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Iron removal as a potential cancer therapy
Researchers at Okayama University report in Oncotarget a promising method for targeting cancer stem cells that cause…
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How mathematics is helping to fight cancer
Mohammad Kohandel, University of Waterloo Nearly half of Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime,…
New insights into treating a rare leukaemia
A study at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is shedding new light on the best therapeutic…
Researchers find new target on lethal brain tumour that can be hunted by immune cells
An international team of researchers has genetically engineered cancer-killing immune cells that can hunt brain…
Cancer survivors need better support to get jobs and access loans, say researchers
More and more people are surviving cancer. Yet support for people who survive cancer and…
Lower-dose radiation effective, safe for HPV head & neck cancer after induction chemo
Results of the phase II OPTIMA clinical trial indicate that patients with head and neck…
Web-based intervention helps kids stay physically active after cancer treatment
A pilot study of cancer survivors ages 11-15 suggests that a web- based, interactive intervention…
Exercising during chemotherapy for breast or colon cancer has long-term benefits
A follow-up study to a randomised clinical trial reveals that exercising during adjuvant (post-surgery) chemotherapy…
First comparison of common breast cancer tests finds varied accuracy of predictions
Commercially-available prognostic breast cancer tests show significant variation in their abilities to predict disease recurrence,…
New research highlights how cancer cells repair themselves following proton beam therapy
Collaborative research conducted in Liverpool and Oxford, published in The Red Journal, identifies the specific cellular…