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Evidence suggests cancer is not as purely genetic as once thought
While cancer is a genetic disease, the genetic component is just one piece of the…
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Cancer: Sialylation of the epidermal growth factor receptor modulates cell mechanics and enhances invasion
For more than two decades, University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA) researcher Susan Bellis, Ph.D.,…
Reprogrammed macrophages promote spread of breast cancer
Metastatic breast cancer cells abuse macrophages, a type of immune cell, to promote the settlement…
Gut microbiome may alter response to cancer therapy
Since ancient times, our gut microbiome, home to a vast number of bacteria, viruses, fungi,…
New study reviews anti-cancer activity of sustained release capsaicin formulations
A study by a team of researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School…
Ovarian cancer is not a silent killer
Barbara Goff, University of Washington Ovarian cancer is the most deadly of gynecologic tumours. Fewer…
New study identifies genetic changes in patients who progress to oesophageal cancer
More and more mutations clutter up our DNA as we age. Mostly, these don’t cause…
Gene mutations that contribute to head and neck cancer also provide “precision” treatment targets
About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbour genetic mutations in a pathway…
“Keto” molecule may be useful in preventing and treating colorectal cancer
A molecule produced in the liver in response to low-carb “ketogenic” diets has a powerful…
Researchers shed light on why a certain plant virus is so powerful at fighting cancer
A plant virus that infects legumes, called cowpea mosaic virus, has a special power that…