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Melanoma: 'intralesional therapy is here to stay'
3/31/2016
Melanoma intralesional therapy - whether monotherapy or in combination with checkpoint inhibitors - is clearly here to stay, suggests a debate recently held in New York.
Generating good fat by pushing the right buttons
3/31/2016
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have identified a protein complex that is required for conversion of "bad" white fat to "good" brown fat.
New compounds may aid in development of targeted therapies for a rare pediatric cancer
3/31/2016
Two recently discovered compounds have shown promise in preclinical studies for treating Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer that predominantly affects children and adolescents.
High numbers of patients in poorer countries are missing essential lung cancer tests and treatment
3/30/2016
Severe inequalities exist between countries regarding the availability of an essential lung cancer test and a drug which together can improve outcomes for patients through a personalised approach...
Study confirms link between diabetes drug and increased risk of bladder cancer
3/30/2016
The diabetes drug pioglitazone is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, finds a study published by The BMJ.
For prostate cancer, more radiation may not improve survival
3/30/2016
New technology has enabled doctors to administer higher doses of radiation to prostate cancer patients with fewer side effects.
New clues identified in childhood cancer syndrome
3/30/2016
Children with the inherited cancer syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are prone to developing brain and nerve tumors as well as myriad other medical problems, including autism, epilepsy and...
Perfecting a viral pack mule
3/30/2016
Viruses aren't always bad. In fact, scientists can harness the capabilities of some viruses for good - modifying the viruses to carry drug molecules, for example.
New tool mines whole-exome sequencing data to match cancer with best drug
3/30/2016
A University of Colorado Cancer study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) describes a new tool that interprets the raw data of whole exome tumor...
HPV: cervical peeling as a treatment for precancerous conditions
3/30/2016
Researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital have developed a new treatment for the pre-stages of cervical cancer, caused by human papilloma...