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Cancer survivors aren’t living healthy, study shows
Credit: Bill Branson Childhood cancer survivors are no more likely than their cancer-free peers to adhere to healthy living guidelines, according...
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Molecule is active against MYC-driven malignancies
Credit: Ed Uthman A small molecule can disrupt the interactions between MYC and its binding partner MAX in MYC-driven cancers, according to...
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Study reveals potential targets for MYC-dependent cancers
Credit: Juha Klefstrom New research suggests the MYC protein drives cell growth by inhibiting a handful of genes involved in DNA packaging and...
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Method could speed up cancer diagnosis
Credit: NIGMS A new technique could enable faster diagnosis of cancer and various prenatal conditions, according to a paper published in...
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Gene plays crucial role in cancer development, team says
Credit: Beth A. Sullivan New research suggests DNA ligase 3 is crucial for the evolutionary processes that drive cancer. “We have identified a...
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Study challenges traditional cancer classification
a tumor sample in a test tube Credit: Rhoda Baer Defining cancers by molecular criteria rather than their tissue of origin can provide patients...
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Drugs can increase risk of MDS and AML
A class of immunosuppressive agents appear to increase the risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in patients...
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Ofatumumab prompts fatal reaction in CLL patient
Credit: Bill Branson Health Canada and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have reported a fatal infusion reaction in a patient receiving the monoclonal...
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CHMP recommends antifungal agent
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended approval for intravenous (IV) posaconazole (...
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Protein-targeting drug could treat cancers, other diseases
surrounding fused cells Credit: IRB Barcelona Experiments in mice suggest the mitochondrial chaperone TRAP-1 is involved in the development of...