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FDA expands approved use of Opdivo in advanced lung cancer
10/12/2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat patients with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer whose disease progressed during or after platinum-based...
Cancer Research UK launches £100m grand challenges to tackle the most important questions in cancer
10/12/2015
Cancer Research UK has today (Monday) launched Grand Challenges* - the biggest and most ambitious cancer grants in the world - which aim to overcome the greatest barriers standing in the way of...
New mobile app could transform care for lung surgery patients
10/12/2015
A mobile app developed by researchers at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust could transform how lung surgery patients receive their rehabilitation after surgery.
New mobile app could transform care for lung surgery patients
10/12/2015
A mobile app developed by researchers at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust could transform how lung surgery patients receive their rehabilitation after surgery.
Identification of genetic features in breast cancer subtype may help guide therapy
10/12/2015
Building on previous work from The Cancer Genome Atlas Project, a team of researchers comprised of investigators from multiple institutions worldwide has identified genetic features that define a...
Brain discovery may lead to new treatments for peripheral neuropathy
10/12/2015
A discovery about the molecular mechanisms that control pain signals to a region of the brain promises to open new research avenues for the treatment of peripheral neuropathy.
UV light robots cut c. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors
10/12/2015
An estimated $150,000 in annual direct medical costs were averted by preventing infectionsNew research from Penn Medicine infection control specialists found that ultraviolet robots helped...
Novel compound turns off mutant cancer gene in animals with leukemia
10/12/2015
A compound discovered and developed by a team of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers that halts cancer in animals with Ewing sarcoma and prostate cancer appears to work...
Moffitt researchers develop novel theoretical approach to reduce antibiotic resistance
10/12/2015
The combination and sequence of antibiotics can promote or hinder the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteriaIt is estimated that each year in the United States 2 million people become...
Researchers use gut bacteria composition to genetically classify colorectal tumors
10/12/2015
By analyzing the types of gut bacteria present around colorectal tumors, researchers have found a way to predict key genetic mutations in the tumors themselves, a method that could eventually inform...