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Development of personalized cellular therapy for brain cancer
2/22/2015
Preclinical study results pave the way for newly opened clinical trial of immune cells engineered to attack protein found on tumors in 30 percent of patients with glioblastomaImmune cells...
NIH-supported researchers map epigenome of more than 100 tissue and cell types
2/22/2015
Much like mapping the human genome laid the foundations for understanding the genetic basis of human health, new maps of the human epigenome may further unravel the complex links between DNA and...
Active surveillance 'may be appropriate' for intermediate-risk prostate cancer
2/22/2015
Comparable rates of mortality following radiotherapy mean that active surveillance may be apt for both low-risk and favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer, a study suggests.
Research shows value of additional PET/CT scans in follow-up of lung cancer patients
2/21/2015
PET/CT scans changed treatment in more than 28 percent of patientsNew research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine reveals a high value of scans which could lead to future change of...
Daily cola 'raises cancer risk' due to caramel coloring
2/21/2015
Caramel coloring in soft drinks creates a carcinogen during production, say researchers, producing a cancer risk above the acceptable level of one case in every 100,000 people.
Researchers unravel health/disease map
2/21/2015
Researchers affiliated with several organizations, including Simon Fraser University, have realized a major scientific achievement that will advance understanding of how the information in our cells...
New HPV vaccine offers greater protection against cervical cancer than current vaccine
2/21/2015
Scientists have developed a new HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine which protects against nine types of the virus - seven of which cause most cases of cervical cancer.
Predicting cancers' cell of origin
2/21/2015
By combining Epigenomics Roadmap and mutational landscape, researchers trace cancers' cell type of origin.
Research shows value of additional PET/CT scans in follow-up of lung cancer patients
2/21/2015
PET/CT scans changed treatment in more than 28 percent of patientsNew research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine reveals a high value of scans which could lead to future change of...
Predicting cancers' cell of origin
2/21/2015
By combining Epigenomics Roadmap and mutational landscape, researchers trace cancers' cell type of origin.