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DNA origami full of potent anticancer agents
One of the most successful techniques to combat multidrug resistance in cancer cells is the…
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Screening for colorectal cancer spares male patients from intense treatments
Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer in the world. Every year…
Sugar supplement slows tumour growth and can improve cancer treatment
Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of…
Investigational drug shows promising results in Phase II study of aggressive, often fatal blood disorder with no approved therapies
A Phase I/II study, led by investigators at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer…
‘Hopeful technology’ could change detection and diagnosis of deadly ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer claims the lives of more than 14,000 in the U.S. each year, ranking…
Surgery & combination therapy optimises results in aggressive prostate cancer management
Men presenting with aggressive prostate cancer – Gleason Score of 9 or 10 – comprise…
New ‘SLICE’ tool can massively expand immune system’s cancer-fighting repertoire
Immunotherapy can cure some cancers that until fairly recently were considered fatal. In addition to…
Patients with rare, incurable digestive tract cancers respond to new drug combination
Patients with rare, but incurable cancers of the digestive tract have responded well to a…
Research leads to new way of caring for pre-cancerous condition
A University of Manchester study of care provisions for patients diagnosed with Barrett’s oesophagus, a…
Scientists trained a computer to classify breast cancer tumours
Using technology similar to the type that powers facial and speech recognition on a smartphone,…