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Antiparasitic drug could be new treatment for brain tumours
New findings could help to extend the lives of patients suffering from one of the most common types of brain tumours - low-grade glioma.
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£100 million for Cancer Research’s ‘grand challenge’ competition winners
Cancer Research UK announced that four international teams are the first recipients of its global £100m Grand Challenge competition, which aims to overcome the biggest challenges facing cancer researchers in a global effort to beat cancer sooner.
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IL-34: a new target to tackle chemo-resistant cancer cells
3 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Researchers found that A549-DR was resistant to the chemotherapeutic drug when transplanted in mice, while A549-DR with depleted IL-34 became sensitive...
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Chemotherapy alternative: research shows Chinese medicine kills cancer cells
8 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
Compound kushen injection (CKI) has been used for years in Chinese clinics as an adjunct to western chemotherapy. Researchers used next generation...
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Targeting cancer metabolism
Cancer cells are addicted to glucose and glutamine, which enables them to generate the energy and macromolecule synthesis intermediates to support their growth...
