Anne Li                                1/15/17   The targeted cancer therapy ibrutinib (Imbruvica®) can effectively treat a common and serious complication of a type of stem cell transplant, findings from a small clinical trial show. Patients in the trial had blood…...

Anne Li                               1/15/17   Scientists have uncovered how tumours are able to grow despite significant damage to the structure and number of their chromosomes – the storage units of DNA – according to two new…...

Anne LI                         1/15/17   Targeting a molecule that helps cells repair their DNA could lead to a new treatment for some aggressive brain tumours, a University of Leeds study has found. Researchers discovered that switching off the RAD51 molecule…...

Anne Li                                      1/15/17   Around a third of women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS – abnormal breast tissue) through screening in Denmark are likely to receive unnecessary treatment, according to new…...

Anne Li                                 1/15/17   The increasing number of patients being discussed at expert cancer meetings means that specialists are under growing pressure, according to a Cancer Research UK report published today. Last year, 1.4 million…...

Anne Li                   1/15/17   UK scientists have revealed a number of genes that could play a role in how cancer cells spread through the body. Led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the study showed that removing one of these genes…...

Anne Li                             1/15/17   The Welsh government has announced “hugely positive” changes to its screening programmes for both cervical and bowel cancer. From April 2017 a pilot programme will switch the order of the tests used for cervical screening. This will see…...

Anne Li                                          1/1/17   Deaths from cancer in the United States have dropped 25 percent since hitting a peak in 1991, a new report finds. The drop means that 2.1…...