oncology
Cancer death rates down by 10% in 10 years in the UK
Posted in Medicine on 4th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The cancer death rate for men fell by 12% and for women 8% between 2003 and 2013.
Gene editing: the next generation of personalised cancer treatment
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The early success of gene editing treatments could lead to them becoming mainstream options in the clinic in the not-to-distant future.
Blocking key protein puts the brakes on leukaemia
Posted in Medicine on 25th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive form of blood cancer, where cell growth controls are neutralized, giving the cancer cells free rein to multiply uncontrollably.
Researchers kill drug-resistant lung cancer with 50 times less chemo
Posted in Medicine on 20th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Paclitaxel just got more effective. Researchers packaged the drug in containers derived from a patients immune system, protecting it from being destroyed as it reaches the tumor.
How is Joe Biden going to lead the effort to cure cancer?
Posted in Medicine on 14th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Obama has tapped him to lead the 'moonshot' effort to cure cancer by 2020.