New anti-cancer agent works without oxygen
Tumours often contain areas of oxygen-deficient tissue that frequently withstand conventional therapies. This is because…
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Study identifies how ovarian cancer protects itself
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA, have discovered a way…
Complexity of tumours revealed in 3D
A new analysis led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,…
High-tech tracking technology streamlines drug discovery
New drug discovery is a critical step for improving patients’ lives. First, researchers must identify…
Bacterial vaccine shows promise as cancer immunotherapy
Columbia researchers have engineered probiotic bacteria that educate the immune system to destroy cancer cells,…
In landmark study, immunotherapy boosts survival of advanced Hodgkin lymphoma
A treatment that rallies the immune system to destroy cancer raised the survival rate for…
Cancer diagnoses linked to lasting financial challenges, studies find
A diagnosis of cancer can take a toll on more than a person’s health. Researchers…
MRI can save rectal cancer patients from surgery, study suggests
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many patients with rectal cancer from invasive surgery that…
AI-assisted colonoscopy increases polyp and adenoma detection in routine screening
A systematic review of randomised clinical trials (RCTs) comparing computer-aided detection (CADe) system-enhanced colonoscopy and…
NIH clinical trial will test precision medicine treatments for myeloid cancers
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA, has launched a proof-of-concept precision medicine clinical trial…