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Researchers identify simple, inexpensive tool for assessing prognosis of pediatric brain tumors

A multi-institutional group of researchers, led by investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Michigan, have identified a simple and inexpensive tool for assessing the prognosis of pediatric brain tumors called ependymomas.

23 Nov 2016

Researchers uncover new clues that may help combat leukemia and other B cell cancers

When B lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell in the immune system geared for fighting diseases) turn cancerous, they become part of the problem, and need to be eliminated.

22 Nov 2016

Mayo Clinic researchers discover potential cause and new treatment for rare soft tissue cancer

Researchers at Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine have discovered a potential cause and a promising new treatment for inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors, a rare soft tissue cancer that does not respond to radiation or chemotherapy.

22 Nov 2016

New color-coding tool sheds light on blood disorders, cancers by tracking clonal stem cells

A new color-coding tool is enabling scientists to better track live blood stem cells over time, a key part of understanding how blood disorders and cancers like leukemia arise, report researchers in Boston Children's Hospital's Stem Cell Research Program.

22 Nov 2016

Study reveals how tumor cells turn into cancer stem cells to renew outbreaks

An international study led by scientists from the Crick Institute in London and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem revealed a survival mechanism in cancer cells that allows the disease to erupt again even after aggressive treatment.

22 Nov 2016

Research may lead to improved system for early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer

New research coauthored by Brigham Young University researchers may lead to a more accurate system for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of prostate cancer.

22 Nov 2016

Study offers genetic explanation why cancer occurs commonly in males than females

In a new study, a group of Boston scientists, including researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, offer a genetic explanation for the age-old conundrum of why cancer is more common in males than females.

22 Nov 2016

MEMOIR can help read history and ‘family trees’ of cells

Researchers have developed a new method for reading the history and "family trees" of cells.

22 Nov 2016

Research shows cellular component may play vital role in how lung cancer spreads

A cellular component known as the Golgi apparatus may play a role in how lung cancer metastasizes, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center whose findings were reported in the Nov. 21 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

21 Nov 2016

Blocking key nutrient uptake may be effective way of treating triple negative breast cancer

Cancer rewires the metabolism of tumor cells, converting them into lean, mean, replicating machines.

21 Nov 2016

Study shows new drug combination effective in treating precancerous skin lesions

A combination of two topical drugs that have been in use for years triggers a robust immune response against precancerous skin lesions, according to a new study. The research, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard Medical School, shows that the therapy activates the immune system's T cells, which then attack the abnormal skin cells.

21 Nov 2016

Testing for Lynch syndrome: an interview with Kevin Monahan

Lynch syndrome is an inherited condition which causes about 1,100 cases of bowel cancer and 1,000 other cancers annually in the UK. It is caused by a fault in the mismatch repair gene (MMR) which usually works to prevent cancer.

21 Nov 2016

Researchers design smart drug to treat patients with most aggressive brain cancers

Physicians and researchers at Houston Methodist Hospital have designed a new drug to treat patients with the most aggressive, incurable brain cancers.

21 Nov 2016

New review highlights challenges of studying resistance to antiangiogenic treatment in preclinical models

New blood vessel growth, or angiogenesis, is critical for cancer to grow and spread throughout the body.

21 Nov 2016

Würzburg researchers develop novel technique to provide new insight into Salmonella infection process

Technological advances are making the analysis of single bacterial infected human cells feasible, Würzburg researchers have used this technology to provide new insight into the Salmonella infection process.

18 Nov 2016

Implementation of large-scale genomic tumor profiling viable but faces several challenges

Researchers leading the largest genomic tumor profiling effort of its kind say such studies are technically feasible in a broad population of adult and pediatric patients with many different types of cancer, and that some patients can benefit by receiving precision drugs targeted to their tumors' mutations or being enrolled in clinical trials.

18 Nov 2016

Sleep apnea can make lung cancer more dangerous by increasing tumor growth

A team of researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Barcelona has found that intermittent hypoxia, or an irregular lack of air experienced by people with sleep apnea, can increase tumor growth by promoting the release of circulating exosomes.

17 Nov 2016

HC-based NGS helps detect genomic alterations not identified in routine lung cancer screening

The use of hybrid capture-based (HC-based) next-generation sequencing (NGS) to identify targetable oncogenic drivers in patients with lung adenocarcinoma results in the detection of genomic alterations (GAs) not identified in routine screening, and impacts treatment decisions and clinical outcomes.

17 Nov 2016

Researchers identify pathway that helps cancer cells to aggressively spread in the brain

Glioblastoma multiforme remains the most common and highly lethal brain cancer and is known for its ability to relapse.

17 Nov 2016

T cell channel could be potential new target for treating head and neck cancers

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered that an ion channel, active within T cells (white blood cells), could be targeted to reduce the growth of head and neck cancers.

17 Nov 2016

Tumor News and Research

Researchers identify simple, inexpensive tool for assessing prognosis of pediatric brain tumors

Researchers uncover new clues that may help combat leukemia and other B cell cancers

Mayo Clinic researchers discover potential cause and new treatment for rare soft tissue cancer

New color-coding tool sheds light on blood disorders, cancers by tracking clonal stem cells

Study reveals how tumor cells turn into cancer stem cells to renew outbreaks

Research may lead to improved system for early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer

Study offers genetic explanation why cancer occurs commonly in males than females

MEMOIR can help read history and ‘family trees’ of cells

Research shows cellular component may play vital role in how lung cancer spreads

Blocking key nutrient uptake may be effective way of treating triple negative breast cancer

Study shows new drug combination effective in treating precancerous skin lesions

Testing for Lynch syndrome: an interview with Kevin Monahan

Researchers design smart drug to treat patients with most aggressive brain cancers

New review highlights challenges of studying resistance to antiangiogenic treatment in preclinical models

Würzburg researchers develop novel technique to provide new insight into Salmonella infection process

Implementation of large-scale genomic tumor profiling viable but faces several challenges

Sleep apnea can make lung cancer more dangerous by increasing tumor growth

HC-based NGS helps detect genomic alterations not identified in routine lung cancer screening

Researchers identify pathway that helps cancer cells to aggressively spread in the brain

T cell channel could be potential new target for treating head and neck cancers

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