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Cancer cell lines predict drug response and accelerate personalised medicine
7/08/2016
Research published in Cell has shown that patient-derived cancer cell lines harbour most of the same genetic changes found in patients' tumours, and could be used to learn how tumours are likely to...
Imaging technique could help focus breast cancer treatment
7/08/2016
Cancer Research UK scientists have used imaging techniques as a new way to identify patients who could benefit from certain breast cancer treatments, according to a study published in Oncotarget.
Good indicator of cancer prognosis turned on its head by new research
7/07/2016
A molecule which, for the last 20 years has been believed to be an indicator of good prognosis in tumours has been shown to have a dark side by new research from the universities of Manchester...
New insights into blood cancer that develops before birth
7/07/2016
Researchers from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh have identified the cells responsible for a form of leukaemia that can develop...
Almost half of highly rated sunscreens do not meet AAD guidelines
7/07/2016
While consumers rate some sunscreens highly, researchers say many of these products do not currently meet American Academy of Dermatology guidelines.
Socioeconomic status influences the risk and stage of penile cancer
7/07/2016
Low educational level, low disposable income, being divorced or never married, and living in a single-person household all increase the risk of advanced stage penile cancer, according to new...
Prostate cancer and DNA mutation: New connections revealed
7/07/2016
A new relationship between mutations in specific DNA repair genes and metastatic prostate cancer is found. A new approach to treatment may be on the cards.
Nearly 1 in 12 patients with a common cancer develop a second, unrelated malignancy, study finds
7/06/2016
More than half of second cancers prove fatal; research emphasizes importance of surveillance.
Regulatory T cells' involvement in the progress of colon cancer
7/06/2016
Researchers at Osaka University, clarified that T-lymphocytes expressing FOXP3 at a low level found in colorectal cancers (CRCs) facilitated cancer immunity.
Argentine tango 'therapy' helps restore balance for cancer patients with neuropathy
7/06/2016
Effects of chemo can impact balance, tango classes cut risk of falls by 56%.