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Electric Fields Disrupt Cancer Cell Division
A novel, non-invasive treatment using electrical currents exploits physiological properties of dividing cancer cells to prolong survival and augment current therapies.
Electric Fields Disrupt Cancer Cell Division
Electric Fields Disrupt Cancer Cell Division

A novel, non-invasive treatment using electrical currents exploits physiological properties of dividing cancer cells to prolong survival and augment current therapies.

A novel, non-invasive treatment using electrical currents exploits physiological properties of dividing cancer cells to prolong survival and augment current therapies.

disease & medicine, cancer

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“Silent” Mutations Make Noise In Cancer
Katarina Zimmer | May 1, 2023 | 10+ min read
Synonymous mutations have long been ignored in cancer studies since they don’t affect the amino acid sequences of proteins. But research increasingly reveals that they can have disease-driving effects.
Histological image of ccRCC
Mutational Signature Indicates Risk of Kidney Cancer Recurrence
Holly Barker, PhD | Mar 1, 2023 | 2 min read
DNA sequencing can identify mutations that predict recurrence of renal cell carcinoma and may help low-risk patients avoid unnecessary treatment, a study finds.
High Content Phenotypic Screening and Analysis Enhances Drug Discovery
The Scientist | 1 min read
Molly Shoichet and Bridget Wagner discuss strategies for using phenotypic screening to identify novel agents against diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
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Cancer Cells in Mice May Hitch a Ride with Bone-Healing Stem Cells
Andy Carstens | Nov 7, 2022 | 4 min read
Researchers have long observed a connection between bone metastasis and remodeling, which might be due to a close connection between the two cell types. 
Infographic: Steps in Cancer Metastasis
Shawna Williams | Apr 1, 2021 | 2 min read
It’s now thought that in many cases, cancer cells disseminate from the primary tumor site early on and lie dormant for long periods rather than only venturing out from primary tumors at an advanced stage.
New Understanding of Metastasis Could Lead to Better Treatments
Shawna Williams | Apr 1, 2021 | 10+ min read
Recent insights, such as the recognition that disseminated cancer cells can lie dormant for years before seeding secondary tumors, suggest novel strategies for fighting metastatic disease.
Bisrat Debeb Models How Cancer Spreads to the Brain
Catherine Offord | Apr 1, 2021 | 3 min read
From his student days in veterinary medicine in Ethiopia to running a lab on metastasis at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Debeb has a passion for understanding how living things work.
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José Baselga, Renowned Oncologist, Dies at 61
Asher Jones | Mar 22, 2021 | 2 min read
The cancer researcher and executive vice president of AstraZeneca’s oncology research and development is well known for his role in the development of pivotal breast cancer therapies.
Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Not Linked to Cancer, Bluebird Finds
Lisa Winter | Mar 11, 2021 | 2 min read
Clinical trials were halted after the treatment’s vector that ferries in the healthy genetic sequence was identified in the genome of a patient’s cancer cells.
Bispecific Antibodies Treat Cancer in Mouse Models
Abby Olena, PhD | Mar 5, 2021 | 4 min read
A trio of papers shows that specialized antibodies can direct T cells to destroy cells that display portions of mutant cancer-related proteins, as well as T cells that have become cancerous themselves.
Emil Freireich, cancer, leukemia, platelets, blood, chemotherapy, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Pioneering Cancer Researcher Emil Freireich Dies at 93
Asher Jones | Feb 5, 2021 | 3 min read
The oncologist developed lifesaving childhood leukemia treatments and revolutionized chemotherapy.
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Record Drop in US Cancer Death Rate
Asher Jones | Jan 13, 2021 | 2 min read
From 2017 to 2018, cancer deaths dropped by 2.4 percent, the largest single-year improvement recorded in 70 years of American Cancer Society annual cancer reports.
Gloria Echeverria Investigates an Insidious Form of Breast Cancer
Max Kozlov | Dec 1, 2020 | 3 min read
The newly minted Baylor College of Medicine faculty member is working to crack the mystery of triple negative breast cancer.
Cheese Preservative Slows Oral Cancer Spread in Mice: Study
Max Kozlov | Oct 1, 2020 | 4 min read
The results add to mounting evidence of microbes’ roles in tumor growth and point to the possibility of impeding malignancies by inhibiting bacteria.
Molecular Imaging Pioneer, Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, Dies at 57
Lisa Winter | Jul 28, 2020 | 3 min read
The Stanford Medical School professor’s research aided the development of positron emission tomography (PET) reporters to identify disease.
Paul Marks, Past President of MSKCC, Dies
Catherine Offord | May 8, 2020 | 3 min read
A cancer researcher with a talent for leadership, Marks turned the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center into one of the world’s foremost oncology research institutions.
Blood Test Detects Cancer Early, But Has Some Holdups
Ashley Yeager | Apr 29, 2020 | 2 min read
The liquid biopsy, which detects cell-free tumor DNA, spotted undiagnosed cancers in some women, but had a greater number of false positives and false negatives.
Who Benefits from Herceptin and Other Anti-HER2 Cancer Therapies?
Robert Fortner | Apr 12, 2020 | 7 min read
Calls to include a new breast cancer subtype in future clinical trials reveal fundamental disagreements about HER2’s role in the disease.
Lasering Cancer
The Scientist | Apr 1, 2020 | 1 min read
See physicist Hadiyah-Nicole Green, this month’s Scientist to Watch, describe her research into using lasers to treat solid tumors.
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