How cancers trick the immune system into helping rather than harming them
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered how certain cancers hijack the immune system for…
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Lifetime weight gain linked to oesophageal and stomach cancers
People who are overweight in their twenties and become obese later in life may be…
Some patients experience long-term tumour control even after stopping immunotherapy early
Early findings from a new study appear to challenge the current standard practice for immune…
In advanced kidney cancer, antibiotic use lowers efficacy of immunotherapy
A new retrospective analysis suggests that immunotherapy may be less effective in patients who receive…
Study associates proximity to oil and gas development and childhood leukaemia
Young Coloradans diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukaemia are more likely to live in areas of…
More patients with early-stage breast cancer may be able to avoid chemotherapy in the future
For women with intermediate risk recurrence score from 21-gene expression assay, less may be more…
Site of care may partly explain survival difference between kids and young adults with leukaemia
Site of cancer care may partly explain survival difference between children and adolescents/young adults with…
Limited evidence that styrene causes cancer
Limited evidence that styrene, a high volume plastics chemical and animal carcinogen, causes cancer in…
Cancer genes can exist outside our chromosomes
New Ludwig Research will shift how cancer diversity and resistance are understood and studied Ludwig…
Mathematical analysis of best therapy choice: containment vs aggressive treatment
In cases where drug resistance can lead to treatment failure, new research shows that therapies…