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Metastatic breast cancer cells turn on stem cell genes
9/24/2015
It only takes seconds: one cancerous cell breaks off from a tumor, slips into the bloodstream and quickly lodges elsewhere in the body.
Almost one-third of families of children with cancer have unmet basic needs during treatment
9/24/2015
Almost one-third of families whose children were being treated for cancer faced food, housing or energy insecurity and one-quarter lost more than 40 percent of household income, according to a new...
Molecular 'feedback loop' may explain tamoxifen resistance in patients with breast cancer
9/24/2015
For reasons unknown, many patients with breast cancer treated with the estrogen receptor-blocking drug tamoxifen eventually become resistant to the treatment despite the fact that their cancer...
New cancer genes identified, opening door to targeted treatments
9/24/2015
In a discovery that could lead to more targeted and effective treatments for certain lung and prostate cancers, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified two new...
In terminally ill patients, some types of delirium are a sign of 'imminent death'
9/24/2015
In cancer patients nearing the end of life, certain subtypes of delirium--specifically, hypoactive and "mixed" delirium--are a strong indicator that death will come soon, reports a study in...
CERN and the JRC to scale up production of alpha-emitters against cancer
9/24/2015
A novel, accelerator-driven method could produce nuclides for targeted alpha therapy of cancer in practically unlimited amounts, overcoming current obstacles for its wider use due to a limited...
Titanium and gold based compound fights kidney cancer cells
9/24/2015
Researchers developed a promising metal-based compound that destroys kidney cancer cells, while leaving normal cells unharmed.
New study questions clinical trial data for kidney cancer drugs
9/24/2015
When prescribing newly approved drugs, physicians rely on data from clinical trials to understand the benefits and risks of those drugs for patients.
CERN and the JRC to scale up production of alpha-emitters against cancer
9/24/2015
A novel, accelerator-driven method could produce nuclides for targeted alpha therapy of cancer in practically unlimited amounts, overcoming current obstacles for its wider use due to a limited...
Study raises questions about androgen deprivation therapy for certain prostate cancer cases
9/23/2015
Among men with unfavorable-risk prostate cancer and moderate or severe co-existing illness, long-term follow-up finds that radiation therapy alone vs radiation therapy and androgen deprivation...