Mutated cells 'hijack ageing gene' to initiate cancer
A gene associated with ageing may aid precancerous cells in outcompeting healthy stem cells, new research has shown...
A gene associated with ageing may aid precancerous cells in outcompeting healthy stem cells, new research has shown...
A new class of drug could effectively treat types of breast, ovarian and prostate cancer...
Machine learning has been used to predict whether certain epigenetic changes are likely to lead to cancer...
Using a new algorithmic approach, scientists have found that cancer cells can hijack the normal chromosome structure to increase the activity of cancer-promoting genes...
Existing drugs could treat as many as one in five glioblastomas, a new study has found...
A new way of controlling the immune system's 'natural killer' cells has been identified, which could help prevent rejection of transplanted cells...
A new scanning technique has the potential to replace tissue biopsies for complicated ovarian cancer patients...
A new anti-tumour drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing their DNA shows promising results in an early-stage clinical trial...
Women treated for early-stage borderline ovarian tumours may still have a chance of becoming pregnant, according to a new study...
Different cancers go through the same genetic changes during their development, according to new research...
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