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Study finds how colorectal cancer gene is associated in broad range of sol
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A gene linked to colorectal cancer appears to play a role in the development of other solid tumours, according to a study.
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Study shed new light on why cancer may spread to spine
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, the vertebral bones that make up the spine are formed by a type of stem cell that secretes a protein that promotes tumour spread. The discovery provides light on why solid tumours typically metastasise to the spine and may aid in the developme
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Researchers give more insight into reasons why cancer may spread to spine
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a study conducted by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine, the vertebral bones that make up the spine originate from a special kind of stem cell that secretes a protein that encourages tumour metastasis. The finding opens up a new area of study into spinal illnesses, sheds light
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Circumventing renal toxicity associated with cisplatin treatment: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Cisplatin is commonly used as a chemotherapeutic drug in the treatment of many solid tumours, including bladder, ovarian, and esophageal tumours. However, when it is metabolised by an enzyme called "cysteine conjugate beta-lyase 1 (CCBL1)," it is transformed to "thiol-cisplatin," a highly ac
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Study shows how T cells therapy in solid tumours can be improved
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been working on a preclinical study that focuses on a novel strategy that uses a "one-two punch" to assist T cells in attacking solid tumours. The results, which were reported in the Proceedings of the Nati
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Concentration of surgery has improved operations for childhood cancer: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The sympathetic nervous system tumour known as neuroblastoma mainly affects young children. In the Netherlands, 25 kids are given this diagnosis per year. An essential component of the therapy strategy is surgery to remove the tumour tissue. Since November 2014, the Princess Maxima Center fo
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Study finds how concentration of surgery has improved operations for child
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Affecting young children, neuroblastoma is a sympathetic nervous system tumour. In the Netherlands, this diagnosis is given to 25 kids each year. Surgery to remove the tumour tissue is a crucial component of the therapeutic strategy. Since November 2014, treatment for Dutch children with sol
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Scientists discover new way of treating solid tumours using Nanoparticles
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Winston (North Carolina) [US], June 19 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers found a new way of treating solid tumours with the creation of a novel nanoparticle. They also discovered that cancers of breast, colon, head and nec
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New research: Scientists create nanoparticles to help fight solid tumours
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Winston (North Carolina) [US], June 16 (ANI): Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in the US North Carolina have discovered a possible new approach to treating solid tumours through the creation of a novel nanoparticle. Solid tumours are found in cancers such as breast,
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New drug target for blood cancer, potentially solid tumours identified dur
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 8 (ANI): The findings of a new study by Mount Sinai and UC San Diego researchers, for the first time, have shown how mutations affecting a cellular process called RNA splicing alter cells to develop myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and other hematologic malignancies and
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