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Advanced cancer survival rates 'could double within a decade', say scientists
Posted in Medicine on 12th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) says it has launched a "really exciting" five-year research strategy which hopes to "unravel and disrupt cancer's ecosystems".
New immune therapy for advanced melanoma offers hope for hard-to-treat disease
Posted in Medicine, Science on 9th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
TIL therapy, which uses a patient's own immune cells to fight cancer, was found in a clinical trial to work better than the existing treatment for metastatic melanoma.
P53 could be key to therapies for salivary gland cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 9th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Researchers found that certain drugs can change the fundamental makeup of cancer stem cells in mouse models of mucoepidermoid carcinoma -- a lethal form of salivary gland cancer that currently has no treatment options.
'Cambridge researchers discover how cancer spreads and look for drugs to stop it'
Posted in Medicine, Science on 9th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Cancer cells literally hijack a mechanism used by healthy cells to move around the body. This stunning work completely changes the way we think about how the disease spreads.
Noninvasive test could detect cancer in early stages
Posted in Medicine, Science on 9th Dec, 2022
by Alex Muller
Liquid biopsy is a non-invasive method that can provide information about cancerous tumors based on the presence of tumor-associated DNA or proteins in body fluids.