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New treatment target identified for aggressive breast cancer

Oct 16, 2014

One of the first-known oncogenes has a protein partner that helps breast cancer proliferate and when it's blocked, so is the cancer, scientists report. Read More

Immune cells in the liver drive fatty liver disease and liver cancer

Oct 16, 2014

Immune cells that migrate to the liver and interact there with liver tissue cells get activated by metabolic stress (e.g. Read More

New treatment target identified for aggressive breast cancer

Oct 16, 2014

One of the first-known oncogenes has a protein partner that helps breast cancer proliferate and when it's blocked, so is the cancer, scientists report. Read More

Study finds potential link between breast cancer genes and salivary gland cancer

Oct 16, 2014

The risk of developing cancer in a salivary gland might be higher in people with mutations in either of two genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer, according to a new study by researchers... Read More

University of Calgary research leads to brain cancer clinical trial

Oct 16, 2014

Researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) and Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute (SACRI) have made a discovery that could prolong the life of people living... Read More

Stem cell discovery challenges dogma on how fetus develops; holds insights for liver cancer

Oct 16, 2014

A Mount Sinai-led research team has discovered a new kind of stem cell that can become either a liver cell or a cell that lines liver blood vessels, according to a study published today in the... Read More

UK tops global league table for gullet cancer (adenocarcinoma) in men

Oct 16, 2014

The UK tops the international league table for a type of gullet (oesophageal) cancer, known as adenocarcinoma, in men, reveals a comprehensive estimate of the total number of new cases around the... Read More

Study finds potential link between breast cancer genes and salivary gland cancer

Oct 16, 2014

The risk of developing cancer in a salivary gland might be higher in people with mutations in either of two genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer, according to a new study by researchers... Read More

In some men, an increase in PSA after prostate cancer surgery may not lead to metastasis in their lifetime

Oct 15, 2014

Some prostate cancer patients whose prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels increase after a radical prostatectomy may die of causes unrelated to prostate cancer before they are diagnosed with a... Read More

Scientists find molecular 'breadcrumb trail' that helps melanoma spread

Oct 15, 2014

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that melanoma cells are drawn to follow the 'trail' of a naturally-occurring molecule in the body, which directs this serious type of skin cancer to... Read More

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