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Boosting T Cells’ Ability To Attack Solid Tumors
Boosting the immune system's T cells to effectively attack solid tumors can be achieved by adding a small molecule to an immunotherapeutic strategy known as chimeric antigen receptor-T (CAR-T) cell therapy.
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Birth Control Pills Protect Against Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer
A comprehensive study conducted by Uppsala University researchers, involving more than 250,000 women, demonstrates that oral contraceptives protect against ovarian and endometrial cancer.
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Preventing Tumors From Repairing Their Own DNA
Scientists have discovered a way to inhibit tumor cells from repairing their own DNA, which could be used in new therapeutic treatments of disease.
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Modified “Killer” Immune Cells Kill Lymphoma Cells Whilst Sparing Healthy Ones
Scientists have developed a promising new approach for treating lymphomas, cancers that begin in infection-fighting cells of the immune system called lymphocytes.
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Designing RNA Medicines Using “Functionalized Fragments”
Scientists have developed a new method that allows for the easier construction of proteins, using RNA molecules to read genes.
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Immune Cell That Drives Breast Cancer Growth Could Be Effective Therapeutic Target
A research team has identified a type of immune cell that acts as a major driver of breast cancer growth by preventing the accumulation of a specific protein that induces anti-tumor effects.
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Incidence of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Is Rising in Younger Adults
Esophageal adenocarcinoma is occurring more frequently in adults under 50 years of age, and these younger adults are more likely to be diagnosed at advanced stages, according to a new study.
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Using More Genomic Data Increases Accuracy of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment
A new study investigated two genes associated with breast cancer development in women, and found that mutations of these vary on other risk factors in the human genome.
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Stopping Tumors From Establishing New Blood Vessels
Researchers have discovered that inhibition of a certain protein in metastasizing cancers may result in the suppression of tumor formations.
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Study Shows No Increased Frequency of Cancer-Causing Mutations in Naïve Pluripotent Stem Cells
Pioneering new research has made a pivotal breakthrough that dispels concerns that human stem cells could contain cancer-causing mutations.
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