Cancer fusion genes targeted with CRISPR
Aggressive human prostate and liver tumours have been shrunk in mice by targeting a ‘fused’ gene mutation using CRISPR/Cas9...
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Babies born through IVF have higher cancer rates
Children born through IVF are at an increased risk of some childhood cancers, suggests a new study...
DNA tests spot returning lung cancer a year before scans
Blood tests for tumour DNA could predict relapse of the most common type of lung cancer up to one year before clinical signs show up on patient's scans...
Rapid blood test could detect lung cancer
A blood test could swiftly detect gene mutations found in lung cancer, allowing faster commencement of treatment...
New approach to tackle breast cancer
Researchers have discovered a new approach to slow the rate of breast cancer tumour growth in mice...
Drug targeting old cells reverses ageing in mice
A drug that reverses aspects of ageing has been successfully demonstrated in mice...
Existing drugs could benefit one in five breast cancer patients
A genetic study of breast cancer patients suggests that existing drugs for treating rare breast and ovarian cancers may help more patients than previously thought...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Blood test could detect and locate cancer at early stage
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can not only detect cancer at an early stage, but can also indicate where the tumour is located in the body...
Remission in one-third of terminal lymphoma patients after gene therapy
A trial gene therapy has reversed terminal blood cancer in a third of patients...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
New genetic links to pancreatic cancer discovered
Researchers have used whole-genome sequencing to uncover new mutations responsible for a rare type of pancreatic cancer...