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Fat intake shows link to metastasis
The discovery of metastasis-promoting protein receptors (CD36) in mouse cells has led to the launch…
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SABCS 2016 : Adding everolimus to fulvestrant improved outcomes for postmenopausal patients with HR-positive breast cancer
Progression-free survival was more than doubled for patients with metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast…
Double whammy for triple negative breast cancer
A promising new combination therapy for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer has been…
Map of drugs reveals uncharted waters in search for new treatments
Scientists have created a map of all 1,578 licensed drugs and their mechanisms of action…
How highs and lows in testosterone levels ‘shock’ prostate cancer cells to death
A strategy of alternately flooding and starving the body of testosterone is producing good results…
Research raises concerns about the health of the oncology profession
Workforce changes, work intensification and workload stress within the oncology profession are taking their toll…
Could a cannabis pill reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? Here’s how we find out
Peter Grimison, University of Sydney For some cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, the thought of joining…
Why are black men missing from prostate cancer research?
Black men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer than other demographics, yet…
Cause and possible treatment for rare form of sarcoma
Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualised Medicine have discovered a potential cause and a…
Jet lag and obesity share similar pathways to liver cancer
Since 1980, the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, has…