Study explores how losing the Y chromosome fuels bladder cancer aggressiveness
University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers will study the potential effects of the loss of the Y chromosome in…
Living near Superfund sites increases risk of aggressive breast cancer
Women living close to federally designated Superfund sites are more likely to develop aggressive breast cancers – including…
Study reveals acidic conditions as key to pancreatic cancer survival
Tumors are not a comfortable place to live: oxygen deficiency, nutrient scarcity, and the accumulation of sometimes harmful…
Cleveland Clinic team uncovers genetic link to osteosarcoma
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic Children’s have helped identify a previously unknown gene that increases the risk of developing…
Innovative system accurately detects genetic mutations in the brain tumor within 25 minutes
A research team in Japan has developed an innovative system that can accurately detect genetic mutations in the…
Changes in the gastric microbiota linked to growth of neuroendocrine tumors
Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered how the balance of bacteria in the stomach affects the growth…
Repeated sampling offers insight into glioblastoma therapy response
A multi-institutional study from the Accelerating GBM Therapies Through Serial Biopsies TeamLab, led by investigators from the Mass…
Highly targeted gene therapy could revolutionize treatment for cancers linked to herpesvirus
In a preclinical study, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists developed a highly targeted gene therapy that could…
Engineered CAR T cells show promise against solid tumors
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, which uses a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer, has…
Boosting the immune system to prevent cancer recurrence and improve survival
In experiments with mouse models of breast, pancreatic, and muscle cancers, researchers at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital…
Post-operative radiation therapy reduces pelvic relapse in high-risk bladder cancer
Radiation therapy could be an underused tool to reduce pelvic relapse risk for patients with locally advanced, muscle-invasive…
Proton therapy and IMRT show similar outcomes in head and neck cancer trial
A new phase III clinical trial finds that intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and proton beam therapy resulted in…