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Cancer Australia launches new framework to improve outcomes for lung cancer patients

In an Australian first, Cancer Australia today launched a Framework to improve the outcomes and experiences of people affected by lung cancer – the leading cause of cancer death in Australia.

16 Apr 2018

Researchers create biocompatible gels using caffeine as catalyst

Caffeine is well-known for its ability to help people stay alert, but a team of researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital has now come up with a novel use for this chemical stimulant -- catalyzing the formation of polymer materials.

13 Apr 2018

Eating red meat regularly linked to higher rates of distal colon cancer

When comparing the effects of red meat, poultry, fish or vegetarian diets to cancer development in specific subsites of the colon, a study found that those regularly eating red meat compared to a red meat-free diet had higher rates of distal colon cancer -- cancer found on the descending section of the colon, where faeces is stored.

13 Apr 2018

Breakthrough study promises to bring gene-editing technology much closer to therapeutic reality

Imagine a future where a guided biomachine put into your body seeks out defective gene sequences in each cell and edits in the correct information with precision accuracy.

13 Apr 2018

Versatile mouse model opens doors to new targeted cancer therapies

Researchers from the Seve Ballesteros Foundation-CNIO Brain Tumour Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre have developed an extremely powerful and versatile mouse model that will improve cancer research and accelerate pre-clinical testing of novel targeted therapies. Their work appears in Nature Communications.

13 Apr 2018

Study confirms no survival benefit of adding SIRT to standard treatment for liver cancer

The final results of the palliative cohort of the SORAMIC study in patients with unresectable, locally advanced primary liver cancer have confirmed no clinical advantage to adding selective internal radiation therapy to standard sorafenib treatment compared with using sorafenib alone.

13 Apr 2018

Researchers find possible therapeutic strategy to block self-eating in pancreatic cancers

To get the extra energy they need to fuel their uncontrolled growth, cancer cells break down some of their own parts for fuel - a process known as autophagy, or "self-eating."

13 Apr 2018

Diabetes screening could miss more than half of high-risk patients

Screening patients for diabetes based solely on their age and weight – a recommendation from a leading medical expert group – could miss more than half of high-risk patients, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study of a nationwide sample.

13 Apr 2018

Biologists discover surprising, additional function for soluble form of SNARE protein

In 2013, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their contributions to uncovering the mechanisms governing vesicle transport in cells. Their explanations provided both a conceptual and a mechanistic understanding of basic processes at the most fundamental level.

13 Apr 2018

Scientists from Cure First and SEngine Precision Medicine discover common link in 28% of all cancers

Seattle scientists from Cure First, a non-profit research organization, and SEngine Precision Medicine, a biotech developing targeted, more effective, and less toxic cancer therapeutics, co-authored one of 27 high-profile papers published today by Cell Press.

13 Apr 2018

Research reveals immune suppressive role of soluble antibodies in tumor progression

Wistar researchers have found that soluble antibodies promote tumor progression by inducing accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in pre-clinical cancer models. Results were published online in Cancer Immunology Research.

13 Apr 2018

Oxygen 'nanobubbles' could help enhance cancer therapies and hasten wound healing

A Purdue University-patented technology shows promise in using microscopic bubbles filled with oxygen to help with various medical treatments, including improving cancer therapeutics and helping wounds heal faster.

13 Apr 2018

Researchers developing affordable, compact white blood cell counter

A thin copper wire wrapped around a channel slightly thicker than a strand of hair could be the key to manufacturing a compact electronic device capable of counting white blood cells from the comfort of one's home, a Kennesaw State University researcher says.

12 Apr 2018

KU Cancer Center to present evidence supporting anti-cancer drug at AACR 2018

The University of Kansas Cancer Center will present preclinical evidence supporting Ciclopirox Prodrug (CPX-POM), an anti-cancer agent currently in Phase I clinical trials, at the American Association for Cancer Research 2018 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Ciclopirox Prodrug was discovered by researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center and KU's Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation.

12 Apr 2018

New 'lymphoma micro-reactor' device targets chemo-resistant tumors

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that is diagnosed in the U.S. more than 70,000 times annually, arises from overly proliferating immune cells within the body's lymph nodes, which are connected to a network of lymph vessels through which lymphatic fluid flows.

12 Apr 2018

Simple web-based tool for evidence-based integration of disease control

It's a simple idea: Pair the control of a neglected tropical disease with a more prominent disease that afflict the same populations to reduce morbidity and mortality. The approach could be a win-win, but for public health officials, having evidence to support implementation of an integrated approach is vital.

12 Apr 2018

CReM researchers optimize process to engineer disease- or patient-specific lung stem cells

The Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston University and Boston Medical Center has engineered two new categories of lung epithelial cells in vitro using pluripotent stem cells.

12 Apr 2018

Researchers review potential of targeted nanocarriers to revolutionize cancer care

A new Tel Aviv University study addresses the challenges of nanoparticle-based cancer-targeting strategies. It also suggests ways of refocusing the collaborative work of cancer researchers and clinicians to move the field forward from "the bench" to the patients.

12 Apr 2018

Study reveals unexpected mechanism that induces thirst after alcohol or sugar exposure

Why does drinking alcohol or consuming sugar make us thirsty? An international study of mice in Texas and humans in Europe reveals an unexpected anti-dehydration mechanism.

12 Apr 2018

Targeting metabolism of key nutrients could be effective in treating squamous cell carcinoma

Researchers from UCLA and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center have found that two targeted therapies could be more effective if used in combination to treat squamous cell carcinomas of the lung.

12 Apr 2018

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Cancer Australia launches new framework to improve outcomes for lung cancer patients

Researchers create biocompatible gels using caffeine as catalyst

Eating red meat regularly linked to higher rates of distal colon cancer

Breakthrough study promises to bring gene-editing technology much closer to therapeutic reality

Versatile mouse model opens doors to new targeted cancer therapies

Study confirms no survival benefit of adding SIRT to standard treatment for liver cancer

Researchers find possible therapeutic strategy to block self-eating in pancreatic cancers

Diabetes screening could miss more than half of high-risk patients

Biologists discover surprising, additional function for soluble form of SNARE protein

Scientists from Cure First and SEngine Precision Medicine discover common link in 28% of all cancers

Research reveals immune suppressive role of soluble antibodies in tumor progression

Oxygen 'nanobubbles' could help enhance cancer therapies and hasten wound healing

Researchers developing affordable, compact white blood cell counter

KU Cancer Center to present evidence supporting anti-cancer drug at AACR 2018

New 'lymphoma micro-reactor' device targets chemo-resistant tumors

Simple web-based tool for evidence-based integration of disease control

CReM researchers optimize process to engineer disease- or patient-specific lung stem cells

Researchers review potential of targeted nanocarriers to revolutionize cancer care

Study reveals unexpected mechanism that induces thirst after alcohol or sugar exposure

Targeting metabolism of key nutrients could be effective in treating squamous cell carcinoma

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