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Cannabinoid improves survival rates of mice with pancreatic cancer
Mice with pancreatic cancer that were treated with a naturally occurring constituent of medicinal cannabis…
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New finding could ‘pause and rewind’ lung cancer
A team of Institute researchers have discovered how to stop and reverse the growth of…
Dogs’ sensitive noses may be the key to early detection of lung cancer
Timothy Edwards, University of Waikato; Clare Browne, University of Waikato, and Michael Jameson We know…
CAR-T therapy works for some blood cancers, but can we make it work for brain tumours?
Peter Abel, University of Central Lancashire A powerful new anti-cancer therapy, called CAR-T, has shown…
Could your gut microbes hinder your cancer treatment? A new first-in-human trial investigates
Diwakar Davar, University of Pittsburgh Could the poop of some cancer patients hold the key…
Oestrogen therapy may still hold the key to fight specific ER resistant breast cancers
Oestrogen receptors (ORs) may act as a hub where several molecular pathways converge, while the…
Microscopic imaging pierces the ‘black box’ of cancer bone metastasis
Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have engineered a system allowing…
Nowhere to hide: Molecular probe illuminates elusive cancer stem cells in live mice
After a primary tumour is treated, cancer stem cells may still lurk in the body,…
Smarter cancer treatment: AI tool automates radiation therapy planning
Beating cancer is a race against time. Developing radiation therapy plans – individualised maps that…
INNOVATE phase II results demonstrate combination of tumour treating fields with paclitaxel may improve survival of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer
The results of its INNOVATE phase 2 pilot trial have been published in Gynecologic Oncology.…