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In lab tests, new therapy slows spread of deadly brain tumor cells
7/28/2015
The rapid spread of a common and deadly brain tumor has been slowed down significantly in a mouse model by cutting off the way some cancer cells communicate, according to a team of researchers that...
New technology helps personalized medicine by enabling epigenomic analysis with a mere 100 cells
7/28/2015
A new technology that will dramatically enhance investigations of epigenomes, the machinery that turns on and off genes and a very prominent field of study in diseases such as stem cell...
New research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Proton Therapy Center offers further evidence that proton therapy - specifically multi-field optimization intensity modulated proton therapy...
Do Latina women have lower risk of developing breast cancer than Americans?
7/28/2015
In Mexico, breast cancer has been adequately controlled, and is no longer considered a risk of death when it's diagnosed.
Scientists identify another frequently mutated gene in melanoma
7/28/2015
Melanoma arises from gene mutations that activate cancer-causing pathways. Now. researchers have unmasked the identity of the third most frequently mutated gene in melanoma.
EC licenses MSD's immunotherapy KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of advanced melanoma
7/28/2015
MSD (known as Merck & Co Inc. in the United States and Canada) has announced that the European Commission has granted a marketing authorisation for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as monotherapy for...
Flow means 'go' for proper lymph system development
7/28/2015
The lymphatic system provides a slow flow of fluid from our organs and tissues into the bloodstream.
Amgen has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Kyprolis® (carfilzomib) for Injection in combination with...
Understanding why some Latina women discontinue participation in cancer prevention outreach
7/27/2015
It has long been known that rates of breast and cervical cancer screening among Latinas are low compared to rates for U.S. women overall.
Study finds non-genetic cancer mechanism
7/27/2015
Cancer can be caused solely by protein imbalances within cells, a study of ovarian cancer has found.