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Researchers find role of iron storage gene in slowing down prostate cancer growth

An abnormally high level of iron in the body is associated with prostate cancer, and researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore may have uncovered the mechanism to explain this link.

24 Apr 2018

Scientists develop tissue-engineered models to better understand cancer metastases

Cancer that has spread, or metastasized, from its original site to other tissues and organs in the body is a leading cause of cancer death.

24 Apr 2018

Role of extrachromosomal pieces of DNA in cancer development and treatment resistance

Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. Response to standard-of-care treatment is poor, with a two-year survival rate of only 15 percent.

24 Apr 2018

NuProbe to commercialize Wyss Institute's new technology to facilitate precision medicine

NuProbe Global will commercialize the Wyss Institute's DNA nanotechnology-based variant-detecting method as a fast, low-cost and multiplexed molecular diagnostic for different disease areas, including cancer and infectious diseases.

24 Apr 2018

Cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles successfully tested as vector for anti-tumor drug delivery

Extracellular vesicles (EV) represent a promising vector system for biomolecules and drug delivery due to their natural origin and participation in intercellular communication.

24 Apr 2018

NF-κB1 gene known to drive cancer development is critical for preventing stomach cancers

Melbourne researchers have made the surprise discovery that the 'odd one out' in a family of proteins known to drive cancer development is instead critical for preventing stomach cancers.

24 Apr 2018

Targeted radiotherapy found to be a good option for women with early breast cancer

Quality of life for women treated with a more targeted radiotherapy treatment - called accelerated partial breast irradiation - is at least as good as quality of life for women treated with standard radiotherapy, according to research presented at the ESTRO 37 conference and published simultaneously in The Lancet Oncology.

23 Apr 2018

Scientists examine how specific eating patterns could help fight cancer and obesity

What we eat plays a significant role in our health. The Experimental Biology 2018 meeting (EB 2018) will showcase new research into how diet could be used to fight cancer and how specific eating patterns can encourage weight loss.

23 Apr 2018

Philips showcases dedicated radiation oncology solutions at ESTRO 2018

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, is showcasing its integrated radiation oncology solutions in the exhibition at the European Society for Radiation Oncology’s 37th Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

23 Apr 2018

Slight changes in patient's position during radiotherapy may impact survival chances

Very small differences in the way a patient lies during radiotherapy treatment for lung or oesophageal cancer can have an impact on how likely they are to survive, according to research presented at the ESTRO 37 conference.

23 Apr 2018

Innovative research could lead to new ways to treat, prevent cancer

Research into cancer can provide new insight into how this disease works and how it can be stopped. The Experimental Biology 2018 meeting will showcase innovative research that could lead to new ways to treat and prevent cancer.

23 Apr 2018

Study may explain how chemoresistance evolves over time in some triple-negative breast cancers

Triple-negative breast cancer is an aggressive form of the disease accounting for 12 to 18 percent of breast cancers. It is a scary diagnosis, and even though chemotherapy can be effective as standard-of-care, many patients become resistant to treatment.

20 Apr 2018

Low-cost blood test for multiple myeloma can deliver same diagnostic information as bone biopsy

The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting plasma cells, traditionally forces patients to suffer through a painful bone biopsy. During that procedure, doctors insert a bone-biopsy needle through an incision to get a bone marrow sample -; or make a larger incision and remove a section of bone via surgery.

20 Apr 2018

Study findings could open new possibilities for treating cancer with adenovirus

Adenovirus is a common virus that causes infectious diseases of the respiratory tract, eyes and gastrointestinal tract in humans and animals. Researchers at Umeå University study molecular mechanisms of infection in order to understand how adenovirus causes disease.

20 Apr 2018

Scientists find link between soil metals and cancer mortality

Spanish epidemiologists and geologists have found associations between esophageal cancer and soils where lead is abundant, lung cancer and terrains with increased copper content, brain tumor with areas rich in arsenic, and bladder cancer with high cadmium levels.

20 Apr 2018

Evolutionary history of tumor helps predict severity of prostate cancer

Findings from Canadian Prostate Cancer Genome Network (CPC-GENE) researchers and their collaborators, published today in Cell, show that the aggressiveness of an individual prostate cancer can be accurately assessed by looking at how that tumor has evolved. This information can be used to determine what type and how much treatment should be given to each patient, or if any is needed at all.

20 Apr 2018

Novel gold nanoparticle technology could guide cancer treatment in real-time

A new blood test using gold nanoparticles could soon give oncologists an early and more accurate prognosis of how cancer treatment is progressing and help guide the on-going therapy of patients.

20 Apr 2018

Study looks at sperm producing ability in testicular cancer patients

In a study of men with testicular cancer, increasing tumor size relative to testis size was linked with a reduced ability to produce sperm.

19 Apr 2018

Triple-negative breast cancer found to be chemoresistant prior to treatment

Difficult to treat and aggressive "triple-negative" breast cancer is chemoresistant even before chemotherapy begins, a new study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports. The findings, which are published in the journal Cell, may lead to better and more personalized treatments for breast cancer.

19 Apr 2018

Innovative device shows promise in capturing and releasing circulating tumor cells

For years, bioengineer Yaling Liu has been in pursuit of the deadly tumor cell. Liu has been perfecting a microfluidic device the size of two quarters that has the ability to catch and release circulating tumor cells (CTCs)--cancer cells that circulate in a cancer patient's blood.

19 Apr 2018

Tumor News and Research

Researchers find role of iron storage gene in slowing down prostate cancer growth

Scientists develop tissue-engineered models to better understand cancer metastases

Role of extrachromosomal pieces of DNA in cancer development and treatment resistance

NuProbe to commercialize Wyss Institute's new technology to facilitate precision medicine

Cytochalasin B-induced membrane vesicles successfully tested as vector for anti-tumor drug delivery

NF-κB1 gene known to drive cancer development is critical for preventing stomach cancers

Targeted radiotherapy found to be a good option for women with early breast cancer

Scientists examine how specific eating patterns could help fight cancer and obesity

Philips showcases dedicated radiation oncology solutions at ESTRO 2018

Slight changes in patient's position during radiotherapy may impact survival chances

Innovative research could lead to new ways to treat, prevent cancer

Study may explain how chemoresistance evolves over time in some triple-negative breast cancers

Low-cost blood test for multiple myeloma can deliver same diagnostic information as bone biopsy

Study findings could open new possibilities for treating cancer with adenovirus

Scientists find link between soil metals and cancer mortality

Evolutionary history of tumor helps predict severity of prostate cancer

Novel gold nanoparticle technology could guide cancer treatment in real-time

Study looks at sperm producing ability in testicular cancer patients

Triple-negative breast cancer found to be chemoresistant prior to treatment

Innovative device shows promise in capturing and releasing circulating tumor cells

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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