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Measures to improve cancer screening in Ontario ineffective
Jul 16, 2014
Ontario spent nearly $110 million dollars between 2006 and 2010 on bonuses to motivate family doctors to screen more of their patients for cancer but these bonuses were associated with little or no... Read More
Two genetic programs discovered that may help turn stem cells into blood
Jul 16, 2014
The ability to reliably and safely make in the laboratory all of the different types of cells in human blood is one key step closer to reality. Read More
New study reveals how cholesterol promotes cancer
Jul 15, 2014
Researchers have discovered a protein that, when bound with cholesterol, sends signals down a pathway that encourages cell growth and division, promoting cancer. Read More
New technology developed to diagnose cancer cells
Jul 15, 2014
In pathology, cells and cell nuclei are usually examined using a microscope for bio-marker expressions in tumours. Read More
Gene signature may predict breast cancer treatment response to tamoxifen
Jul 15, 2014
A gene signature identified using a new approach has the potential to be used in the clinic to predict which patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer will benefit from tamoxifen... Read More
The "seeds" of breast cancer metastasis targeted by stem cell researcher
Jul 15, 2014
For breast cancer patients, the era of personalized medicine may be just around the corner, thanks to recent advances by USC Stem Cell researcher Min Yu and scientists at Massachusetts General... Read More
Drug discovered that targets tumour cell metabolism of aggressive type of lung cancer
Jul 15, 2014
Manchester scientists have shown that a new drug could prove useful in treating small cell lung cancer - the most aggressive form of lung cancer. Read More
Growth of resistant sarcomas slowed by new therapeutic combination
Jul 15, 2014
The sarcomas research group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) have tested a new therapeutic combination to combat resistant sarcomas... Read More
Gel tamoxifen effective for breast cancer, fewer side effects than oral form
Jul 15, 2014
A new study shows that a gel form of commonly used cancer drug tamoxifen is just as effective as the oral form and produces fewer side effects. Read More
Further evidence that cannabis reduces tumor growth in new study
Jul 14, 2014
THC, the element of marijuana that provides the drug's 'high,' could also form the basis of future 'tumor-shrinking' pharmaceuticals, according to new research. Read More
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