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FDA approves new oral therapy to treat ALK-positive lung cancer
12/14/2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Alecensa (alectinib) to treat people with advanced (metastatic) ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease has worsened after...
FDA approves first emergency treatment for overdose of certain types of chemotherapy
12/14/2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vistogard (uridine triacetate) for the emergency treatment of adults and children who receive an overdose of the cancer treatment fluorouracil or...
Complex "cocktail" in white blood cells has regenerative effect
12/14/2015
Hendrik Jan Ankersmit's research group at the Clinical Department of Thoracic Surgery of MedUni Vienna has successfully shown that irradiated white blood cells release substances that reduce the...
Cells send tiny parcels to each other - in sickness and health
12/14/2015
In recent years, scientists have discovered that cells communicate with each other not only via chemical and electrical signals but also by exchanging tiny parcels of molecules.
Cancer rates fall in some countries, rise in others
12/14/2015
Cancer rates have dropped in wealthier countries, where screening and prevention have improved, but they have risen in low- and middle-income countries due to lifestyle factors.
Cancer cell collaborators smooth the way for cancer cells to metastasize
12/14/2015
At ASCB 2015, Vanderbilt researchers show how metastasizing tumors use non-cancerous fibroblasts to make a migration highway through surrounding extracellular matrix.
Thyroid cancer patients report poor quality of life despite 'good' diagnosis
12/14/2015
Thyroid cancer survivors report poor quality of life after diagnosis and treatment compared with other patients who are diagnosed with more lethal cancers, according to new research from the...
Non-small cell lung cancers can be sorted in clusters by endocytic changes
12/14/2015
In the Age of Personalized Medicine, we've learned that one size doesn't fit all, least of all in cancer.
Review explores cancer screening, prevention, and treatment in people with mental illness
12/14/2015
A new report calls attention to cancer in people with mental illness, suggesting that healthcare system and societal factors are just as critical as individual lifestyle factors-- linked to smoking...
New ASU worldwide resource for exploring genes' hidden messages
12/14/2015
After a decade-long $3 billion international effort, scientists heralded the 2001 completion of the human genome as a moon landing achievement for biology and the key to finally solving intractable...