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Multiethnic breast cancer research presented at AACR Annual Meeting
4/23/2015
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) scientists examined genetic risks for breast cancer in two separate multiethnic epidemiologic studies.
Trial shows benefit of 'BRCA-targeting' drug in prostate cancer
4/23/2015
Men with prostate cancer benefit from treatment with the pioneering drug olaparib - the first cancer drug to target inherited mutations - according to the results of a major trial presented recently.
MD Anderson study points to potential new lung cancer therapy
4/23/2015
MicroRNA delivery with existing treatments suppresses tumors in miceNew findings about regulation of PD-L1, a protein that allows cancer to evade the immune system, has shown therapeutic promise...
When genes are expressed in reverse: Discovered a regulatory mechanism of antisense DNA
4/23/2015
Genes are nearly alwaya expressed like Western writing: from left to right on the white canvas of our DNA.
More detailed findings confirm that coffee protects against breast cancer recurrence
4/23/2015
A number of research studies have shown that coffee helps to protect against breast cancer.
New signaling pathway discovered in HER2-positive breast cancer, and 2 powerful drug targets
4/23/2015
One of the most promising ideas in cancer treatment is to apply a lesson learned in the fight against AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome): simultaneously attacking a pathological process at...
Two recent Notre Dame papers shed light on how breast cancer cells avoid death
4/23/2015
Two new papers from the lab of Zach Schafer, Coleman Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology at the University of Notre Dame, offer insights into how breast cancer cells avoid anoikis, which is cell...
More than 85 percent of surgeons disregard USPSTF breast screening recommendation
4/23/2015
Breast and general surgeons still advocate annual screenings for average-risk patientsThe vast majority of surgeons continue to recommend that women 40 years old or older with an average risk for...
Changes in cancer epigenome implicated in chemotherapy resistance and lymphoma relapse
4/23/2015
Genomic studies have illuminated the ways in which malfunctioning genes can drive cancer growth while stunting the therapeutic effects of chemotherapy and other treatments.
Pruning of blood vessels: Cells can fuse with themselves
4/23/2015
Cells of the vascular system of vertebrates can fuse with themselves. This process, which occurs when a blood vessel is no longer necessary and pruned, has now been described on the cellular level by...