News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
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Common heart drug repurposed to treat rare cancer in Europe
A drug that’s commonly used to treat high blood pressure is being repurposed for a…
Senescence promotes chemotherapy side effects and cancer relapse
Standard chemotherapy is a blunt force instrument against cancer – and it’s a rare cancer…
Researchers discover new subtype of cervical cancer
A team of University of South Carolina scientists led by Carolyn Banister and Phillip Buckhaults…
A surprise advance in the treatment of adult cancers
A team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)…
Research holds promise for personalised lung cancer treatments
New research from scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah uncovered…
Innovative medicines initiative approves €40 million project for better care of patients with haematologic malignancies
The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has approved HARMONY, a project that aims to foster better…
Melanoma mutation likes fat for fuel
Cancer cells love glucose, the simple sugar the body uses for energy, so a high-fat,…
Tucatinib progressing in pivotal trial against HER2 breast cancer
Phase 1 clinical trial data published this week in the journal Clinical Cancer Research show early promise of…
Tumour-seeking salmonella treats brain tumours
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have recruited an unlikely ally in the fight against the…
How well do we understand the relation between incorrect chromosome number and cancer?
Over a century ago, a German-born scientist experimenting with impregnated sea urchin eggs had an…