Pediatric bone cancer Ewing sarcoma promoted by a noncoding RNA
11/20/2014
Ewing sarcoma is a cancer of bone or its surrounding soft tissue that primarily affects children and young adults.
New drug targets mutation and prolongs survival of incurable pediatric brain tumor in mice
11/20/2014
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.
NanoFlares light up individual cells if breast cancer biomarker is present
11/20/2014
Metastasis is bad news for cancer patients. Northwestern University scientists now have demonstrated a simple but powerful tool that can detect live cancer cells in the bloodstream, potentially long...
What is bone marrow? What does bone marrow do?
11/20/2014
Everything you need to know about bone marrow. Find out what bone marrow is, what happens if it does not function properly and information on bone marrow donation and transplants.
Researchers pioneer new approach to treating HPV-related cervical cancer
11/19/2014
A drug that is already well established as a treatment for infection of the retina in people with AIDS has been shown, for the first time, to sensitise cervical cancer to chemotherapy and...
Researchers pioneer new approach to treating HPV-related cervical cancer
11/19/2014
A drug that is already well established as a treatment for infection of the retina in people with AIDS has been shown, for the first time, to sensitise cervical cancer to chemotherapy and...
Skin cancer: how effective are smartphone apps for early detection?
11/19/2014
For skin cancer, early detection is key in beating the disease. Skin cancer apps for smartphones claim to aid early cancer diagnosis. But how effective are they? We investigate.
Cheap anti-malaria drug shows promise against colorectal cancer
11/19/2014
Artesunate - a cheap and commonly used anti-malaria drug - shows promising results in a pilot study that tested it on colorectal cancer patients before tumor-removal surgery.
Genes and sun behaviors during childhood may play large role in future melanoma risk
11/19/2014
A longitudinal study established a link between different ultraviolet (UV) exposure measures in children, such as the number of waterside vacations or sunburns, and biomarkers of melanoma risk...
Researchers have found that patients with an advanced form of kidney cancer, for which there is no standard treatment and a very poor prognosis, respond well to a combination of two existing...