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10/05/2018

Researchers discover aggressive prostate and lung cancers are driven by common mechanisms

UCLA researchers have discovered a common process in the development of late-stage, small cell cancers of the prostate and lung.

09/20/2018

Second HPV-related primary cancers common in survivors

(HealthDay)—The risk of human papillomavirus-associated second primary cancers (HPV-SPCs) among survivors of HPV-associated cancers is significant, according to a study

08/28/2018

Researchers to test novel drug combination against toughest breast cancers

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have launched a phase Ib clinical trial to assess the

08/09/2018

Multiple bouts of ‘harmless’ skin cancer triple risks of other cancers

Multiple bouts of ‘harmless’ skin cancer may triple risks of other cancers, study finds Multiple bouts of ‘harmless’ skin cancer

07/10/2018

Candidate drug may be effective against broader class of brain cancers

A Ludwig Cancer Research study explains why a particular mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a cell surface

07/03/2018

Novel pretargeted radionuclide therapy for HER2-expressing cancers shows promise

In a mouse model, researchers have demonstrated that a novel, affibody-based pretargeted radionuclide therapy for HER2 (human epidermal growth factor

06/18/2018

Study suggests well-known growth suppressor actually fuels lethal brain cancers

Scientists report finding a potentially promising treatment target for aggressive and deadly high-grade brain cancers like glioblastoma. But they also

06/17/2018

Statins found to enhance efficacy of chemotherapy drug in blood cancers

A team of researchers with members affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found that some statins could enhance

06/16/2018

Researchers peer inside cells to spy on cancer’s on-off switch

Forty years after researchers first discovered it in fruit flies, a once-obscure cluster of proteins called PRC2 has become a

06/14/2018

Older adults increasingly have HPV+ oropharyngeal cancers

(HealthDay)—Human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancers are increasing among older adults, according to a study published online April 30 in Cancer.