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Targeted Viral Therapy Destroys Breast Cancer Stem Cells in Preclinical Experiments
June 24, 2013 — A promising new treatment for breast cancer has been shown in cell culture and in animal models to selectively kill cancer stem cells at the original tumor site and in distant metastases with no ... > full story -
Herding Cancer Cells to Their Death
June 20, 2013 — Scientists have developed a therapeutic strategy that manipulates a mechanism driving cellular heterogeneity to treat advanced ... > full story -
Odors from Human Skin Cells Can Be Used to Identify Melanoma
June 13, 2013 — Researchers identified odorants from human skin cells that can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition a nanotechnology-based sensor could reliably differentiate ... > full story -
Diabetes Drug Points the Way to Overcoming Drug Resistance in Melanoma
June 11, 2013 — Despite the success of melanoma-targeting drugs, tumors inevitably become drug resistant and return, more aggressive than before. Researchers now describe how they increase the effectiveness of ... > full story -
Quick and Simple Ways to Reduce Risk from the Most Common Form of Cancer
June 11, 2013 — Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in the United States, with one in five Americans expected to develop a form of skin cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, there are simple ... > full story -
First Dual-Action Compound Kills Cancer Cells, Stops Them from Spreading
June 5, 2013 — Scientists are reporting development and successful lab tests on the first potential drug to pack a lethal one-two punch against melanoma skin cancer cells. Hit number one destroys cells in the main ... > full story -
Metastatic Tumors: New Path in Immunotherapy
June 3, 2013 — Cancer immunotherapy is showing promise in treating patients with a variety of advanced, metastatic tumors, as evidenced by two newly unveiled ... > full story -
New Cancer Drug Shows Promise for Treating Advanced Melanoma
June 2, 2013 — Researchers report preliminary results showing significant antitumor activity with very manageable side effects from a new drug being tested in patients with advanced melanoma, the deadliest form of ... > full story -
New Therapy Shown to Improve Progression-Free Survival and Shrink Tumors in Rare Cancer for the First Time
June 1, 2013 — The experimental drug selumetinib is the first targeted therapy to demonstrate significant clinical benefit for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma, according to new ... > full story -
Skin Cancer May Be Linked to Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
May 15, 2013 — People who have skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to new research. The link does not apply to melanoma, a less common but more aggressive type of skin ... > full story
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