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Antibiotics may help to treat melanoma
Some antibiotics appear to be effective against melanoma. Researchers at KU Leuven, Belgium, examined the…
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Advanced bladder cancers respond to immunotherapy regardless of gene mutation status
A new study has demonstrated that patients with advanced bladder cancers whose tumours have a…
Mayo Clinic research suggests women over 65 be offered hereditary cancer genetic testing
A new study by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, USA, along with…
Novel agent MS21 has potential in several cancers
Researchers have developed a therapeutic agent that shows high effectiveness in vitro at disrupting a…
Research identifies potential role of ‘junk DNA’ sequence in ageing, cancer
The human body is essentially made up of trillions of living cells. It ages as…
Novel imaging agent identifies biomarker for iron-targeted cancer therapies
A new radiotracer that detects iron in cancer cells has proven effective, opening the door…
Preventing lung cancer’s unwelcome return
When a doctor gives a patient antibiotics for a bacterial infection, they usually require them…
Single cancer cells have different appetites for fatty acids
A new method developed by Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) and University of California, Riverside…
Cancer: Information theory to fight resistance to treatments
One of the major challenges in modern cancer therapy is the adaptive response of cancer…
Scientists provide new insight on how to stop transcription of cancer cells
Scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA, have identified a key protein, transcription…