Gastric cancer: Biomarkers identified to predict the risk of relapse
Gastric cancer: Biomarkers identified to predict the risk of relapse: Surgical removal of the tumour is considered the basis for curing gastric cancer. However, 40...
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Therapy trial for DCIS breast cancer
Therapy trial for DCIS breast cancer: Women with an early form of breast cancer are more likely to stay free of the disease after an...
Stopping the spread of childhood bone cancer
Scientists discover way to stop spread of devastating childhood cancer: Researchers at the University of East Anglia and University of Manchester have made an important...
Infant brain tumours could benefit from targeted treatment
Babies with brain tumours could benefit from targeted treatment - Tumours in infants biologically distinct from older patients - - Study finds genetic vulnerabilities to...
Cancers Engaged in Evolutionary Arms Race with Immune System
'- Aggressive stomach and gullet cancers evolve escape routes under selective pressure from immune system - Findings underline importance of cancer evolution, and could help...
Yin Yang1 and breast cancer
Scientists have unveiled clues about a mysterious molecule called Yin Yang1 - and revealed it may fuel tumour growth in breast cancer. The findings, by...
Allergy antibody may protect skin against cancer
An allergy antibody known as Immunoglobulin E, or IgE, may protect the skin against cancer, according to new study led by scientists at Imperial College,...
Testing cancer drugs on mini tumours
Testing cancer drugs on miniature replicas of a patient’s tumour could help doctors tell in advance which treatments will work, a major new study reports....
Why do some breast cancer drugs stop working?
Around 70 per cent of breast cancers are so-called ER positive, which means the cancer cells contain a receptor for the hormone oestrogen. It is...
Brain tumours come under the spotlight of parliament
On Monday 18th April 2016 the parlous lack of funding for research into brain tumours was the subject of a formal parliamentary debate in the House...
