Oncology & Cancer
Researchers see helpful protein causing cancer
Washington State University researchers have determined how a protein that helps cells fight viruses can also cause genetic mutations that lead to cancer.
Feb 9, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Enormous genetic variation may shield tumors from treatment
The most rigorous genetic sequencing ever carried out on a single tumor reveals far greater genetic diversity among cancer cells than anticipated. Researchers from the University of Chicago and the Beijing Institute of Genomics ...
Nov 9, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
3-D model of solid tumors explains cancer evolution
They're among the most powerful tools for shedding new light on cancer growth and evolution, but mathematical models of the disease for years have faced an either/or stand off.
Aug 26, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer's relentless evolution
All living things—from dandelions to reindeer—evolve over time. Cancer cells are no exception, and are subject to the two overarching mechanisms described by Charles Darwin: chance mutation and natural selection.
Apr 2, 2015
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Genetics
Gene mutation drives cartilage tumor formation
Duke Medicine researchers have shown how gene mutations may cause common forms of cartilage tumors.
Feb 16, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Epigenetic drug boosts chemotherapy's efficacy in some lung cancers
An existing drug may help some patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have become resistant to chemotherapy, finds a study from Boston Children's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). ...
Jan 28, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutated ATRX gene linked to brain tumors potential biomarker for rare adrenal tumors too
A somatic mutation in the ATRX gene has recently been shown as a potential molecular marker for aggressive brain tumors, such as gliomas, neuroblastomas and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Now, for the first time, researchers ...
Jan 21, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Potential therapy found for incurable pediatric brain cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a new potential drug therapy for a rare, incurable pediatric brain tumor by targeting a genetic mutation found in children with the cancer.
Nov 17, 2014
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Genetics
New genome-editing technique enables rapid analysis of genes mutated in tumors
Sequencing the genomes of tumor cells has revealed thousands of genetic mutations linked with cancer. However, sifting through this deluge of information to figure out which of these mutations actually drive cancer growth ...
Oct 22, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers reveal genomic diversity of individual lung tumors
Known cancer-driving genomic aberrations in localized lung cancer appear to be so consistently present across tumors that a single biopsy of one region of the tumor is likely to identify most of them, according to a paper ...
Oct 9, 2014
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