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Ovarian cancer discovery suggests new treatment strategy
2/17/2015

Researchers have discovered a therapeutic target for ovarian clear cell carcinoma, a subtype of ovarian cancer - an aggressive disease with very few effective treatments available.

Discovery of ovarian cancer target paves way for new treatment strategy
2/17/2015

Researchers have discovered a therapeutic target for ovarian clear cell carcinoma, a subtype of ovarian cancer - an aggressive disease with very few effective treatments available.

Ovarian cancer discovery suggests new treatment strategy
2/17/2015

Researchers have discovered a therapeutic target for ovarian clear cell carcinoma, a subtype of ovarian cancer - an aggressive disease with very few effective treatments available.

Ground-breaking lung cancer breath test in clinical trial
2/17/2015

A clinical trial led by University of Leicester respiratory experts into a potentially ground-breaking 'breath test' to detect lung cancer is set to get underway at the Glenfield Hospital in...

Inequalities in access to care causing thousands of unnecessary childhood cancer deaths
2/17/2015

On International Childhood Cancer Day 2015, the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) are showcasing new findings showing a $50 per child investment into paediatric cancer services could...

FDA approves Lenvima for a type of thyroid cancer
2/17/2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to Lenvima (lenvatinib) to treat patients with progressive, differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) whose disease progressed despite receiving...

Ground-breaking lung cancer breath test in clinical trial
2/17/2015

A clinical trial led by University of Leicester respiratory experts into a potentially ground-breaking 'breath test' to detect lung cancer is set to get underway at the Glenfield Hospital in...

The company you keep - dual role for key T cell factor
2/17/2015

When fighting chronic viral infections or cancers, a key division of the immune system, known as CD8 T cells, sometimes loses its ability to effectively fight foreign invaders.

Two cell-signaling molecules found to suppress the spread of melanoma
2/17/2015

Findings advance efforts to identify who would benefit from more aggressive therapy at earliest stagesIn what is believed to be the largest epigenetic analysis to date of cell-signaling molecules...

Gold nanotubes launch a three-pronged attack on cancer cells
2/17/2015

Scientists have shown that gold nanotubes have many applications in fighting cancer: internal nanoprobes for high-resolution imaging; drug delivery vehicles; and agents for destroying cancer cells.