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Compound in development combats HPV types that cause most cervical cancer

Aug 26, 2014

Research presented at the 29th Annual International Papillomavirus Conference shows that a therapy being developed by Hera Therapeutics Inc. Read More

Novel approach mimicks natural evolution with 'promiscuous reactions' to improve the diversity of drugs

Aug 26, 2014

A revolutionary new scientific method developed at the University of Leeds will improve the diversity of 'biologically active molecules', such as antibiotics and anti-cancer agents. Read More

Repurposing anti-depressant medication to target medulloblastoma

Aug 26, 2014

An international research team reports in Nature Medicine a novel molecular pathway that causes an aggressive form of medulloblastoma, and suggests repurposing an anti-depressant medication to target... Read More

Medicaid reimbursements may affect cancer screening rates among beneficiaries

Aug 26, 2014

A recent study has found that in states with higher Medicaid payments for office visits, Medicaid beneficiaries were more likely to be screened for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and colorectal... Read More

U.S. has seen widespread adoption of robot-assisted cancer surgery to remove the prostate

Aug 26, 2014

A new study reveals that the U.S. has experienced widespread adoption of robot-assisted prostate removal surgery to treat prostate cancer in recent years. Read More

In advanced non-small cell lung cancer, BIM deletion predicts survival

Aug 26, 2014

Bcl-2-like protein 11 (BIM) deletion in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is associated with shorter progression free survival (PFS) in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine... Read More

Novel oncogenic RET mutation found in small cell lung cancer

Aug 26, 2014

For the first time an oncogenic somatic mutation at amino acid 918 in the RET (rearranged during transfection) protein has been identified in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumors and enforced... Read More

High concordance between EGFR mutations from circulating-free tumor DNA and tumor tissue in non-small cell lung cancer

Aug 26, 2014

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations found in the circulating free tumor DNA (ctDNA) from the plasma of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients correlates well with the EGFR... Read More

Compound in development combats HPV types that cause most cervical cancer

Aug 26, 2014

Research presented at the 29th Annual International Papillomavirus Conference shows that a therapy being developed by Hera Therapeutics Inc. Read More

New enzyme targets for selective cancer therapies

Aug 26, 2014

Thanks to important discoveries in basic and clinical research and technological advances, the fight against cancer has mobilized into a complex offensive spanning multiple fronts. Read More

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