A team of researchers led by Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Provost Wole Soboyejo has identified targeted drugs that reduced the
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Some patients with bladder cancer ‘can’t wait’ for treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bladder cancer is associated with significant illness and mortality, particularly if treatment is delayed. Writing in the journal Bladder Cancer,
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Liver cancer: Awareness of hepatitis D must be raised
Of all the hepatitis viruses, D is the most poorly known. This small virus, which can only infect people already
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Assassin cells armed with anticancer drugs kill cancer masses
There are immune cells in our bodies that directly destroy infected or cancer cells—they are called natural killer cells. Recently,
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Researchers identify checkpoint target for colorectal cancer immunotherapy
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a target for colorectal cancer immunotherapy.
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Cancer patient adds new Wonder Woman costume piece in photos taken after chemo
Leslie McDermott, a project officer for the Canadian federal government, was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer last year. Now
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Specific gene predicts higher chance of surviving prostate cancer
According to Statistics Austria about 5,600 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in Austria every year, meaning it accounts for
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A protein that helps trap bacteria may contribute to metastasis in a mouse model of breast cancer
The protein peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4), which enables some immune cells to trap bacteria, promoted breast cancer metastasis in
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'I Thought I Had A Typical Stomach Bug. Days Later, I Was Diagnosed With Blood Cancer'
In early September 2017, my daughters came home from daycare with a stomach bug that made its way around the
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Understanding off-target effects of cancer drugs could lead to new treatments
These days, in the era of personalized medicine, whenever researchers discover a new cancer drug they are expected to show
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