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Products of omega-3 fatty acid metabolism may have anticancer effects

July 16, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, cancer, Colon Cancer, leukemia, Lung Cancer, Prostate Cancer, skin cancer

A class of molecules formed when the body metabolizes omega-3 fatty acids could inhibit cancer’s growth and spread, University of

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Testosterone research brings new hope for cancer patients

July 13, 2018 brings, cancer, for, Hope, New, patients, research, Testosterone

Many cancer patients suffer from a loss of body mass known as cachexia. Approximately 20 percent of cancer related deaths

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Gammaherpesviruses linked to tumors in macaques with simian immunodeficiency virus: Future macaque research could help clarify viruses’ roles in cancer development in people with HIV

July 13, 2018 Brain Tumor, cancer, HIV and AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, Microbiology, Monkeys, Virology

Viruses known as gammaherpesviruses may raise the risk of cancer in macaques infected with Simian Immunodeficiency Virus or Simian Human

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Potential new surgical options for women with multiple ipsilateral breast cancer

July 12, 2018 breast, cancer, for, ipsilateral, multiple, New, options, potential, Surgical, with, women

A new multi-institutional clinical trial compared outcomes of women with multiple ipsilateral breast cancer, or more than one site of

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Discovering the mechanisms that underlie prostate cancer

July 12, 2018 cancer, Discovering, mechanisms, prostate, that, the, underlie

New research has uncovered insights into the mechanisms that underlie prostate cancer, providing potential targets for new cancer therapies. Prostate

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Trendy superfood ‘red dates’ from Asia KILL cancer cells in the lab

July 11, 2018 Asia, cancer, cells, dates, finds, KILL, lab, red, study, superfood, Trendy

Could red dates help fight cancer? Trendy superfood from Asia KILLS the disease, reveals lab study (and they cost just

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Altitude sickness drug appears to slow progression of glioblastoma: Acetazolamide increased sensitivity to treatment and enhanced survival in mice

July 10, 2018 Addiction, Brain Tumor, cancer, Dementia, Huntington's Disease, Lung Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Stroke

A drug used to treat altitude sickness — as well as glaucoma, epilepsy, heart failure and seizures — may also

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Simple test to predict rare cancers’ likely spread

July 9, 2018 Brain Tumor, breast cancer, cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Lung Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer

New QUT research has shed fresh light on how head and neck cancer spreads to other organs and researchers are

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Using cell metabolism to battle cancer

July 7, 2018 battle, cancer, cell, metabolism, to, Using

Drug resistance is a sizable problem for cancer treatment. Medications that might initially work will soon become ineffective. Scientists from

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DNA damage links to onset of skin cancer, melanoma mapped

July 6, 2018 cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Forensics, genes, Human Biology, Pancreatic Cancer, Personalized Medicine, skin cancer

A critical link in mapping recurrent mutations of melanoma — the most serious form of skin cancer in humans —

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