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High-fat diet in pregnancy increases breast cancer risk over generations in animal study
Feeding pregnant female mice a diet high in fat derived from common corn oil resulted…
First large-scale genomic analysis of acute leukaemia may yield new therapies
A consortium including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Children’s Oncology Group has performed…
Cancer researchers overestimate reproducibility of preclinical studies
Cancer scientists overestimate the extent to which high-profile preclinical studies can be successfully replicated, suggests…
Promising new therapeutic approach rebuilds and strengthens bones in multiple myeloma
An Australian-led research team has demonstrated a new therapeutic approach that can rebuild and strengthen…
Confusion over symptoms may be affecting whether women take tamoxifen for breast cancer
Women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer may be failing to take…
Study finds new link between omega fatty acids and bowel cancer
A study by the University of Aberdeen has found that a higher concentration of the…
New insights into why the immune system fails to see cancer
Cancer hides in plain sight of the immune system. The body’s natural tumor surveillance programs…
Thwarting metastasis by breaking cancer’s legs with gold rods
“Your cancer has metastasised. I’m sorry,” is something no one wants to hear a doctor…
Study shows biomarkers can predict which ER-positive breast cancer patients respond best to first-line therapy
Two challenges in treating patients with estrogen-positive breast cancer (ER+) have been an inability to…
Using ‘sticky’ nanoparticles, researchers develop strategy to boost body’s cancer defenses
After radiation treatment, dying cancer cells spit out mutated proteins into the body. Scientists now…