‘Christmas berry’ plant compound could fight Uveal melanoma
Doctors diagnose about 2000 adults with uveal melanoma, a cancer of the eye, every year.…
Yearly Archives: 2019
Mayo Clinic discovers biological markers that could guide treatment for prostate cancer
Genetic alterations in low-risk prostate cancer diagnosed by needle biopsy can identify men that harbour…
An errant editing enzyme promotes tumour suppressor loss and leukaemia propagation
Writing in the journal Cancer Cell, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine…
Experimental treatment shows promise against triple-negative breast cancer
By simultaneously tackling two mechanisms for cancer’s growth, an experimental therapy reduced the spread of…
Study reveals how solid stress from brain tumours causes neuronal loss, neurologic dysfunction
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-led research team has demonstrated, for the first time, how solid…
Hopkins researchers ID new biomarker for colorectal cancers
Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of…
New reference values for cancer patients’ quality of life
Researchers and practitioners across the globe frequently use the ‘EORTC’ questionnaire to measure self-reported quality…