New blood test can confirm prostate cancer – and what stage it is at
A new blood test developed by scientists and clinicians is able to detect the presence of prostate cancer and confirm how advanced it is.
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Study finds global trends in women’s breast cancer show cause for concern
Breast cancer rates among women globally are on the rise, but new research is uncovering trends related to age and where you live that could help target prevention measures to improve the situation.
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Engineered immune cells recognise, attack human and mouse solid-tumour cancer cells
A method known as CAR-T therapy has been used successfully in patients with blood cancers such as lymphoma and leukaemia. […]
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Discovery of key protein behind cancer relapse and progression can lead to new therapies
Cancer cases have been rising over the years and according to the statistics, the number of people living with cancer […]
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New pathway to attack tumour cells identified
A study led by the Institut de Neurociències (INc-UAB) describes a new strategy to tackle cancer, based on inducing a potent stress in tumour causing cell destruction by autophagy.
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Artificial intelligence can categorise cancer risk of lung nodules
A study published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine indicates that an artificial intelligence strategy can correctly assess and categorise these indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs).
Read MoreThermal ablation therapy for cancer using nanomaterials
Researchers from Nazarbayev University are studying the application of nanomaterials in thermal ablation therapy. The use of nanomaterials could pose an attractive solution to the issue of side-effects and harmful by-products associated with existing methods, such as the damage of non-cancerous surrounding cells when targeting tumours.
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