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Pediatric kidney cancer caused by mutations in a gene essential for cell regulation
Aug 10, 2014
Mutations in a gene that helps regulate when genes are switched on and off in cells have been found to cause rare cases of Wilms tumour, the most common kidney cancer occurring in children. Read More
Wound healing discovery may improve understanding of cell movement
Aug 10, 2014
Research by a civil engineer from the University of Waterloo is helping shed light on the way wounds heal and may someday have implications for understanding how cancer spreads, as well as why... Read More
Study shines new light on genetic alterations of aggressive breast cancer subtype
Aug 10, 2014
Researchers from the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered new information about the genetic alterations that may contribute to the development of a subtype... Read More
Thiopurines used to treat inflammatory bowel disease could increase leukemia risk
Aug 09, 2014
Immunosuppressive drugs called thiopurines have been found to increase the risk of myeloid disorders, such as acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare bone marrow disorder... Read More
New gene-editing technique enables faster study of the role of mutations in tumor development
Aug 09, 2014
Sequencing the genomes of tumor cells has revealed thousands of mutations associated with cancer. Read More
Extra protein on surface of early-stage glioma cells evades immune response
Aug 09, 2014
Brain tumors fly under the radar of the body's defense forces by coating their cells with extra amounts of a specific protein, new research shows. Read More
Cancer should be classified by genetic and molecular type, say scientists
Aug 08, 2014
After analyzing more than 3,500 tumors using different platforms, scientists propose cancers should be classified by molecular and genetic type instead of tissue of origin. Read More
UMC Utrecht researchers discover new breast cancer gene
Aug 08, 2014
Women with a mutation of the MEN1 gene have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. The disease also affects them at a younger age. Read More
Improved detection of melanoma with new hand-held device that uses lasers, sound waves for deeper imaging
Aug 08, 2014
A new hand-held device that uses lasers and sound waves may change the way doctors treat and diagnose melanoma, according to a team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis. Read More
Low uptake of colorectal cancer screening by African Americans revealed in a Veterans Affairs healthcare network
Aug 08, 2014
According to researchers in California, African Americans' participation in colorectal cancer screening is low and the use of colonoscopy infrequent despite similar access to care across races in a... Read More
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