Opportunistic cancer cells ‘slip through the gaps’ to spread through blood vessels
Cancer cells may rely on opportunism, as well as chemical signalling, to spread through the body, according to new findings
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Research decodes one way cancer survives treatment, proposes a way to prevent it
Cancer cells have various tricks up their metaphorical sleeves to survive in the face of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other cancer
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New strategy to reduce cancer drug’s cardiotoxic effects: Findings from animal study suggest new strategy to reduce cardiotoxic effects of cancer drug
Doxorubicin (Doxo) is a widely used chemotherapeutic drug for cancer, though it can have toxic effects on the heart. A
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Prostate cancer warning – three common symptoms when you go to the toilet
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer to be diagnosed in men, in the UK. The diseases affects the
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How immune cells help tumors escape body’s defenses
New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center sheds light on how
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Like racecars and geese, cancer cells draft their way to new tumor sites: New research gives boost to fighting disease through cell metabolism
NASCAR has nothing on cancer cells when it comes to exploiting the power of drafting, letting someone else do the
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The evolution of brain tumors
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center found in a recent study that only three different genetic alterations drive the
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Newly identified drug targets could open door for esophageal cancer therapeutics: Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth
Blocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal
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Vigorous exercise, fasting, hormones improve elimination of toxic, misfolded, unnecessary proteins in mouse and human cells
The body’s ability to adapt to changing conditions and shifting physiologic demands is essential to survival. To do so, each
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More efficient system to reprogram stem cells
Induced pluripotent stem cells, the workhorse of many regenerative medicine projects, start out as differentiated cells that are reprogrammed to
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