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Histone deacetylase inhibitors enhance immunotherapy in lung cancer models, say Moffitt researchers
4/01/2016
The histone deacetylase inhibitor romidepsin combined with a PD-1-targeting antibody leads to lung tumor regression.
Helping young adult cancer survivors adopt a healthy lifestyle
4/01/2016
A healthy lifestyle is especially important for young adult and teenage survivors of cancer, and how health behavior messages related to diet, exercise, smoking, and alcohol consumption are...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Defitelio (defibrotide sodium) to treat adults and children who develop hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) with additional kidney or lung...
Scientists discover new way to tackle challenging children's brain tumours
3/31/2016
Scientists have discovered why a curable type of children's brain tumour is so responsive to chemotherapy - paving the way to improve treatment of tumours that are harder to tackle, according to...
Nightly fasting may help reduce breast cancer risk
3/31/2016
Fasting more than 13 hours a night is associated with a lower rate of breast cancer recurrence, and it may also reduce the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
UK children with cancer to get new gene test
3/31/2016
Pilot study will sequence 81 cancer genes in children's tumours to help personalise cancer treatment.
"Cancer gene" twice as likely to be defective in children with autism
3/31/2016
A large study by researchers with the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that a gene whose role is to suppress cellular damage from environmental stressors is nearly twice as likely to be defective...
New mouse model for acute myeloid leukemia opens door to research, possible treatments
3/31/2016
A novel mouse model of a highly lethal form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) offers a new tool for scientists working to better understand this disease and research new therapeutic targets.
New drug to break down tumour defences
3/31/2016
A drug developed by Woodside Professor Ruth Ganss and her team from the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research could be used to repair blood vessel defects and allow for more targeted and...
Clinical trial at UF Health uses cold virus to attack bladder cancer
3/31/2016
When people with stage 1 bladder cancer relapse after standard treatment, often the next step is to remove their bladders.