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Researchers reveal new molecular target for cancer drug therapy

Apr 3, 2019

Researchers have mapped the molecular structure of a metabolic enzyme important to cancer development, which could offer a new target for cancer treatment, according to Science Daily. Called ATP-citrate lyase, ...

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

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Mar 4, 2019

Health, Innovation, Science

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

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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

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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

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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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