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Cellular protein plays important role in aggressive childhood cancer
3/15/2016
UCLA-led research shows protein could be target for drugs that combat leukemia.
Protein helps cancer cells pave way for migration
3/15/2016
A new cancer study in mice shows how tumor cells with a version of a protein can remodel their environment to ease migration into blood vessels and spread to other organs.
Mesothelioma gene-targeting drug looks hopeful
3/15/2016
A new study shows that HOX genes are significantly disrupted in malignant mesothelioma, and targeting them with a drug called HXR9 stopped tumors of the cancer growing in mice.
ROBO1 helps cells put up stiff resistance
3/15/2016
A protein called ROBO1 may delay the progression of breast cancer, according to a paper published in The Journal of Cell Biology.
Injectable nanoparticles show 'astounding' prowess against cancer
3/15/2016
A new study into the use of nanoparticles in the fight against triple negative breast cancer yields impressive results. Could nanotechnology be a useful weapon against cancer?
New method detects multiple diseases via DNA released from dying cells into blood
3/14/2016
In a series of experiments involving 320 patients and controls, researchers developed a blood test that can detect multiple pathologies, including diabetes, cancer, traumatic injury and...
HIV drug could stop skin cancer becoming drug-resistant
3/14/2016
An HIV drug could stop one of the early changes in skin cancer cells that leads to them becoming resistant to treatment, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published in Cancer Cell.
FDA expands use of Xalkori to treat rare form of advanced non-small cell lung cancer
3/14/2016
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xalkori (crizotinib) to treat people with advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have an ROS-1 gene alteration.
Findings from the Global Status of Metastatic Breast Cancer (mBC): A 2005 - 2015 Decade Report, were presented today at the 10th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC) in Amsterdam by Fatima...
Construction workers urged to be 'sun aware' through SMS messages
3/14/2016
Seeing builders stripped to the waist as they work on construction sites in the summer could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new project that will send personalised SMS warnings direct to their...