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Sharp rise in skin and liver cancer across England

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Alcohol, obesity and hepatitis B and C are the main causes of liver cancer.

Targeting tumors using silver nanoparticles

Posted in Science on 19th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have designed a silver spherical nanoparticle encased in a shell coated with a peptide that enables it to target tumor cells.

Miniature artificial lung could revolutionize cancer research

Posted in Medicine on 5th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

The 3D-Lung tumor model helps researchers to test medications.

Herpes-loaded stem cells used to kill brain tumors

Posted in Medicine on 18th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital have a potential solution for how to more effectively kill tumor cells using cancer-killing viruses.

Womans cancer killed by measles virus in unprecedented trial

Posted in Medicine on 16th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Over the next several weeks, the tumor on her forehead disappeared completely and, over time, the other tumors in her body did, too.