Can the flu vaccine help stop cancer?
Changing the microenvironment of tumours to increase the immune system’s response to them has been…
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Update on Genetic Testing in Cancer and Targeted Therapy
Cancer, a leading cause of mortality, is associated with aberrant genes. Many of the most…
Some skin cancers may start in hair follicles
Some of the most deadly skin cancers may start in stem cells that lend colour…
Bariatric surgery linked to reduced risk for skin cancer
For individuals with obesity, bariatric surgery is associated with a reduced risk for skin cancer,…
Enter the exosome: How cancer and immune cells communicate
Cells can’t text each other the way we can, but they can still communicate. One…
Ancient viruses could help kill cancers
DNA “echoes” of viruses that infected our ancestors millions of years ago could help the…
B cells linked to immunotherapy for melanoma
Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute and the Medical University of Vienna have found evidence…
More targeted, less toxic: The golden future of cancer treatment
Researchers have engineered gold-based molecules that target cancer cells and leave healthy cells unharmed, in…
Genetic testing motivates behaviour changes in families at risk for melanoma
A study led by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah…
AACR 2019: HDAC inhibition may combat resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with melanoma
A combination of the experimental histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor entinostat with the anti-PD-1 therapeutic pembrolizumab…