More targeted cancer prevention and early detection strategies needed in breast cancer survivorship
A new study finds breast cancer survivors in general have higher risk of new cancer diagnosis compared to healthy individuals.
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New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy
Neuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%. For the
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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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Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance
Scientists hope that a new approach to vaccine development, combined with improved surveillance of potential future threats of outbreak, could
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Magnetic surgical cement heals spinal fractures, provides targeted drug delivery
Patients with spinal fractures caused by tumors or osteoporosis usually undergo a procedure called kyphoplasty, where the fracture is filled
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