cells in blood.
Dec 4, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Promising new target for stifling the growth and spread of cancer
Cancer and chronic inflammation are partners in peril, with the latter increasing the likelihood that malignant tumors will develop, grow and spread. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine ...
Jun 13, 2011
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Medical research
Molecules in urine allow doctors to monitor skin cancer
What if you could simply provide a urine sample rather than undergo a painful surgical procedure to find out if your cancer was responding to treatment? It may seem too good to be true, but researchers at Pavol Jozef Šafárik ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Estrogen signaling impacted immune response in cancer
While the role of estrogen signaling in tumor development is well understood in breast and ovarian cancer, its role in anti-tumor immunity has not been extensively studied. However, new research from The Wistar Institute ...
Oct 17, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Extent of resection associated with likelihood of survival in glioblastoma
The extent of resection in patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive and often fatal brain tumor, was associated with the likelihood of survival and disease progression, according to a new study published online by JAMA Oncology.
Jun 16, 2016
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