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Combined Antihormone Therapy and Radiation Improves Prostate Cancer Outcomes

Research shows that it is almost universally optimal for men to begin androgen deprivation therapy to reduce testosterone levels when starting radiation, rather than before.
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Disrupted Circadian Rhythms Enhance Lung Tumor Growth in Mice

Disrupted circadian rhythms have been identified as a probable carcinogen, and in a new study, researchers have described how a disrupted circadian clock can enhance lung tumor growth.
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Radioactive Gel Implant Eliminates Pancreatic Tumors in 80% of Mice

Researchers have tested a new treatment for pancreatic cancer in mice and report that tumors were completely eliminated in 80% of mice across several model types.
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Tumor Mutations Influence Sensitivity to Radiotherapy

A research team plans to use genetic information from a patient's tumor to guide radiotherapy doses, based on mutations that drive radiotherapy sensitivity.
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"Corrupt" Blood Vessel Cells Protect Leukemia Cells From Chemotherapy

A new study has shown that endothelial cells – the cells that line blood vessels – can become corrupted when grown alongside leukemia cells and rescue the cancer cells from chemotherapy drugs.
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New Strategy Noninvasively Monitors Immune Cells in Tumors

Researchers have developed a strategy to noninvasively track macrophages within brain and breast tumors in living mice.
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Two Drugs Reverse Pancreatic Cancer Development in Lab Model

Two drugs that inhibit precancerous cell progression have been shown to reverse a process that precedes pancreatic cancer, hopefully enabling earlier treatment for the disease.
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New Gene Target for Treatment-Resistant Brain Cancer

Researchers have identified a gene that may provide a therapeutic target for the deadly, treatment-resistant brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme.

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Novel Strategy Suppresses Prostate Cancer Growth

Researchers have investigated what drives the growth of advanced prostate cancer tumors that have become resistant to standard therapy. Working with cells and animal models, they discovered an approach that suppresses the growth of resistant tumors.
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Cancer-Seeking Drug Delivery System Could Boost Immunotherapy

Researchers have developed a new approach to delivering immunotherapy agents directly to cells in the tumor microenvironment, using an acid-seeking molecule called pHLIP®.
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