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Immune response to cancer cuts both ways
Apr 09, 2014
The difference between an immune response that kills cancer cells and one that conversely stimulates tumor growth can be as narrow as a "double-edged sword," report researchers at the University of... Read More
New mechanism discovered for unleashing immune system against cancer
Apr 09, 2014
A major discovery that brings a new drug target to the increasingly exciting landscape of cancer immunotherapy was published by researchers from La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology and... Read More
Growth and metastases of epithelial ovarian cancer promoted by scaffolding protein
Apr 09, 2014
NEDD9, a scaffolding protein responsible for regulating signaling pathways in the cell, promotes the growth and spread of epithelial ovarian cancer according to researchers from Fox Chase Cancer... Read More
Potential drug targets identified for pediatric high-grade astrocytomas
Apr 09, 2014
Researchers studying a rare, always fatal brain tumor in children have found several molecular alterations that drive the cancer, according to a new study from scientists at Dana-Farber/Boston... Read More
Could controversial Canadian mammography study spark new thinking in the U.S.?
Apr 09, 2014
A recent report from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (CNBSS) concluded that mammography screening does not reduce deaths from breast cancer. Read More
Radiotherapy for breast cancer may increase risk of developing lung cancer
Apr 09, 2014
Women who have radiotherapy for breast cancer have a small but significantly increased risk of subsequently developing a primary lung tumour, and now research has shown that this risk increases with... Read More
New method for prostate cancer detection can save millions of men painful examination
Apr 08, 2014
Technique developed at Eindhoven University of Technology shows tumors with much greater precisionEach year prostate tissue samples are taken from over a million men around the world - in most cases using 12 large biopsy needles - to check whether they have prostate cancer. Read More
Six months hormonal treatment in addition to radiotherapy improves survival for men with localised prostate cancer
Apr 08, 2014
Men with prostate cancer that is small and confined to the prostate gland but that is at risk of growing and spreading, do better if they are treated with radiotherapy combined with androgen deprivation therapy, which lowers their levels of the male hormone, testosterone, according to new research. Read More
Palbociclib shows promising results in patients with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer
Apr 08, 2014
The drug palbociclib, an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) 4 and 6, significantly improved progression-free survival when administered as a first-line treatment in patients with hormone receptor-positive, metastatic breast cancer, according to phase II results of the study PALOMA-1, presented here at the AACR Annual Meeting 2014, April 5-9. Read More
The fatty acid composition in blood reflects the quality of dietary fat and carbohydrates in children
Apr 08, 2014
Recently published research in the University of Eastern Finland found that fatty acid composition in blood is not only a biomarker for the quality of dietary fat but also reflects the quality of dietary carbohydrates. For example the proportion of oleic acid was higher among children who consumed a lot of candy and little high-fibre grain products. Read More
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