How genomics profiling can help identify the best treatment for bladder cancer
When it comes to cancer, one-size-does-not-fit-all. “One of the challenges that we have when taking…
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Prostate cancer patients with gene mutation at three times the risk of dying
Scientists have identified a gene mutation in the tumours of men with prostate cancer that…
Scientists identify genes tied to increased risk of ovarian cancer
A team of researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer, Cedars-Sinai Cancer and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute…
Tumour cells’ drug addiction may be their downfall
Blocking the processes that drive cancer cell growth is at the heart of many new…
Researchers find tissue environment plays important role in tumour formation
A team of Florida State University researchers used a simple tumour model to show the…
Heavier and taller children are more likely to develop kidney cancer as adults than their average-sized peers
A study of more than 300,000 individuals in Denmark, presented at this year’s European Congress…
For teens living with cancer, keeping life as ‘normal’ as possible
As if adolescence isn’t difficult enough, imagine the many complicated feelings around being diagnosed with…
Immune system boost could prevent lung cancer
Genomic differences related to the immune system may play a key role in the early…
Comprehensive tumour profiling promises new therapeutic options for patients with advanced cancer
Published in Nature Medicine, results of WINTHER trial has shown that RNA profiling together with DNA testing,…
Scientists get sly, use deception to fight cancer
In recent years, it’s become clear that RNA-binding proteins play a major role in cancer…