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Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system
Aggressive, highly mutated cancers evolve escape routes in response to immune attacks in an ‘evolutionary…
New nanoparticle therapy offers potential new treatment for aggressive breast cancer
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA, (UMSOM) developed a new nanoparticle…
Skin cancer suppressor found
A promising route to develop new treatments for skin cancer has been identified by University…
A solid vaccine for liquid tumours
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a deadly blood cancer that originates in the bone marrow…
MEAL study: Eating more veg will not cure or stop prostate cancer
Guidelines recommend that men with prostate cancer eat a vegetable-rich diet, suggesting it might decrease…
Interactive virtual counsellor promotes patient-provider communication about breast density
Half of women undergoing mammography have dense breasts. Mandatory dense breast notification and educational materials…
Vitamin B6, leukaemia’s deadly addiction
Scientists have discovered that Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) grows by taking advantage of the B6…
Researchers identify molecular characteristics of leptomeningeal melanoma metastases
Patients with advanced melanoma who develop metastases in the leptomeninges, the fluid filled membranes surrounding…
Researchers decipher a new way that immune cells detect infections and cancers
Published in Science, the research team from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty…
Pancreatic cancer cells secrete signal that sabotages immune attack on tumours
A key immune signal has a previously unknown role in turning off the immune system’s…