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No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukaemia subtype
Checking for minimal residual disease early in treatment can help some young high-risk leukaemia patients…
Molecular profiling could catch lung cancer early and lead to new treatments
The world’s first genetic sequencing of precancerous lung lesions could pave the way for very…
Scientists identify gene contributing to prostate cancer drug resistance
Researchers have discovered how a gene involved in regulating hormone receptors may contribute to drug…
Researchers develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer risk
Scientists have created the most comprehensive method yet to predict a woman’s risk of breast…
Researchers race against extinction to uncover tree’s cancer-fighting properties
Three Chinese fir trees on a nature reserve in Southeastern China are the last of…
World Trade Center responders at increased risk for head and neck cancers
A study has found a significant increase in head and neck cancers among workers and…
Breast cancer up to five times more likely to metastasise even 10 years after childbirth
A study by researchers at University of Colorado Cancer Centre and Oregon Health & Science…
Breast cancer cells in mice tricked into turning into fat cells
As cancer cells respond to cues in their microenvironment, they can enter a highly plastic…
Drug sponge could minimise side effects of cancer treatment
With the help of sponges inserted in the bloodstream to absorb excess drugs, doctors are…
New biomarker links cancer progression to genome instability
Our DNA is under constant attack. The delicate molecule that contains our genetic information is…