Anne Li A University of Hawaii Cancer Center researcher has identified how some cancer cells are made to move during metastasis. The research provides a better understanding of how cancer spreads and may create new opportunities for cancer drug development. Metastasis causes the deaths of 90 percent of cancer patients.…...

Anne Li This week, Cancer Research UK’s News Digest gives us updates on diabetes, junk food, HPV vaccine, oral cancer, preventable cancer deaths, glioblastomas, and finally….. cancer drug treats HIV? See original article at: https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2017/12/02/news-digest-diabetes-junk-food-ads-hpv-vaccine-and-cancer-drug-treats-hiv/...

Anne Li Cancer rates are increasing, meaning more people than ever are being diagnosed with the disease. And with more people to look after, the NHS is coming under growing strain to meet demand – especially as it strives to meet the priority of diagnosing more cancers earlier. To deliver…...

Anne Li Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that testing skin cancer patients’ blood for tumour DNA could help predict the chances of an aggressive cancer returning. Published in the Annals of Oncology, the findings could pave the way to identifying patients who are most at risk of their disease…...

Anne Li Giving chemotherapy in higher average doses reduces the risk of early stage breast cancer coming back. More intense chemotherapy dosing also reduced the risk of patients dying from their breast cancer, compared to less intense dosing. Dose intensity can be increased by shortening the intervals between chemotherapy treatments,…...

Anne Li A novel compound may restore immune response in patients with melanoma, according to a study presented at the ESMO Immuno Oncology Congress 2017. “Checkpoint inhibitors are a standard of care immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma,” said lead author Dr Sapna Patel, Assistant Professor, Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology, University…...

Anne Li Although digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3-D mammography, costs more than a digital mammography (DM) screening, it actually may help rein in cancer screening costs, according to preliminary findings (PD7-05) presented by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania during the 2017 San…...

Anne Li Breast screening in the Netherlands seems to have had a marginal effect on breast cancer mortality over the past 24 years, suggests research in The BMJ. Their findings show that screening would be associated with up to 5% reductions in breast cancer mortality in women aged 50 and…...

Anne Li Queen’s University researchers are using magnetic fields to influence a specific type of bacteria to swim against strong currents, opening up the potential of using the microscopic organisms for drug delivery in environments with complex microflows — like the human bloodstream. Led by Carlos Escobedo (Chemical Engineering) and…...

Anne Li Study results revealed previously unknown interplay between two key enzymes and a novel understanding of how brain cancer tumors form and spread, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study, led by Zhimin Lu, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Neuro-Oncology, identified a previously…...