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Microrobots show promise for treating tumours
Targeting medical treatment to an ailing body part is a practice as old as medicine…
Cancer drug data release set to power next wave of therapeutic discovery
The Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer project (www.cancerrxgene.org) have released the results of four…
Inherited BRCA2 mutations linked to increased risk of childhood lymphoma
A report from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital links inherited mutations in the BRCA2 gene…
Antibiotics can inhibit skin lymphoma
New research from the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen…
New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy
Neuroblastoma accounts for 15 percent of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk…
Researchers find novel mechanism of action for natural killer cells in checkpoint inhibitor for cancer
PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors are a powerful and growing form of immunotherapy used to treat melanoma,…
Low doses of radiation promote cancer-capable cells
Low doses of radiation equivalent to three CT scans, which are considered safe, give cancer-capable…
Study finds key metabolic changes in patients with chemotherapy-associated cardiotoxicity
More and more patients are being treated successfully for cancer. However, some cancer treatments that…
Study argues breast and gynecologic surgery should not be combined
Breast cancer patients and women undergoing cancer-preventive breast surgeries may consider combining these procedures with…
Biomaterial-delivered chemotherapy leads to long-term survival in brain cancer
A combination of chemotherapy drugs during brain cancer surgery using a biodegradable paste, leads to…