Survival hope for melanoma patients thanks to new vaccine
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered that a new trial vaccine offers the most promising…
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Chronic inflammation may be linked to aggressive prostate cancer
The presence of chronic inflammation in benign prostate tissue was associated with high-grade, or aggressive,…
Revolutionary clinical trial aims to advance lung cancer treatment
Using genetic screening to guide treatment, Cancer Research UK’s Stratified Medicine Programme will help bring…
Scientists identify source of most cases of invasive bladder cancer
Source: Stanford School of Medicine – Krista Conger. A single type of cell in the…
First genetic link discovered to difficult-to-diagnose breast cancer sub-type
Scientists have identified the first genetic variant specifically associated with the risk of a difficult-to-diagnose…
Gene variant increases risk of colorectal cancer from eating processed meat
A common genetic variant that affects one in three people appears to significantly increase the…
UK skin cancer alert issued as number of cases soars
More than 13,000 people are now developing malignant melanoma each year, Cancer Research UK figures…
New nanoparticles can deliver three chemotherapy drugs at once
Source: MIT News – Anne Trafton. Delivering chemotherapy drugs in nanoparticle form could help reduce…
Prognosis of tumours positive for human papilloma virus in head and neck cancers varies according to the site
Patients with cancer of the throat and who are positive for the Human Papilloma virus…
Zombie cancer cells eat themselves to live
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in Cell Reports and presented at the American…