Genomic fingerprint can highlight which breast, ovarian, pancreatic and gastric cancers likely to respond to treatment
Gastric cancer, otherwise known as stomach cancer, does not respond well to existing treatments and…
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Antiangiogenic breast cancer treatment may benefit only patients with well-perfused tumours
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team, in collaboration with investigators at the Dana-Farber Cancer…
Cancer-associated mutations are common in patients with unexplained low blood counts
Patients with unexplained low blood counts and abnormally mutated cells who do not fit the…
Heat-activated ‘grenade’ to target cancer
Researchers have developed cancer drug-packed ‘grenades’ armed with heat sensitive triggers, allowing for treatment to…
Lower doses of common product ingredient might increase breast cancer risk
Oestrogen-mimicking chemicals called parabens, which are commonly found in an array of personal care products,…
Not everything gives you cancer, but eating too much processed meat certainly can
Bernard Stewart, UNSW Australia. Recently, the cancer arm of the The World Health Organization released…
Red meat linked to cancer – WHO report
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health…
Massive screen of drug combinations may find treatment for resistant, BRAF-mutant melanoma
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has discovered a new combination of drugs…
Car Park Chemo
By Rachel Pugh – The Guardian. The Christie’s mobile chemotherapy unit visits a different venue in Greater…
Breast and ovarian cancer risk may have association with sense of smell
The association between menstrual cycle activity and breast and ovarian cancer risk may have an…