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A new choice for young women with pre-cancerous cervical disease
A single test for women has been shown to aid in predicting which cases of…
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‘Promising’ antibody therapy extends survival in mice with pancreatic cancer
Scientists have found a way to target and knock out a single protein that they…
New drug provides hope for babies with aggressive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
A breakthrough new drug is providing hope to tiny babies at risk of dying from…
Over half of head and neck cancer patients not prepared for impact on quality of life following treatment
Results from a patient survey exploring the long-term burden of treatment on head and neck…
Lymph nodes can predict survival in patients with oesophageal cancer
Optimal methods for predicting treatment efficacy in patients with oesophageal cancer are seriously lacking. But…
Cancer drug data release set to power next wave of therapeutic discovery
The Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer project (www.cancerrxgene.org) have released the results of four…
Antibiotics can inhibit skin lymphoma
New research from the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen…
New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy
Neuroblastoma accounts for 15 percent of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk…
Powerful chromosome analysis allows for more accurate subtyping of renal cell carcinomas
In the current era of personalised medicine, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center are harnessing…
Study finds key metabolic changes in patients with chemotherapy-associated cardiotoxicity
More and more patients are being treated successfully for cancer. However, some cancer treatments that…