The latest cancer news for cancer research. Inform yourselves about the newest technologies, best practices and studies in the field of cancer diseases and tumors.

• Timing of melanoma diagnosis, treatment critical to survival October 17, 2017
  A new study underscores the importance of early detection and treatment of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The research indicates that the sooner patients were treated, the better their survival, particularly for stage I melanoma.
• Many pelvic tumors in women may have common origin: Fallopian tubes October 17, 2017
  Most, and possibly all, ovarian cancers start, not in ovaries, but instead in the fallopian tubes attached to them, report investigators.
• Novel mechanism of resistance to anti-cancer drugs October 16, 2017
  Investigators have discovered a novel non-genetic cause of resistance to the targeted anti-cancer therapy cetuximab. Their findings suggest a strategy for overcoming this resistance.
• Biology of childhood brain tumor subtypes offers clues to precision treatments October 16, 2017
  Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas (PLGG), the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences in how mutated genes combine with other genes to drive this childhood cancer. By shedding light on subtle distinctions in tumor biology, these findings offer clues to designing more effective anticancer tre […]
• Bolstering fat cells offers potential new leukemia treatment October 16, 2017
  Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells in the bone marrow could help acute myeloid leukemia patients, says a new study. Researchers found that boosting adipocytes, or fat cells, located in the bone morrow suppressed cancerous leukemia cells but -- in a surprise to the research team -- also induced the regeneration of healthy blood cells. […]
• Scientists identify biomarker for progression, drug response in brain cancer October 16, 2017
  Scientists have reported results from a glioblastoma study in which they validated a biomarker indicative of a patient's prognosis and likely response to specific therapies.
• Scientists demonstrate path to linking the genome to healthy tissues, disease October 16, 2017
  A study has reached a major milestone in establishing a baseline understanding of gene expression across healthy human tissues, and linking genes to disease.