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New technology helps in hunt for new cancer drug combinations
A revolutionary new technology has been applied to reveal the inner workings of individual cancer…
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AI may help predict responses to non-small cell lung cancer systemic therapies
Using standard-of-care computed tomography (CT) scans in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC),…
Pembrolizumab shows promise for some advanced, hard-to-treat rare cancers
A study conducted by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA,…
Statins may protect against the heart harms of breast cancer therapies
Statins are widely used to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease and related deaths, but…
Certain cancers come with higher risk of serious heart rhythm disorder
People with a history of cancer have an over two-fold risk of developing atrial fibrillation…
Selumetinib shrinks tumors, provides clinical benefit for children with NF1
Findings from a phase 2 clinical trial show that the drug selumetinib improves outcomes for…
Finding the Achilles’ heel of cancer cells
The key to effective cures for cancers is to find weak points of cancer cells…
Disrupting blood supply to tumours as a new strategy to treat oral cancer
Researchers at Okayama University, Japan, have recently published a study in Cells in which they reduced…
Changes in cellular degradation hubs can lead to cancer
Cancer cells grow and divide in an uncontrolled manner. A study from Uppsala University, Sweden,…
App detects harsh side effect of breast cancer treatment
Some 20 percent of breast cancer survivors will suffer from lymphedema, a potentially severe side…