Pancreatic cancer is mostly diagnosed in those aged between 85 to 89 years old, according to Cancer Research UK. Sadly,
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Overcoming resistance in pancreatic cancer
Cancer is relentless and resilient. When a drug blocks a cancer cell’s main survival pathway, the cell avoids the obstacle
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Immunotherapy could work against bowel cancers resistant to important targeted treatment
Patients with bowel cancer who have stopped responding to a widely used targeted drug could benefit from immunotherapy, a major
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Models of ‘seeds and soil’ to combat breast cancer metastasis
Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified key biological pathways that regulate the spread of tumor cells to vital
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Some patients with imminently fatal cancer still receive treatment: Study highlights need to better identify who may not benefit from aggressive treatment
Some patients who died within one month of being newly diagnosed with metastatic cancer in the United States received ineffective
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Older women benefit significantly when screened with 3D mammography
Mammography remains an effective method for breast cancer screening in women ages 65 and older, with the addition of a
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Cancer most frequently spreads to the liver; here’s why: Hepatocytes orchestrate ‘seed and soil’ process for cancer spread to liver
When cancer spreads to another organ, it most commonly moves to the liver, and now researchers at the Abramson Cancer
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Three proteins may play key roles in female fertility and cancer biology: Study could lead to treatments for some forms of infertility and fighting aggressive cancers
Three proteins regulate each other with surprising twists and turns in female mouse eggs, a finding that may play an
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Variation in cancer-causing KRAS mutations greater than thought
The effects of KRAS mutations underlying many different types of cancer are more diverse than previously thought, according to a
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New drug could prevent debilitating side effect of cancer treatment
About 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed annually with head, neck, nasal and oral cancers. Most are treated with
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