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Researchers discover way to inhibit major cancer gene
By Jacqueline Carey. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a new way…
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We need better treatments for childhood cancer, with fewer side effects
Glenn Marshall, Children’s Cancer Institute and David Ziegler, Children’s Cancer Institute The Australian government today…
With cancer genome sequencing, be your own control
When University of Colorado Cancer Center researcher, Jing Hong Wang, MD, PhD, found more than…
New drug combination could target incurable infant cancer
Scientists have identified a drug combination that could be effective against a childhood cancer for…
Genetic testing could help identify breast cancer patients at high risk of venous thromboembolism
Genetic testing could help identify breast cancer patients with high risk of experiencing venous thromboembolism…
Research into basic workings of immune system points to way of improving therapies for cancer
In people with chronic infections or cancer, disease-fighting T cells tend to behave like an…
Genetic diseases, infection and cancer targeted by WA gene project
By Michelle Wheeler, Sciencenetwork WA. A Perth-led project to map the genes used by different…
Study indicates that advances in precision medicine have improved breast cancer treatment
A new study examines how one early example of precision medicine—tumour genome testing—is being used…
IARC study identifies new genetic factors linked to HPV-related cancers
A new large-scale genetic study of head and neck cancers shows why some individuals infected…
Parents of children with cancer value sequencing results, even if non-actionable
Parents of children newly diagnosed with cancer value the results of whole exome sequencing for…