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Brain Tumour Awards open for bids

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 4 Jun 2018

Cancer Research UK has launched a new grant scheme for research aimed at advancing our understandin…

Setback to personalized cancer treatment

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 30 Apr 2018

A new study suggests that tumour cells may develop resistance to potential Ras inhibitors – current…

Study of ‘looping’ DNA reveals breast cancer link

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 12 Apr 2018

Scientists have linked 110 genes to an increased risk of breast cancer in the most comprehensive st…

Bubbly oxygen drink could aid cancer treatments

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 27 Jun 2016

A drink containing oxygen microbubbles is being developed to make treatment of hard to reach tumour…

Food preservative found to kill cancer cells

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 27 Jan 2016

A naturally occurring food preservative, nisin, has been found effective at destroying cancer and a…

Meat-cooking compounds increase the risk of kidney cancer

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 7 Dec 2015

Following a recent report by WHO suggesting the consumption of red and processed meat can increase …

Wasp venom can kill cancer

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 21 Oct 2015

Brazilian wasp venom can selectively kill cancer cells without harming normal cells.

Blood test can predict future breast cancer

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 19 May 2015

Scientists have discovered that a method known as biocontour profiling can predict breast cancer.!-…

Funding for top scientists for pancreatic cancer treatment

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 11 Mar 2015

Cancer Research UK, Stand Up To Cancer and The Lustgarten Foundation have collaborated to fund the …

Treating cancer by draining its fuel tank

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 28 Nov 2014

Mitochondria fuelled by related proteins are key to promoting the proliferative expansion and survi…

On the move; new device follows metastasis

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 10 Nov 2014

Cancer researchers have got an unprecedented microscopic look at metastasis thanks to a new device …

Queen’s to head £6m cancer prevention initiative

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 29 Sep 2014

Queen’s University in Belfast are to spearhead a £6 million initiative to find better ways to preve…

Treating cancer with wasp venom

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 18 Aug 2014

Wasp venom is proving to be a novel source of inspiration for a new therapy for breast cancer.!--mo…

Daily aspirin could keep cancer away

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 6 Aug 2014

Taking aspirin daily could significantly reduce the risk of developing major cancers of the digesti…

Self-assembling nanoparticle could aid cancer diagnosis

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 29 Jul 2014

A new self-assembling nanoparticle which targets cancerous tumours could boost the effectiveness of…

Four new genes confirmed to increase familial breast cancer risk

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 20 Jun 2014

Four new genes have been added to those already known to increase the risk of familial breast cance…

Neutron analysis reveals cancer drug clustering

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 30 May 2014

Cancer pharmaceuticals currently have to be administered intravenously because of a tendency for so…

New gene linked to oesophageal cancer treatment

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 23 May 2014

A newly discovered gene linked to oesophageal cancer could hold the key to treatments for the hard-…

Breast cancer mimics brain development process

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 2 May 2014

A key element in the development of the nervous system may also play a pivotal role in the spread o…

Rotating nanoparticles cause cancer cells to self-destruct

qwqcdhhcbc.d qwqcdhhcbc.d | Added: 29 Apr 2014

Magnetically controlled nanoparticles which force tumour cells to self-destruct could form part of …