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Study reveals men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die of other diseases

Starting in 1993 and ending in 2001, ten academic medical centers in the United States screened 76,685 men and 78,216 women for prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancers.

8 Dec 2016

Scientists identify biomarkers to predict patient’s response to breast cancer treatment

Why do some breast cancers respond to treatment while others resist it? A study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center may provide insight into this important question.

8 Dec 2016

Scientists discover truncated p53 proteins that promote cancer growth and metastasis

Discovered in the 1970s, tumor suppressors are among the most important proteins in the body.

8 Dec 2016

Japanese scientists capture live distribution of melanin inside the skin

With a little help from chickens and video cameras, scientists have captured live the moment when skin gets darker.

8 Dec 2016

AstraZeneca introduces world’s most advanced drug discovery robot

AstraZeneca entered a new era in drug development today by unveiling NiCoLA-B, the world’s most advanced drug discovery robot, capable of performing experiments at an industrial scale in the search for new, life-saving medicines.

8 Dec 2016

Research shows alternative strategy to administer antibody-based immunotherapy for bladder cancer

Antibody-based immunotherapy is a new promising method to treat cancer. Unfortunately, today's treatments can result in adverse side effects.

8 Dec 2016

Synthetic sgRNA for CRISPR genome editing

Chemically synthesized single guide RNA is the best way to do CRISPR genome editing. It is more pure than biological methods of creating guide RNAs, like in vitro transcription or plasmids. As a result, sgRNA leads to more consistency and higher quality.

8 Dec 2016

Stem cell-based risk scoring tool could predict AML patient’s response to standard treatment

Leukemia researchers at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have developed a 17-gene signature derived from leukemia stem cells that can predict at diagnosis if patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) will respond to standard treatment.

8 Dec 2016

Researchers developing model to predict breast cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators are working to predict, before treatment, whether an aggressive type of breast cancer will respond to chemotherapy.

8 Dec 2016

PITX2 methylation biomarker shows promise for predicting prostate cancer recurrence risk

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and other biomarkers are essential tools for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer.

8 Dec 2016

Dental problems linked to cleft lip and palate may be caused by abnormal salivary glands

A new study in the Journal of Dental Research suggests that dental problems commonly associated with cleft lip and palate may be caused by abnormalities in salivary glands and an imbalance of immune compounds in the mouth.

7 Dec 2016

Researchers discover biological pathway that plays vital role in tumor development

An international team led by researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology's Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and the Technion Integrated Cancer Center has discovered a biological pathway that plays an important role in tumor development.

7 Dec 2016

Older women with metastatic breast cancer more likely to have genetic alterations in tumors

A University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center-led analysis has found that women who are 65 years or older with metastatic breast cancer were more likely to have a cancer-linked genetic alterations in their tumors, and had a larger total number of genetic alterations, than younger patients overall.

7 Dec 2016

Brain metastasis persists in women with HER2-positive breast cancer despite new targeted therapies

While new targeted treatments developed across the past two decades have led to dramatic survival improvements for women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators report that rates of breast cancer brain metastasis for women with this disease have not substantially declined.

7 Dec 2016

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Study reveals men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die of other diseases

Scientists identify biomarkers to predict patient’s response to breast cancer treatment

Scientists discover truncated p53 proteins that promote cancer growth and metastasis

Japanese scientists capture live distribution of melanin inside the skin

AstraZeneca introduces world’s most advanced drug discovery robot

Research shows alternative strategy to administer antibody-based immunotherapy for bladder cancer

Synthetic sgRNA for CRISPR genome editing

Stem cell-based risk scoring tool could predict AML patient’s response to standard treatment

Researchers developing model to predict breast cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy

PITX2 methylation biomarker shows promise for predicting prostate cancer recurrence risk

Dental problems linked to cleft lip and palate may be caused by abnormal salivary glands

Researchers discover biological pathway that plays vital role in tumor development

Older women with metastatic breast cancer more likely to have genetic alterations in tumors

Brain metastasis persists in women with HER2-positive breast cancer despite new targeted therapies

Brain activity of healthy older adults could help predict risk of falling

Scientists uncover new class of compounds that could help target cancer cells

Pathogenic variants in certain genes increase woman's likelihood of developing breast cancer

Scientists find novel way for earlier detection of deadly Merkel cell carcinoma

Study shows involvement of lipid metabolism in tumour metastasis

Brazilian researchers propose new way for treating thalassemia major

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