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Even low-androgen triple-negative breast cancer responds to anti-androgen therapy
2/27/2015

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics shows that only about 1 percent of triple-negative breast cancer cells in a tumor must be...

New health care delivery model for prostate cancer care results in better patient outcomes
2/27/2015

Population-based approach includes safety-net program, improved surgical procedures to help improve patient outcomesA comprehensive, population-based regional health care management program for...

Together, nanotechnology and genetic interference may tackle 'untreatable' brain tumors
2/27/2015

Tel Aviv University researchers' groundbreaking strategy stops brain tumor cell proliferation with targeted nanoparticlesThere are no effective available treatments for sufferers of Glioblastoma...

Cutting-edge technology optimizes cancer therapy with nanomedicine drug combinations
2/27/2015

UCLA bioengineers develop platform that offers personalized approach to treatmentIn greater than 90 percent of cases in which treatment for metastatic cancer fails, the reason is that the cancer...

Even low-androgen triple-negative breast cancer responds to anti-androgen therapy
2/27/2015

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics shows that only about 1 percent of triple-negative breast cancer cells in a tumor must be...

Graphene shows anticancer potential
2/26/2015

New research shows graphene oxide may have potential as a new type of anticancer agent by selectively targeting cancer stem cells and stopping their proliferation.

Gene variant associated with increased risk and severity of nerve disorder linked to widely-prescribed cancer drug
2/26/2015

Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who had a certain gene variant experienced a higher incidence and severity of peripheral neuropathy after receiving treatment with the cancer drug...

Study suggests need for more sensitive lung cancer screening criteria
2/26/2015

An analysis of lung cancer incidence and screening found a decline in the proportion of patients with lung cancer meeting high-risk screening criteria, suggesting that an increasing number of...

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey advances understanding of surgical treatment options for genitourinary cancers
2/26/2015

Helping to advance scientific and clinical knowledge to combat cancers that affect the bladder, kidneys, urinary tract and male reproductive organs, physician scientists at Rutgers Cancer Institute...

Findings may help with the management of anticoagulant-related bleeding within the brain
2/26/2015

Among patients with oral anticoagulation-associated intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding within the brain), reversal of international normalized ratio (INR; a measure used to determine the clotting...