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Mini, lab-grown tumors could help scientists personalize cancer treatment

Mar 4, 2019

Miniature tumors grown in a lab could soon allow doctors to tailor individualized treatments for cancer, according to Healthline. Gene sequencing technology has allowed scientists to analyze the genetic make...

Cancer drugs can protect the liver from acetaminophen overdose, says new study

West Side Story

Aug 17, 2018

Health, Science

Certain experimental cancer medications could help protect the liver following an acetaminophen overdose, according to a new report, detailed on ScienceNews.org. If these findings can be reproduced in clinical ...

Researchers have identified a protein that leads cancer to metastasize

West Side Story

Jun 22, 2017

Health, Innovation, Science

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified the mechanism by which cancer spreads, identifying a protein that acts as a kind of signal to a tumor to start sending cells to colonize other places in the body. ...

Study shows cancer drug prices highest in US

West Side Story

Aug 10, 2016

Business, Health

New research has examined the disproportionate nature of the prices of cancer drugs in the US. The study, made public at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s meeting in Chicago on June 6th, examined the ...

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