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Tumor Targeting
Tumor Targeting: is a cancer treatment that uses drugs.... Targeted therapy works by targeting the cancer's specific genes, proteins, or the tissue environment that contributes to cancer growth and survival. These genes and proteins are found in cancer cells or in cells related to cancer growth, like blood vessel cells.
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SEP 22, 2016Videos
When scientists speak about particle accelerators it's usually in reference to quantum physics, space applications or ot ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 12, 2016Cancer
A drug that’s currently under testing in people has been found to kill melanoma cells, even the treatment-resistan ...SEP 09, 2016Videos
A new chemotherapy drug for chronic lymphocytic leukemia has been given approval by the FDA. CLL is the most common form ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 07, 2016Cancer
When treating cancer, doctors have turned to immunotherapy to help target actual tumors instead of attacking all rapidly ...Written By: Jennifer EllisAUG 25, 2016Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly form of skin cancers. Now researchers say they ...AUG 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
When cells in our bodies are on the move, they often must fit into tight places and squeeze through tiny spaces before r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2016Cancer
By combining nanotechnology and the wonderful world of microbiology, Canadian scientists have created something truly un ...AUG 14, 2016Microbiology
Fusobacteria are a type of bacteria that may worsen colon cancer. A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Publi ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 14, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 09, 2016Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst mortality rates among all cancer types. It’s estimated that of the 53,000 A ...AUG 06, 2016Cancer
In an effort to nip lymphomas before it becomes lethal to patients, scientists at the University of Geneva have develope ...AUG 05, 2016Videos
While a diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating no matter what, it's important to know that advances in the treatment ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 02, 2016Cancer
One of the most common viruses in the world – and one of the few that’s actually shown to cause cancer &ndas ...AUG 01, 2016Immunology
A new treatment for the selective targeting of ovarian cancer cells has been adopted from chimeric antigen receptor (CAR ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 28, 2016Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th ...JUL 26, 2016Immunology
As scientists identify ways that viruses exploit their host cells to make more copies of themselves, they are also uncov ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 18, 2016Immunology
For the first time in a human tumor, scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania h ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2016Videos
Li Gu, a post-doctoral fellow, talks about his award-winning image in this video from MIT's Koch Institute. Gu works in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2016Cancer
The diagnosis of glioblastoma often bears one of the grimmest prognosis for patients. But a new research discovery may o ...JUN 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The crux of anticancer efforts has always been to identify the cancer target and kill it without harming nearby healthy ...JUN 27, 2016Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 24, 2016Cancer
Rare cancers account for about 25% of cancer in adults and about 10% of pediatric cancer cases. Unfortunately, prognosis ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2016
Videos
When scientists speak about particle accelerators it's usually in reference to quantum physics, space applications or ot
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 12, 2016
Cancer
A drug that’s currently under testing in people has been found to kill melanoma cells, even the treatment-resistan
...
SEP 09, 2016
Videos
A new chemotherapy drug for chronic lymphocytic leukemia has been given approval by the FDA. CLL is the most common form
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 07, 2016
Cancer
When treating cancer, doctors have turned to immunotherapy to help target actual tumors instead of attacking all rapidly
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
AUG 25, 2016
Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly form of skin cancers. Now researchers say they
...
AUG 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
When cells in our bodies are on the move, they often must fit into tight places and squeeze through tiny spaces before r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2016
Cancer
By combining nanotechnology and the wonderful world of microbiology, Canadian scientists have created something truly un
...
AUG 14, 2016
Microbiology
Fusobacteria are a type of bacteria that may worsen colon cancer. A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Publi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 14, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 09, 2016
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst mortality rates among all cancer types. It’s estimated that of the 53,000 A
...
AUG 06, 2016
Cancer
In an effort to nip lymphomas before it becomes lethal to patients, scientists at the University of Geneva have develope
...
AUG 05, 2016
Videos
While a diagnosis of breast cancer is devastating no matter what, it's important to know that advances in the treatment
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 02, 2016
Cancer
One of the most common viruses in the world – and one of the few that’s actually shown to cause cancer &ndas
...
AUG 01, 2016
Immunology
A new treatment for the selective targeting of ovarian cancer cells has been adopted from chimeric antigen receptor (CAR
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 28, 2016
Cancer
Metastatic melanoma is one of the most savage killers in its ability to escape detection and spread to other parts of th
...
JUL 26, 2016
Immunology
As scientists identify ways that viruses exploit their host cells to make more copies of themselves, they are also uncov
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 18, 2016
Immunology
For the first time in a human tumor, scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2016
Videos
Li Gu, a post-doctoral fellow, talks about his award-winning image in this video from MIT's Koch Institute. Gu works in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2016
Cancer
The diagnosis of glioblastoma often bears one of the grimmest prognosis for patients. But a new research discovery may o
...
JUN 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The crux of anticancer efforts has always been to identify the cancer target and kill it without harming nearby healthy
...
JUN 27, 2016
Immunology
T cells are the body’s natural fleet of cancer-attacking lymphocytes, but in recent years scientists have found a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 24, 2016
Cancer
Rare cancers account for about 25% of cancer in adults and about 10% of pediatric cancer cases. Unfortunately, prognosis
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The US government panel that evaluates gene therapy trials, the National Institute of Health’s Recombinant DNA Res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch