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Immune system response may play a key role in viral therapy's effectiveness against tumors
Jan 23, 2015
Viral therapy for childhood cancer could possibly improve if treatments such as chemotherapy do not first suppress patients' immune systems, according to findings published in the journal Molecular... Read More
Pre-clinical studies in mice reveal ways to reduce cancer risk in gene therapy with modified treatment
Jan 23, 2015
National Institutes of Health researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy. Read More
Mutated ATRX gene linked to brain tumors; potential biomarker for rare adrenal tumors too
Jan 23, 2015
A somatic mutation in the ATRX gene has recently been shown as a potential molecular marker for aggressive brain tumors, such as gliomas, neuroblastomas and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Read More
Better outlook for patients with CLL - four new treatments transform care
Jan 23, 2015
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for the first time announced its cancer Advance of the Year: the transformation of treatment for the most common form of adult leukemia. Read More
Hardening cells to prevent cancer metastasis
Jan 23, 2015
Existing cancer therapies are geared toward massacring tumor cells, but Johns Hopkins researchers propose a different strategy: subtly hardening cancer cells to prevent them from invading new areas... Read More
System invented to improve effectiveness of cancer surgery
Jan 23, 2015
With the goal of making it easier for surgeons to detect malignant tissue during surgery and hopefully reduce the rate of cancer recurrence, scientists have invented a new imaging system that causes... Read More
In women with Alzheimer's disease, prostate cancer drug slows memory loss
Jan 23, 2015
Women with Alzheimer's disease showed stable cognition for a year when a drug that is more commonly used to treat advanced prostate cancer was added to their drug regimen, according to a new study... Read More
Discovery of 'genetic superhighway' mutation expected to lead to new treatments for rare ovarian cancer that strikes young women and girls
Jan 23, 2015
A groundbreaking TGen-led discovery of the likely genetic cause of an ovarian cancer that strikes young women and girls is featured in the annual report of the American Society of Cancer Oncology... Read More
Scientists investigate sound waves for burning away cancer pain
Jan 22, 2015
Used primarily in medicine as a way to image the body, ultrasound at high-intensity may also provide an exciting new treatment for cancer pain, according to early trial results. Read More
VolitionRX begins first ovarian cancer detection study to evaluate blood-based test
Jan 22, 2015
VolitionRx Limited, a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests for a broad range of cancer types and other conditions, has announced it has signed an agreement to... Read More
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