Oncology & Cancer
Turning the tables on cancer
In the spring of 2012, Tom Stutz was a man without a future. Just getting through the day took all of his energy and determination.
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Oncology & Cancer
Cholesterol byproduct hijacks immune cells, lets breast cancer spread
High cholesterol levels have been associated with breast cancer spreading to other sites in the body, but doctors and researchers don't know the cause for the link. A new study by University of Illinois researchers found ...
Oct 12, 2017
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To stop cancer's spread, take out its communication channels
Metastasis - or the spread of cancer from one part of the body to other parts - accounts for more than 90 percent of cancer-related deaths. Although the cells that seed metastasis and the sites that they tend to travel to ...
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Engineered cancer cells can fight primary and metastatic cancer
What if cancer cells could be re-engineered to turn against their own kind? A new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital leverages the power of gene editing to take a critical step toward using cancer cells ...
Jul 11, 2018
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With just a tablespoon of blood, researchers aim to transform cancer treatment
Researchers at the Vancouver Prostate Center have developed a new blood test that provides unprecedented insight into a patient's cancer make-up, potentially allowing doctors to better select treatment options that will improve ...
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Immunology
Foreign antibodies mobilize immune system to fight cancer, researchers find
A type of immune cell can be primed to attack and eliminate various kinds of malignant cancers in mice, according to a study by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.
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Innovative CRISPR study recreates genetic steps required for benign moles to turn malignant
UC San Francisco researchers have identified the sequence of genetic changes that transform benign moles into malignant melanoma in a large cohort of human skin cancer patients and have used CRISPR gene editing to recreate ...
Jul 9, 2018
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Study shows how to make (and destroy) a metastatic cancer cell
Many cancers become especially dangerous only when they metastasize from their site of origin to faraway tissues such as lung, brain or bone. Now, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the Proceedings ...
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Engineered immune cells deliver anticancer signal, prevent cancer from spreading
Scientists have genetically engineered immune cells, called myeloid cells, to precisely deliver an anticancer signal to organs where cancer may spread. In a study of mice, treatment with the engineered cells shrank tumors ...
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Novel anti-PSMA imaging agent quickly identifies prostate cancer lesions
New research demonstrates that a novel imaging agent can quickly and accurately detect metastasis of prostate cancer, even in areas where detection has previously been difficult. Published in the December issue of The Journal ...
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