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Stimulating the immune system to fight cancer
Our immune system is very successful when it comes to warding off viruses and bacteria.…
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Study finds cancer cells may evade chemotherapy by going dormant
Cancer cells can dodge chemotherapy by entering a state that bears similarity to certain kinds…
New evidence: muscle health among patients with cancer
New research in the March 2021 issue of JNCCN–Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network from…
More collaboration between primary care and oncology may improve fragmented cancer care
Cancer patients often experience fragmented care, particularly as they undergo cancer treatments. Although family physicians…
Nerve damage after chemo: potential risk factors revealed
A low haemoglobin count, older age and high BMI are possible risk factors for developing…
Globalisation of cancer clinical trials linked to lower enrolment of Black patients
For the drug approval process in the United States, investigators have been expanding clinical trials…
Genomic Data Commons provides unprecedented cancer data resource
The National Cancer Institute’s Genomic Data Commons (GDC), launched in 2016 by then-Vice President Joseph…
Lab profiles histone mutational landscape of human cancers
Researchers in the Muir Lab at Princeton University’s Department of Chemistry, USA, have completed the…
Antihypertensives can decrease bleomycin-induced lung injury
Bleomycin is a drug used to treat certain cancers, such as Hodgkin lymphoma and germ…
Cell-free DNA in urine potential method for cancer detection
Urinalysis has long been a staple of physical exams to detect and manage a number…