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Researchers discover how unusually long strands of RNA work in skin cells

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered how unusually long pieces of RNA work in skin cells.

7 Dec 2017

New first line combination therapy shows promising results in patients with advanced NSCLC

A new combination therapy for the first line treatment of advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) improves progression-free survival (PFS), according to results of phase III IMpower150 trial presented at the ESMO Immuno Oncology Congress 2017.

7 Dec 2017

Study paves way for new therapeutic strategies to impede growth of virus-induced cancers

Researchers at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore have identified a novel molecular pathway by which a tumor suppressor, TIP60, inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

7 Dec 2017

Brokers tout mix-and-match coverage to avoid high-cost ACA plans

Health insurance a la carte? As the Affordable Care Act open-enrollment season moves into its final weeks, some consumers looking for lower-cost alternatives are considering a patchwork approach to health insurance. The products may secure some basic protection but leave patients on the hook for high medical bills.

7 Dec 2017

Researchers establish function of long RNA strands in skin development and disease

Researchers have found out how long pieces of RNA called “long non-coding RNAs” (LncRNAs) work in skin cells to modulate connective tissue proteins such as collagen, potentially laying the foundations for new skin repair therapies.

7 Dec 2017

Treating the new hep C generation on their turf

Once a week, Dr. Diana Sylvestre puts her medical expertise to use in a rickety old house frequented by drug users in this small Northern California city.

7 Dec 2017

European Cancer Patient Coalition highlights need to increase access for genetic and biomarker testing

Today in Brussels, the European Cancer Patient Coalition called for more concrete actions to increase access and awareness of cancer genetic testing and other types of biomarkers at the event held in the European Parliament.

7 Dec 2017

Fusobacterium may play role in colon cancer growth, study finds

Like nomads who carry tokens of home on their travels, colorectal cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body appear to bring several of the species of bacteria that were their companions in the colon, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists report in a new study in the journal Science.

7 Dec 2017

Brazilian researchers identify genes linked to melanoma progression

When researchers at the University of São Paulo in Brazil treated human melanoma cell lines with a synthetic compound similar to curcumin, one of the pigments that give turmeric its orange color, they identified genes with altered expression in potentially invasive tumors and malignant cells resistant to chemotherapy.

6 Dec 2017

CLOCK gene plays key role in regulating many genes important to brain evolution

Scientists have long sought to unravel the molecular mysteries that make the human brain special: What processes drove its evolution through the millennia? Which genes are critical to cognitive development?

6 Dec 2017

Clinical study uses genetic testing to match AML patients with new therapies

A clinical trial using genetic testing to match acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with new therapies is now open at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

6 Dec 2017

Study shows how interplay between two key enzymes promotes brain tumor growth

Study results revealed previously unknown interplay between two key enzymes and a novel understanding of how brain cancer tumors form and spread, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

6 Dec 2017

Spontaneous humor can be helpful for cancer patients to deal with distress

Analysis led by Lancaster University researchers suggests that spontaneous humor is used and appreciated by people with cancer and can be a helpful way of dealing with distressing, taboo or embarrassing circumstances.

6 Dec 2017

High ADAR1 enzyme levels correlate with reduced survival rates in multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in the United States. Thirty to 50 percent of multiple myeloma patients have extra copies of the gene that encodes the enzyme ADAR1.

6 Dec 2017

Infection with one HPV type strongly increases risk of reinfection in men

A new analysis of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) in men shows that infection with one HPV type strongly increases the risk of reinfection with the same type.

6 Dec 2017

TUM scientists discover emergency shut-off switch for T cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Safety switches that automatically stop the device for example before it overheats are built into many electrical appliances. Cells are also equipped with such "emergency stop" functions. They make sure that a defective cell doesn't become a tumor cell.

6 Dec 2017

Mount Sinai surgeons use BABA technique to remove metastatic cancer in the lateral neck

A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, led by Hyunsuk Suh, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, have performed the first robot-assisted radical neck dissection in the United States using the bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA), a surgery that involves removing all of the lymph nodes on one side of the neck.

6 Dec 2017

Reducing mitochondrial protein in cardiac muscle cells initiates heart failure

Reducing a protein found in the mitochondria of cardiac muscle cells initiates cardiac dysfunction and heart failure, a finding that could provide insight for new treatments for cardiovascular diseases, a study led by Georgia State University has shown.

6 Dec 2017

Specific protein negatively affects pancreatic cells and leads to cancer growth

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer and is currently very difficult to treat. However, the last few years have seen advances in the scientific understanding of how this cancer develops at a molecular level.

6 Dec 2017

New study describes unique bioengineered tissue construct for modeling colorectal cancer

A new study describes a unique bioengineered tissue construct, or organoid, into which colorectal cancer cells are embedded, creating a model of the tumor and surrounding extracellular matrix.

6 Dec 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers discover how unusually long strands of RNA work in skin cells

New first line combination therapy shows promising results in patients with advanced NSCLC

Study paves way for new therapeutic strategies to impede growth of virus-induced cancers

Brokers tout mix-and-match coverage to avoid high-cost ACA plans

Researchers establish function of long RNA strands in skin development and disease

Treating the new hep C generation on their turf

European Cancer Patient Coalition highlights need to increase access for genetic and biomarker testing

Fusobacterium may play role in colon cancer growth, study finds

Brazilian researchers identify genes linked to melanoma progression

CLOCK gene plays key role in regulating many genes important to brain evolution

Clinical study uses genetic testing to match AML patients with new therapies

Study shows how interplay between two key enzymes promotes brain tumor growth

Spontaneous humor can be helpful for cancer patients to deal with distress

High ADAR1 enzyme levels correlate with reduced survival rates in multiple myeloma

Infection with one HPV type strongly increases risk of reinfection in men

TUM scientists discover emergency shut-off switch for T cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Mount Sinai surgeons use BABA technique to remove metastatic cancer in the lateral neck

Reducing mitochondrial protein in cardiac muscle cells initiates heart failure

Specific protein negatively affects pancreatic cells and leads to cancer growth

New study describes unique bioengineered tissue construct for modeling colorectal cancer

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