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Response to gene-targeted drugs depends on cancer type

July 2, 2019 cancer, depends, Drugs, gene-targeted, on, response, to, type

Cancers with the same genetic weaknesses respond differently to targeted drugs depending on the tumour type of the patient, new

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Researchers discriminate between mutations that promote cancer growth and those that don’t

June 29, 2019 Brain Tumor, cancer, genes, Human Biology, Pancreatic Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Prostate Cancer, skin cancer

Until now, researchers believed recurrent mutations (hotspot mutations) in cancer tumors were the important mutations (driver mutations) that promoted cancer

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National cancer control efforts should address the system, not its individual parts, says new report

June 28, 2019 Address, cancer, Control, efforts, Individual, It's, national, New, not, parts, report, Says, Should, System, the

Current cancer control efforts in the United States typically are fragmented and uncoordinated, but taking a systems approach to establish

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Back pain: Four ways to prevent back pain while you sleep – have you tried this?

June 27, 2019 autoplay_video, cancer, Causes, health, Lower, pain in back, sleeping, upper

Back pain can range from uncomfortable to debilitating depending on the severity of the condition. Most people find the pain

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Woman with head and neck cancer has radiotherapy DURING surgery

June 27, 2019 and, cancer, during, has, head, neck, radiotherapy, surgery, with, Woman

Woman, 53, is the first person with head and neck cancer in the UK to undergo radiotherapy DURING surgery to

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NHS isn’t warning bowel cancer patients that their chemo can kill them

June 22, 2019 'Chemo, bowel, Can, cancer, Isn't, KILL, NHS, patients, that, Their, them, Warning

The NHS still isn’t warning bowel cancer patients that their chemo can kill them – despite eight months passing since

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Scientists discover new method for developing tracers used for medical imaging

June 20, 2019 Biochemistry, cancer, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging, Medical Technology, Optics, Pharmacology, ultrasound

In an advance for medical imaging, scientists from University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a method

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God doesn’t play dice, does cancer?

June 20, 2019 'God', cancer, dice, does, doesnt, Play

The saying “God doesn’t play dice” is meant to suggest that nothing happens by chance. On the other hand, cancer

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Increase in resolution, scale takes CT scanning and diagnosis to the next level

June 13, 2019 cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Lymphoma, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging, Medical Topics, Stem Cells, Today's Healthcare

To diagnose and treat diseases like cancer, scientists and doctors must understand how cells respond to different medical conditions and

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Immunotherapy drug shows potential to cure advanced lung cancer

June 13, 2019 Advanced, cancer, cure, drug, Immunotherapy, lung, potential, shows, to

In a new study including Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital researchers, the cancer immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda), increased