According to the Mayo Clinic, about 20% of breast cancers make abnormally high levels of a protein called human epidermal
Category: Cancer cells
Cancer cell genomes identified using new technology
If a tumour is made up of cells with many different genomes, a single drug might not kill them all.
Blood biopsy: New technique enables detailed genetic analysis of cancer cells
A new way to cleanly separate out cancer cells from a blood sample enables comprehensive genetic profiling of the cancer
Study identifies how cancer drug inhibits DNA repair in cancer cells
According to researchers at Yale Cancer Center, a cancer drug thought to be of limited use possesses a superpower of sorts:
Precision radiation therapy is now a treatment option for pets at Iowa State University animal hospital
Mac, an 8-year-old boxer, lay sedated on a table in the gleaming new radiation treatment room at the Hixson-Lied Small Animal
New technique may improve detection and treatment of advanced brain cancer
In a new study, Yale Cancer Center scientists have demonstrated a powerful method to analyze how tumor cells are altered as they
Preventing triple negative breast cancer from spreading
A breast cancer cell is like a house with three locks on the front door. Keys, or receptors, allow drugs
Computational model of a human kinase may provide insights for cancer treatment
Researchers have developed a computational model for human MEK1, a protein with potential as a drug target for a variety
Biopsy Alternative: ‘Wearable’ Device Captures Cancer Cells From Blood
A prototype wearable device, tested in animal models, can continuously collect live cancer cells directly from a patient’s blood. Developed
Scientists narrow in on cells that drive immune response to cancer
Immunotherapy, using the body’s own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, is one of the most promising frontiers