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The cause of medulloblastoma relapse has been found by researchers
Researchers from Uppsala University have discovered the protein that makes tumour cells insensitive to medulloblastoma radiation treatment and causes relapse.
Medulloblastoma is a malignant brain...
Experimental liver cancer treatment provides new care options
A new drug, discovered by the University of Barcelona, that can inhibit cell division and growth in enzymes could revolutionise liver cancer treatment.
The new...
Defence Therapeutics applies Accum technology to anti-cancer vaccine
Defence Therapeutics Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company specialising in the development of immune-oncology vaccines and drug delivery technologies, is initiating a new research and...
Researchers make breakthrough in resistance to colon cancer treatment
Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have found a way to overcome resistance to colon cancer treatment.
Colon cancer is one of the forms...
Liquid biopsies could be used to detect blood cancer
Researchers have found that liquid biopsies can detect blood cell disorders than can help identify patients at risk of blood cancer.
Cancer tumours release DNA...
Improving treatment for head and neck cancer
Researchers from MedUni Vienna and the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Applied Metabolomics have been developing new markers to improve head and neck cancer treatment.
Head...
UCL researchers make an exciting discovery about cervical cancer
Scientists have made an exciting discovery which could lead to a new understanding and treatment of cervical cancer patients.
University College London (UCL) scientists have...
Genetic sequencing can predict the severity of kidney cancer
Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified four specific genes in kidney cancer cells that may help predict the risk of tumour’s...
Defence Therapeutics launches new AccuTOX lung cancer treatment
Defence Therapeutics Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company specialising in the development of immune-oncology vaccines and drug delivery technologies, is pleased to report the start...
Colorectal cancer screening methods may need rethinking
A study into colorectal cancer screening methods has suggested that colonoscopies may not be as effective as previously thought.
It has previously been assumed by...
Artificial Intelligence could be used to improve skin cancer treatment
Researchers from the University of Helsinki have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that could be used to improve skin cancer treatment.
The researchers have...
New cancer treatments made possible by genome research
Researchers from the University of Bern have outlined new cancer treatments against non-small cell lung cancer by analysing the ‘dark matter’ of the human...
Transforming cancer care through genomics
Lorna Rothery spoke to Parker Moss, Chief Partnership Officer at Genomics England about how the organisation’s Cancer 2.0 initiative is harnessing the potential of...
Liver cancer cases set to rise by 55% in the coming decades
Researchers have called for more to be done to control liver cancer as cases are set to rise by 55% by 2040.
Primary liver cancer...
The potential of gene mutation testing for epithelial ovarian cancer
Scientists from the University of Manchester have discovered that two gene families are linked to epithelial ovarian cancer risk.
Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most...
Making treatment for malignant tumours better for the kidneys
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute have optimised treatment for malignant tumours using radionuclides. Potential side effects to the kidneys can now be significantly...
Transforming the way we diagnose patients through medical diagnostics
Claire Wallace outlines how advancing the use of medical diagnostics could improve the detection of diseases and delivery of care, but says we must...
NHS looks to provide earlier treatment for lung cancer with new roadshow
The NHS has announced they will be touring lung cancer hotspots in England to diagnose cases earlier and provide better treatment for lung cancer.
The...
Tackling challenges in cancer through global collaboration
Cancer Grand Challenges is an initiative bringing together a global community of investigators and world-class research teams to address some of the toughest challenges...
New biobank created to boost children’s cancer research
In an exciting announcement, two UK universities have joined together with two cancer charities to create a young people's and children’s cancer biobank.
The Universities...
