Colon cancer growth reduced by exercise
Exercise may play a role in reducing the growth of colon cancer cells according to new research published in The
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Drug combination makes cancer disappear in mice with neuroblastoma: ‘Significant’ findings suggest potential for effective, non-toxic treatment for this aggressive childhood cancer
Researchers investigating new treatments for neuroblastoma — one of the most common childhood cancers — have found that a combination
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Rose geranium oil may ease common painful nasal symptoms linked to cancer treatment: Small study builds on anecdotal evidence, but larger scale research needed, say authors
The findings build on anecdotal evidence for the use of rose geranium oil to treat nasal vestibulitis, which affects the
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Hormone-blocking injections reduce early menopause from breast cancer treatment
Final results of SWOG Cancer Research Network’s groundbreaking international Prevention of Early Menopause Study (POEMS) clinical trial are in, and
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Mechanism of resistance to novel targeted therapy for ovarian cancer identified
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have unraveled a mechanism of resistance to EZH2 inhibitors in ovarian cancers with mutations in
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Take my hand and ride with me — Over the genome
Researchers have identified the mechanism by which an important enzyme involved in the differentiation of stem cells is brought to
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Aggressive breast cancer cells hijack natural stress protector to thrive
A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer,
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A fracture anywhere reduces bone density everywhere: New UC Davis Health studies help explain why one break can lead to others
Breaking a bone causes bone density losses throughout the body, not just close to the site of the fracture, and
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Triple-negative: Genes associated with risk for aggressive breast cancer
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has identified specific genes associated with increased risk
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After 60 years, scientists uncover how thalidomide produced birth defects: Defects linked to disruption of key protein involved in fetal development; finding will help guide development of new drugs
More than 60 years after the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took the drug
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