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Researchers discover new metabolic vulnerability in a highly aggressive form of lung cancer

Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered a new metabolic vulnerability in a highly aggressive form of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

5 Jan 2021

Inhibition of blood clotting factor reduces the formation of brain metastases in mice

Brain metastases can only develop if cancer cells first exit the fine blood vessels and enter into the brain tissue.

5 Jan 2021

Heat treatment during chemotherapy is more effective at destroying cancer cells

Heating up cancer cells while targeting them with chemotherapy is a highly effective way of killing them, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

5 Jan 2021

Novel imaging method reveals in vivo localization of antibiotics in infected lung tissues

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the University of Western Australia have developed a new imaging method to see where antibiotics have reached bacteria within tissues.

5 Jan 2021

Novel endoscopic technique improves detection of upper GI tract tumors

Recently there have been significant advances on several fronts in the ongoing war against cancer of the alimentary tract.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers develop detailed map of protein-protein interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and the host

By conducting a state-of-the-art interactome study between SARS-CoV-2 and host cells, researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston identified 437 human proteins as the high-confidence interacting proteins – with substantial implications for understanding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathology and potential treatments.

5 Jan 2021

Study investigates the total non-healthcare cost of chemotherapy

Chemotherapy for breast cancer costs the UK economy more than £248 million annually, including 'out-of-pocket' personal costs of more than £1,000 per patient - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

4 Jan 2021

Genetic risk score can be used to determine risk of developing prostate cancer

Some racial and ethnic groups suffer relatively more often, and fare worse, from common ailments compared to others. Prostate cancer is one disease where such health disparities occur: risk for the disease is about 75 percent higher, and prostate cancer is more than twice as deadly, in Blacks compared to whites.

4 Jan 2021

Researchers resolve mysteries about the function of key gene-silencing protein

A long-running debate over how an important gene-silencing protein identifies its targets has been resolved by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

4 Jan 2021

Researchers develop a gene signature for predicting survival in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center who profiled more than 45,000 individual cells from patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), a specific form of metastatic gastric cancer, defined the extensive cellular heterogeneity and identified two distinct subtypes correlated with patient survival.

4 Jan 2021

Researchers discover protein crucial to T cell metabolism and anti-tumor immune response

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that a protein called NF-kappa B-inducing kinase (NIK) is essential for the shift in metabolic activity that occurs with T cell activation, making it a critical factor in regulating the anti-tumor immune response.

4 Jan 2021

Study finds a growing number of women embracing 'going flat' after mastectomy

A growing number of women forgoing reconstruction after a mastectomy say they're satisfied with their choice, even as some did not feel supported by their physician, according to a study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

4 Jan 2021

Research offers clues on why pregnancy may raise risk of organ transplant rejection

A research study at the University of Chicago has found that in pregnancy, while the T cell response to a fetus becomes tolerant to allow for successful pregnancy, the part of the immune system that produces antibodies (known as the humoral response) becomes sensitized, creating memory B cells that can later contribute to the rejection of a transplanted organ.

4 Jan 2021

Epigenetic modulators have a rapid antidepressant-like effect, study shows

Treatment of depression faces two main challenges. The first is that almost 50% of patients do not respond well to existing antidepressants.

4 Jan 2021

Inflammation marker linked to increased fatigue in prostate cancer patients treated with ADT

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men in the U.S. For many patients, hormone therapy is a treatment option.

4 Jan 2021

People with detectable brown fat less likely to suffer cardiac and metabolic conditions

Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would want more of. Unlike white fat, which stores calories, brown fat burns energy and scientists hope it may hold the key to new obesity treatments.

4 Jan 2021

Tissue healing after brain injury could spur tumor growth

The healing process that follows a brain injury could spur tumor growth when new cells generated to replace those lost to the injury are derailed by mutations, Toronto scientists have found.

4 Jan 2021

Study uncovers why cancer patients with liver metastases have poor outcomes

Michael Green, M.D., Ph.D., noticed that when his patients had cancer that spread to the liver, they fared poorly – more so than when cancer spread to other parts of the body. Not only that, but transformative immunotherapy treatments had little impact for these patients.

4 Jan 2021

Child's cancer has different effects on fathers' and mothers' earnings

Mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with cancer are affected financially in different ways. While mothers' incomes fall in the short term and then rise, the adverse financial repercussions on fathers occur later.

4 Jan 2021

Researchers develop α-emitting cancer therapy using a novel drug targeting LAT1

A cancer-specific L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) is highly expressed in cancer tissues.

4 Jan 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers discover new metabolic vulnerability in a highly aggressive form of lung cancer

Inhibition of blood clotting factor reduces the formation of brain metastases in mice

Heat treatment during chemotherapy is more effective at destroying cancer cells

Novel imaging method reveals in vivo localization of antibiotics in infected lung tissues

Novel endoscopic technique improves detection of upper GI tract tumors

Researchers develop detailed map of protein-protein interactions between SARS-CoV-2 and the host

Study investigates the total non-healthcare cost of chemotherapy

Genetic risk score can be used to determine risk of developing prostate cancer

Researchers resolve mysteries about the function of key gene-silencing protein

Researchers develop a gene signature for predicting survival in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis

Researchers discover protein crucial to T cell metabolism and anti-tumor immune response

Study finds a growing number of women embracing 'going flat' after mastectomy

Research offers clues on why pregnancy may raise risk of organ transplant rejection

Epigenetic modulators have a rapid antidepressant-like effect, study shows

Inflammation marker linked to increased fatigue in prostate cancer patients treated with ADT

People with detectable brown fat less likely to suffer cardiac and metabolic conditions

Tissue healing after brain injury could spur tumor growth

Study uncovers why cancer patients with liver metastases have poor outcomes

Child's cancer has different effects on fathers' and mothers' earnings

Researchers develop α-emitting cancer therapy using a novel drug targeting LAT1

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