A protein in the cell nucleus already targeted therapeutically for several types of cancer has now been linked to an
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Team identifies, advances a drug that targets metabolic vulnerability and impairs cancer cell growth and survival
A drug discovered and advanced by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Institute for Applied Cancer Science (IACS)
Continue reading »Genome-editing tool could increase cancer risk
Therapeutic use of gene editing with the CRISPR-Cas9 technique may inadvertently increase the risk of cancer, according to a new
Continue reading »Immunoscore—a test to improve the care and treatment of colon cancer
With Immunoscore, a test devised by a team of researchers from Inserm and Université Paris Descartes and doctors from the
Continue reading »Machine learning helps detect lymphedema among breast cancer survivors: Early detection using real-time symptom reports may help with timely treatment
Machine learning using real-time symptom reports can accurately detect lymphedema, a distressing side effect of breast cancer treatment that is
Continue reading »Cancer: Using tiny bubbles to starve tumors
The method is called “gas embolotherapy,” and it involves injecting microscopic droplets of a substance into the blood vessels that
Continue reading »Excess zinc in muscles contributes to wasting syndrome in cancer
It’s estimated that nearly one-third of all cancer deaths are caused not by the cancer itself but by cachexia—a debilitating
Continue reading »Scientists see inner workings of enzyme telomerase, which plays key roles in aging, cancer
Cancer, aging-related diseases and other illnesses are closely tied to an important enzyme called “telomerase.” UCLA researchers report in the
Continue reading »Fake organs guide the way for ‘impossible’ cancer surgery
Anthony Camnetar remembers the first time he was told that he had von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. He
Continue reading »Rigorous study finds widely used treatment for infection fails young cancer patients
A treatment designed to reduce bloodstream infections due to central venous catheters that had worked well in lab studies and
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