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Disrupting Repair Mechanism Prevents Cancer Cells From Regenerating

Researchers have discovered a potential way to disrupt the repair mechanism that cancer cells use after treatment, hindering their ability to regenerate.
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Researchers Manufacture Functional CAR T Cells in 24 Hours

In a pre-clinical study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, a team at the University of Pennsylvania abbreviated the manufacture of CAR T cells and generated functional cells with enhanced anti-tumor potency in just 24 hours.

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Accelerated Biological Aging May Increase Risk of Bowel Cancer

Researchers report in eLife that accelerated biological aging measured by an epigenetic clock may increase the risk of bowel cancer.
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Liquid Biopsy Could Enable Earlier Detection of Metastatic Breast Cancer

Liquid biopsy performed on serum samples taken from breast cancer patients can provide increasingly accurate information on cancer progression and enable earlier detection of cancer recurrence.
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Tumor Cells Pass Themselves Off as Platelets To Evade Detection

A team of researchers has discovered that tumor cells pass themselves off as platelets to go undetected in the bloodstream.
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Cancer Cells Use Octopus-Like Tentacles To Move Around the Body

The mechanism behind how cancer cells use octopus-like tentacles to move around the body and invade new tissue has been identified in a new study.
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New Pathway for Tumor Cells To Transfer Genetic Material Discovered

University of Notre Dame researchers have discovered another way tumor cells transfer genetic material to other cells in their microenvironment, causing cancer to spread.
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Spinal Fluid Sampling Used To Track Treatment Response in Pediatric Glioma

Recent findings suggest a new method could provide additional data about glioma tumor markers before changes appear on an MRI, indicating possible strategies to help clinicians address this aggressive form of cancer.
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Acoustic Tweezers That Manipulate Cells Could Enable Personalized Cancer Therapies

Mechanical engineers are using two electronic “voices” singing a harmonic duet to control suspended particles and cells in new and valuable ways.
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Artificial Sweeteners Are Associated With Increased Cancer Risk, Finds Large-Scale Cohort Study

Results from a large cohort study of >100,000 French adults suggest that some artificial sweeteners found in foods and beverages are associated with an increased risk of cancer. The findings were published in PLOS Medicine.
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