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How to make (and destroy) a metastatic cancer cell
Many cancers become especially dangerous only when they metastasize from their site of origin to…
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Live tumour testing provides short cut to cancer drug development
A technique using live human cancer tissue to develop the next generation of cancer drugs…
Simple test could identify bladder cancer patients who won’t respond to immunotherapy
Patients who are unlikely to benefit from a commonly used immunotherapy for bladder cancer could…
Carers of terminally ill up to 7 times more likely to have mental health problems
Carers for people with cancer are between 5 and 7 times more likely to have…
Sequencing genomes of Nigerian women could help prevent many lethal breast cancers
For the first time, DNA contributed by Sub-Saharan African women has been thoroughly evaluated with…
Machine-learning system determines the fewest, smallest doses that could still shrink brain tumours
MIT researchers are employing novel machine-learning techniques to improve the quality of life for patients…
Common skin cancer can signal increased risk of other cancers
People who develop abnormally frequent cases of a skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma…
Celebrating ANZUP Cancer Trials Group’s 10th anniversary
The Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group held its 7th…
Paper identifies genes associated with risk for aggressive breast cancer
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has identified specific genes associated…
Hydrogen peroxide-sensing molecule reveals whether chemotherapy drugs are having their intended effects
MIT chemical engineers have developed a new sensor that lets them see inside cancer cells…