Activation of a distinct genetic pathway can slow the progress of metastatic breast cancer
Metastasis, the spread of tumour cells to distant sites, is the major cause of death…
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Loss of function in key Y-chromosome genes increases cancer risk in men
Numerous studies have shown that men are more susceptible to cancer than women; however, the…
Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system
Aggressive, highly mutated cancers evolve escape routes in response to immune attacks in an ‘evolutionary…
Skin cancer suppressor found
A promising route to develop new treatments for skin cancer has been identified by University…
Circular RNA limits skin cancer spread
A mysterious piece of genetic material restrains the spread of skin cancer cells, but is…
New open-source software judges accuracy of computer predictions of cancer genetics
Cancers are often made up of many cells which vary genetically to each other. These…
First genomic study of puberty yields insights into development and cancer
In the first-ever genome-scale analysis of the puberty process in humans, researchers at Huntsman Cancer…
Peering into the genome of brain tumour
Researchers at Osaka University, Japan, have developed a computer method that uses magnetic resonance imaging…
Common genetic defect in prostate cancer inspires path to new anti-cancer drugs
Like security screening to make sure nothing harmful makes its way into a crowded area,…
Identification of signature genes associated with therapeutic resistance to anti-VEGF therapy
The cover for issue 1 of Oncotarget features Figure 5, “APLN overexpression correlates with worsened prognosis in…