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Survived A Brain Tumour? Here's How Cell Therapy Could Support Recovery
Cell therapy, often referred to as a form of regenerative medicine, uses living cells or cell-derived products to support the body's natural repair mechanisms.
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UK Scientists Find New Cancer-Killing Technique
Scientists in the UK have found a new way to combat cancer by getting tumour cells addicted to drugs that will kill them in minutes.
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New Breast Cancer Drug May Combat Other Cancers Too: Study
A new oral drug whose efficacy in combating breast cancer has been demonstrated alone and in combination with endocrine therapy, also has potential to combat other types of cancer, new research has found.
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Suicide Gene Therapy Kills Prostate Cancer Cells
Combining radiation treatment with 'suicide gene therapy' - a technique in which prostate cancer cells are genetically modified so they signal a patient's immune system to attack them - provides an effective two-pronged punch against the disease, new research shows.
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New Test to Quickly Spot Pancreatic Cancer: Study
By collecting samples from the portal vein -- which carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, including from the pancreas, to the liver -- physicians can learn far more about a patients pancreatic cancer than by relying on peripheral blood from a more easily accessed vein in the arm, says a study.
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New Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
A new drug can help patients with blood cancers who are resistant to current chemotherapy lead a normal and active life, show results of an international clinical trial, a first-in-man study of the drug.
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'Polar Micro-Organisms May Provide Clues to Cancer Treatment'
Micro-organisms that thrive in the harsh environs of the Polar Regions may open up new avenues for cancer treatment, a scientist said on Tuesday.
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US Approves 'Breakthrough' Drug to Fight Lung Cancer
US authorities have approved a "breakthrough" drug to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer, signalling a paradigm shift in the way the deadliest of all cancers is treated.
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Novel Drugs That Disguise as Human Platelets to Target Cancer
In a first, researchers have developed a technique that coats anti-cancer drugs as patient's own platelets, allowing the drugs to last longer and attack both primary tumours and the circulating tumour cells that can cause cancer to spread.
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Survived A Brain Tumour? Here's How Cell Therapy Could Support Recovery
Cell therapy, often referred to as a form of regenerative medicine, uses living cells or cell-derived products to support the body's natural repair mechanisms.
-
UK Scientists Find New Cancer-Killing Technique
Scientists in the UK have found a new way to combat cancer by getting tumour cells addicted to drugs that will kill them in minutes.
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New Breast Cancer Drug May Combat Other Cancers Too: Study
A new oral drug whose efficacy in combating breast cancer has been demonstrated alone and in combination with endocrine therapy, also has potential to combat other types of cancer, new research has found.
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Suicide Gene Therapy Kills Prostate Cancer Cells
Combining radiation treatment with 'suicide gene therapy' - a technique in which prostate cancer cells are genetically modified so they signal a patient's immune system to attack them - provides an effective two-pronged punch against the disease, new research shows.
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New Test to Quickly Spot Pancreatic Cancer: Study
By collecting samples from the portal vein -- which carries blood from the gastrointestinal tract, including from the pancreas, to the liver -- physicians can learn far more about a patients pancreatic cancer than by relying on peripheral blood from a more easily accessed vein in the arm, says a study.
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New Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Clinical Trial
A new drug can help patients with blood cancers who are resistant to current chemotherapy lead a normal and active life, show results of an international clinical trial, a first-in-man study of the drug.
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'Polar Micro-Organisms May Provide Clues to Cancer Treatment'
Micro-organisms that thrive in the harsh environs of the Polar Regions may open up new avenues for cancer treatment, a scientist said on Tuesday.
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US Approves 'Breakthrough' Drug to Fight Lung Cancer
US authorities have approved a "breakthrough" drug to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer, signalling a paradigm shift in the way the deadliest of all cancers is treated.
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Novel Drugs That Disguise as Human Platelets to Target Cancer
In a first, researchers have developed a technique that coats anti-cancer drugs as patient's own platelets, allowing the drugs to last longer and attack both primary tumours and the circulating tumour cells that can cause cancer to spread.
