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chemotherapy

Breast cancer: imaging to decide “to remo, chemo or bio”

An estimated 1 in 5 women with breast cancer have a mutation in their tumor cells that produces excess amounts of human epidermal growth factor receptor...

Uterine and vaginal cancer on a new top-standard clinical trial

Cervical cancer can be insidious. Changes to the cervix are often detected with a pap smear, but for those with limited access to health...

Tissue Factor: watching cancer cells dying on TV

A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a 'Trojan horse' to get inside tumor cells has shown promise in patients with...

Medulloblastoma: on the hunt for mutations and solutions

Among young children, medulloblastoma is among the most common form of brain tumor. Medulloblastoma, which is divided into four subgroups, is partially caused when...

Multiple myeloma: a drug might become a stable maintenance ruler

Myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells and it can affect several areas of the body, such as the spine, skull, pelvis and...

Cancer stem cells: an “old glory” works unexpectedly great against

Cancer stem cells (CSCs), also known as cancer-causing cells, are a hot topic among researchers. These cells are resistant to current treatments and play...

Silver bullets for cancers: now it’s time to believe it “on the word”

Apart from the fiction related to werewolves, there has always been talk of finding a "silver bullet" to kill tumors, as declared by the...

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