Wrapping an anticancer drug in a nanoscale case made of a polymer and a component of green tea is an
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Azedra approved for rare adrenal tumors
(HealthDay)—Azedra (iobenguane) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat people 12 and older with rare
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Gammaherpesviruses linked to tumors in macaques with simian immunodeficiency virus
Viruses known as gammaherpesviruses may raise the risk of cancer in macaques infected with Simian Immunodeficiency Virus or Simian Human
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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
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Cancer drug keytruda a new weapon against advanced lung tumors
(HealthDay)—A cancer drug that boosts the immune system outperforms chemotherapy in fighting advanced lung cancer, a new trial shows. Keytruda
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By forming clots in tumors, immune cell aids lung cancer’s spread
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found that by helping to form clots within tumors, immune
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Deadly cancers show early, detectable differences from benign tumors
Do metastatic cancer tumors “break bad” or are they “born bad”? This question is an essential mystery in cancer early
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Delivering cancer treatment on a nanodisc helps eliminate tumors
In the wrestling match with cancer, chemoimmunotherapy is the new strong arm, and it is building muscle with a nanodisc
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To starve pancreatic tumors, researchers seek to block ‘self-eating,’ other fuel sources
To get the extra energy they need to fuel their uncontrolled growth, cancer cells break down some of their own
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The ‘immuno revolution’: Turning up the heat on resistant tumors
A promising class of drugs known as CD40 monoclonal antibodies could be the spark needed to light the fire in
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