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News digest – 8 new grand cancer challenges, blood tests, personalising immunotherapy and… ‘go natural’?

Anne Li                             6/30/2017                             anne2001.li@gmail.com   This week, Cancer Research UK's News Digest gives us updates on 8 new grand cancer challenges, blood…...

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Lung cancer discovery points to a better way to personalise immunotherapy

Anne Li                         6/30/2017                                anne2001.li@gmail.com   Treatments that harness the power of the immune system against cancer are an exciting area that’s seen an…...

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CRT’s Discovery Laboratories extends alliance with Merck to develop new cancer drugs

Anne Li                        6/30/2017                         anne2001.li@gmail.com   CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY (CRT) has signed a further deal with Merck, a leading science and technology company, to discover new cancer drugs…...

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Using body noise to improve cancer detection

Anne Li                      6/30/2017                             anne2001.li@gmail.com   Elastography, sometimes referred as seismology of the human body, is an emerging technology used to enhance medical ultrasound imaging. It does…...

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Harnessing cancer’s methylation footprint for more precise diagnosis and prognosis

Anne LI                                      6/30/2017                                    anne2001.li@gmail.com   In a new study, published online in the July 26…...

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How family and friends influence breast cancer treatment decisions

Anne Li                              6/30/2017                                 anne2001.li@gmail.com   When a woman walks into the oncologist's office, she's usually not alone. In fact, a…...

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A new weapon for the war on cancer

Anne LI                               6/30/2017                           anne2001.li@gmail.com   Cancerous tumors are formidable enemies, recruiting blood vessels to aid their voracious growth, damaging nearby tissues, and…...

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The gene behind follicular lymphoma

Anne Li                             6/30/2017                                anne2001.li@gmail.com   Follicular lymphoma is an incurable cancer that affects over 200,000 people worldwide every year. A form…...

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Test identifies breast cancer patients with lowest risk of death

Anne Li                              6/30/2017                                    anne2001.li@gmail.com   A molecular test can pinpoint which patients will have a very low risk of…...

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A new weapon for the war on cancer

Anne Li                       6/30/2017                                     anne2001.li@gmail.com   Cancerous tumors are formidable enemies, recruiting blood vessels to aid their voracious growth, damaging nearby tissues,…...

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