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Rapid blood cancer diagnostic could speed decisions and save lives
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA, have created a CRISPR-based rapid molecular diagnostic for two…
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Leading-edge radiotherapy treatments for people with lung, genitourinary and blood cancers presented at ASTRO
The City of Hope® is one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment…
Radon, even at levels below EPA guideline for mitigation, is linked to childhood leukaemia
A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S. states found a link between…
Clinical trial results show low-intensity therapy can achieve positive outcomes for certain paediatric leukaemia subtypes
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA, demonstrates benefits to using genomics and early treatment response to…
‘Needless lives are being lost’ as charity reveals blood cancer survival in the UK is overshadowed by that in other countries
During Blood Cancer Awareness Month Blood Cancer UK releases its comprehensive Action Plan “Taking blood…
Scientists identify genes linked to relapse in the most common form of childhood leukaemia
Scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Seattle Children’s and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG),…
Overcoming the limits of immunotherapies
CAR-T cells are highly effective in treating selected blood cancers. However, challenges remain with this…
Treating leukaemia by targeting its stem cells
Acute myeloid leukaemia is one of the deadliest cancers. Leukaemic stem cells responsible for the…
A new drug target identified for diseases associated with leukaemia-causing virus
A team of researchers from Penn State College of Medicine, USA, found a new target…
Journal publishes outcomes from practice-changing E1910 trial for patients with BCR::ABL1-negative B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
A significant survival improvement for adults with newly diagnosed BCR::ABL1-negative B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is published…