A promising new tool in the fight against melanoma
An Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has revealed that a key blood marker of cancer could be used to select the most effective treatment for melanoma.
Oct 16, 2020
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An Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has revealed that a key blood marker of cancer could be used to select the most effective treatment for melanoma.
Oct 16, 2020
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When immune system T cells find and recognize a target, they release chemicals to attract more T cells which then swarm to help subdue the threat, shows a new study published today in eLife.
Oct 13, 2020
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A research team at LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) reports that exosomes derived from Vδ2-T cells (Vδ2-T-Exos) can effectively control Epstein-Barr-virus-associated tumors and induce T-cell ...
Oct 12, 2020
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Malignant tumors of the peripheral nerve are rare but aggressive and very difficult to treat successfully. Now, researchers in the U.S. have shown that a combination of two types of anti-cancer drugs, MEK and SHP2 inhibitors, ...
Oct 9, 2020
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The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool is one of the most promising approaches to advancing treatments of genetic diseases—including cancer—an area of research where progress is constantly being made. Now, the Molecular Cytogenetics ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a non-invasive bandage made with magnetic nanofibres to treat skin cancer by administering heat to the tumor cells.
Oct 8, 2020
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A drug has shown great promise in the treatment of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. The study was led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, and is published in the journal Science Translational ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Chemotherapy-based cancer treatment has distressing side effects for patients and increases the risk of developing resistance to the treatment. In an attempt to solve these problems, scientists from the University of Geneva ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Breast cancers that are detected in the interval between national screening programme mammograms have a worse prognosis than those detected at the time of a screening, even if they have the same biology, according to research ...
Oct 3, 2020
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A team of University of Alberta researchers has identified a new mechanism through which tumor cells become resistant to chemotherapy—a discovery that could lead to better treatments for women with breast cancer.
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