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Cancer risk found to be three times greater after acute thrombosis in the leg

Patients with the most acute type of thrombosis in the leg - known as an arterial thrombosis - risk developing diseases that are far worse than the blood clot itself. The risk of developing cancer during the first six months after the blood clot is three times greater than normal.

16 Apr 2018

MD Anderson research provides insight into memory T cell development and disease relapse

Just like people, some T cells have excellent memories. These subtypes known as memory T cells may explain why some immunotherapies are more effective than others and potentially lead to researchers designing more effective studies using combination checkpoint blockade treatments, according to experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 Apr 2018

Precancerous colon polyps in Lynch syndrome patients display immune activation

Colon polyps from patients with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition that raises colorectal cancer risk, display immune system activation well before cancer development, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 Apr 2018

Engineered immune cells clear deadly pediatric brain tumor in mice

Engineered human immune cells can vanquish a deadly pediatric brain tumor in a mouse model, a study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has demonstrated.

16 Apr 2018

Novel disease model for ALS and MS can be used to develop new immunotherapies

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new disease model for neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and MS that can be used to develop new immunotherapies. The model is described in a publication in the scientific journal Nature Immunology.

16 Apr 2018

Many Australians not using free bowel cancer testing kits

Bowel cancers affect thousands each year in Australia. Around 16,000 new diagnoses are made annually with huge number of people dying from this cancer. To curb the delayed diagnosis of bowel cancer that leads to less successful treatment outcomes, the Department of Health has been providing free, at-home testing kits for people aged between 50 and 75 years since 2006.

16 Apr 2018

Anti-PD-1 treatment reduces tumor size and post-surgical relapse of lung cancer

A drug given to early stage lung cancer patients before they undergo surgery showed major tumor responses in the removed tumor and an increase in anti-tumor T-cells that remained after the tumor was removed, which resulted in fewer relapse cases in the patients.

16 Apr 2018

CNIO researchers determine structure of protein complex related to cell survival

A team from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre has determined for the first time the high-resolution structure of a complex (R2TP) involved in key processes for cell survival and in diseases such as cancer.

16 Apr 2018

Finding ways to reverse obesity’s lingering, pro-cancer effects

Like exposure to too much sun and drinking alcohol, obesity is a risk factor for cancer. Researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are working to be a part of the solution -- they want to find ways to reverse obesity-linked biological changes in the body that are associated with cancer growth.

16 Apr 2018

SYGNIS AG introduces new TruePrime apoptotic cell free DNA amplification kit

SYGNIS AG, the Group which includes Expedeon Holdings, Expedeon, and C.B.S. Scientific Company, today announced the launch of its TruePrime apoptotic cell free DNA amplification kit, under the Expedeon brand.

16 Apr 2018

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

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Latest Cancer News and Research

Cancer risk found to be three times greater after acute thrombosis in the leg

MD Anderson research provides insight into memory T cell development and disease relapse

Precancerous colon polyps in Lynch syndrome patients display immune activation

Engineered immune cells clear deadly pediatric brain tumor in mice

Novel disease model for ALS and MS can be used to develop new immunotherapies

Many Australians not using free bowel cancer testing kits

Anti-PD-1 treatment reduces tumor size and post-surgical relapse of lung cancer

CNIO researchers determine structure of protein complex related to cell survival

Finding ways to reverse obesity’s lingering, pro-cancer effects

SYGNIS AG introduces new TruePrime apoptotic cell free DNA amplification kit

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

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