Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover key mechanism linking DNA replication to cancer
Researchers have gained a clearer insight into how common alterations to the structure of DNA affect the process of DNA replication.
Oct 11, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
An ancient anti-cancer mechanism: DISE
A new editorial paper titled "DISE, an ancient anti-cancer mechanism that senses mutational load in cancerous cells?" has been published in Oncotarget.
Oct 3, 2023
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Medications
Ranitidine study finds no elevated risk of cancer... despite finding elevated cancer rates
Research led by Seng Chan You, MD, at the Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea, has investigated the risk of cancer associated with use of the drug ranitidine compared to other histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) ...
Oncology & Cancer
Discovery could lead to 'kinder' treatment for childhood neuroblastoma
Children with neuroblastoma—responsible for 15% of cancer deaths in this age group—could in future be given treatments with fewer side-effects than those associated with the current chemotherapy, thanks to a discovery ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Medical research
Study reveals key role of epigenetic information in stem cell function
Researchers revealed the importance of the transmission of epigenetic information through cell division for embryonic stem cells functionality. This has broad implications for aging, cancer, and regenerative medicine.
Sep 5, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
First-in-class targeted microRNA therapy slows cancer tumor growth
A new cancer therapy developed by Purdue University researchers attacks tumors by tricking cancer cells into absorbing a snippet of RNA that naturally blocks cell division. As reported in Oncogene, tumors treated with the ...
Sep 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Topography of the genome influences where cancer mutations thrive, study shows
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have uncovered a connection between the topography of the human genome and the presence of mutations in human cancer. They found that certain regions of the genome, which ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows no mitotane needed for patients with low risk of recurrence of adrenocortical carcinoma
In 2007, the teams of Massimo Terzolo and Martin Fassnacht published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine that provided evidence for the efficacy of mitotane in the prevention of recurrence in adrenocortical carcinoma. ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New research shows how cancer rewires a key immune pathway to spread
A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a new relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, and shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a normally ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Research raises hopes for new treatment of fusion-driven cancer
A new study presents a promising treatment method for so-called fusion-driven cancers, which are currently often difficult to cure. These fusion-driven cancers are caused by an error in cell division that creates a fusion ...
Aug 11, 2023
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