Novel Wnt inhibitor could eradicate colorectal cancer stem cells
A team including the National Cancer Center (NCC) (Tokyo, Japan), the RIKEN Center for Life…
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In sub-Saharan Africa, cancer can be an infectious disease
In 1963, Irish surgeon Denis Parson Burkitt airmailed samples of an unusual jaw tumour found…
Breast cancer survivors left with lifelong financial burden
A Macquarie University study into the financial cost of lymphoedema borne by women who have…
More chemo drugs don’t improve treatment of rare bone cancer
Osteosarcoma patients with tumours that haven’t responded well to the standard chemotherapy regimen have unimproved…
Vitamin C may boost effectiveness of acute myeloid leukemia treatment
A simple adjustment to patients’ therapeutic regimen may improve the effectiveness of the standard epigenetic…
Young people with cancer should have affordable options to preserve their fertility
Antoinette Anazodo, UNSW Australia and Brigitte Gerstl, UNSW Australia Due to significant advances in diagnosis…
How a nasty, brain-eating parasite could help us fight cancer
Hany Elsheikha, University of Nottingham. We’ve known since the turn of the 20th century that…
Scientists discover drug combination slows lung cancer cell growth
Scientists have shown that a drug combination slows cancer cell growth in a type of…
Expecting the worst increases side-effects in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant hormone therapy
A study of women receiving hormone therapies such as tamoxifen as part of their treatment…
Excess weight linked to eight more cancer types
There’s yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight as we age. An international team…