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AI reduces miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening
Artificial intelligence reduced by twofold the rate at which precancerous polyps were missed in colorectal cancer screening, reported a team of international researchers.
HIV drug stabilizes disease progression in metastatic colorectal cancer
Many cancers exhibit high levels of the reverse transcriptase enzyme. Single-agent lamivudine, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, stopped disease progression in over 25% of patients …
Researchers identify new targets for immunotherapy in colon cancer
Scientists identify a pathway of immune cell inhibition that may provide the basis for novel approaches to immunotherapy of colon cancer. Their results also …
Potential therapy may boost chemoimmunotherapy response in bladder cancer
Adding an anti-inflammatory medication to immunotherapy and standard chemotherapy drugs may provide long-term suppression of aggressive bladder tumor growth, according to a proof-of-concept study.
Fundamental cancer metabolism dogma revisited
Accelerated glucose uptake and metabolism, known as the Warburg effect, is a feature of a small group of non-dividing cells within a colon cancer …
Stealth nanomedicines combat cancer and cut toxic effects of chemo
New research has identified that the frequently used chemotherapy drug (5-FU or Fluorouracil) is 100 per cent more effective at targeting tumors (rather than …
Visualizing the invisible: New fluorescent DNA label reveals nanoscopic cancer features
Researchers have developed a new fluorescent label that gives a clearer picture of how DNA architecture is disrupted in cancer cells. The findings could …
'Drug factory' implants eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer in mice
Bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days with a treatment that could …
Cancer breakthrough reveals old drugs with new tricks may limit spread
The treatment of cancer could be revolutionized by the discovery that existing drugs, used to treat depression and heart disease, could reverse key changes …
Patients with rare skin cancer face 40% recurrence rate
Patients treated for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) face a five-year recurrence rate of 40% -- markedly higher than the recurrence rates for melanoma and …