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Childhood cancer cells drain immune system's batteries
8/03/2015
Cancer cells in neuroblastoma contain a molecule that breaks down a key energy source for the body's immune cells, leaving them too physically drained to fight the disease, according to new research...
Researchers step closer to urine test for pancreatic cancer
8/03/2015
Researchers have discovered a three-protein signature in the urine of patients with pancreatic cancer, bringing us closer to a much-needed noninvasive test for the disease.
Watching a tumor grow in real-time
8/03/2015
Researchers from the University of Freiburg have gained new insight into the phases of breast cancer growthThis image shows an E2-Crimson expressing tumor cells (gray/white structures) in the...
Researchers identify new cancer marker and possible therapeutic target for breast cancer
8/03/2015
A new way to detect - and perhaps treat - one of the deadliest types of breast cancer has been found.
Many adolescents still not getting HPV vaccine
7/31/2015
Large vaccination increases in some states offer clues to effective interventionsThe number of 13- to 17-year-old boys and girls getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine increased...
Celgene International Sà€rl, a wholly owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation, has announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved REVLIMID® (lenalidomide) for the treatment of adult...
Many adolescents still not getting HPV vaccine
7/31/2015
Large vaccination increases in some states offer clues to effective interventionsThe number of 13- to 17-year-old boys and girls getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine increased...
Novel model developed to predict the amount of nicotine emitted from e-cigarettes
7/31/2015
Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers at the VCU Center for the Study of Tobacco Products (CSTP) have developed the first ever, evidence-based model that can predict with...
Daiichi Sankyo Europe and Plexxikon Inc., a member of the Daiichi Sankyo Group, announced that The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published clinical trial results demonstrating that the...
Children's National finds neuroblastoma tumor cure in mice studies
7/31/2015
A method to cure neuroblastoma tumors in mice has been discovered by Children's National researchers, opening the door for future clinical studies for a therapeutic patient-specific vaccine to cure...