Cancer Research

Inhibiting Proteasomes Could Bring A New Generation Of Chemotherapies

A new generation of chemotherapy drugs that are more effective and less toxic could be on the horizon thanks to a new mechanism to inhibit proteasomes, protein complexes that are a target for cancer therapy. A member of the category of enzymes known as pr ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 9 2014 - 7:30pm

Genetic Mutation BRAFV600E Linked To Melanoma Progression

The genetic mutation BRAFV600E secretes a protein that promotes the growth of melanoma tumor cells and modify the network of normal cells around the tumor to support the disease's progression, according to a new paper. Targeting this mutation with Ve ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 11 2014 - 4:00pm

This Type Of Baldness By Age 45 Linked To More Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Men who had moderate baldness affecting both the front and the crown of their head by age 45 were at a 40% increased risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer than men with no baldness, according to a new, large cohort analysis from the prospective Pr ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 15 2014 - 5:00pm

Longer Telomeres And Genetic Determinant For Melanoma Risk

An international research consortium has found that longer telomeres increase the risk of melanoma. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 19 2014 - 4:40pm

Number Of Immune Cells In Tumors Could Soon Help Predict And Treat Cancers

Head and neck cancer underway. Credit: Akira Kouchiyama, CC BY-SA By Emma King, University of Southampton and Christian Ottensmeier, University of Southampton ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 24 2014 - 7:30am

Anti-Cancer Peptide Vaccines And Inhibitors Developed

Researchers have developed two new anticancer peptide vaccines and two peptide inhibitors as part of a larger peptide immunotherapy effort, according to two studies published in   OncoImmunology.  Researchers from  at The Ohio State University Comprehensi ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2014 - 10:00am

Why RB1 Gene Is Linked To Retinal Tumors In Young Children

Retinoblastoma is a childhood retinal tumor usually affecting children ages one to two and the most common malignant tumor of the eye in children. Left untreated, retinoblastoma can be fatal or result in blindness. Retinoblastomas have been found to devel ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2014 - 2:30pm

Gelsolin: Kill Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells By Killing Their Protector

Ovarian cancer is the most deadly gynecological kind, it claims the lives of more than 50% of women who are diagnosed Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed late and develops a resistance to chemotherapy but new insight into why may lead to better diagnosis an ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2014 - 3:00pm

Wound Healing Response Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis In Postpartum Mice

Within the first 5 years after the birth of a child, women are considered at an increased risk of developing metastatic breast cancer. Why that happens has been considered a puzzle but the fact remains that women diagnosed with postpartum breast cancer ha ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2014 - 6:30pm

Rolapitant Reduces Nausea, Vomiting From Chemotherapy In Phase III Trial

Rolapitant reduces nausea and vomiting in patients receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy, according to the results of a phase III trial presented for the first time today at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid, Spain. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 27 2014 - 9:39am