Q&A: How tumor support cells help lung cancer evade targeted therapy

A study led by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center found that normal cells surrounding a tumor, known as cancer-associated ...

How major nuclear protein complexes control specialized gene regulation in cancer and beyond

Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many ...
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Cancer cells depend on a dangerous DNA repair trick

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...
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Blocking One Protein Slows Cancer Growth in Mice, Scientists Discover

One of the ways scientists are trying to improve cancer treatments is by better equipping the body's own immune system to ...

The Immune Cell Scientists Couldn’t Grow Until Now Could Change Cancer Treatment

Researchers have unlocked a way to grow the immune system’s “conductors” from stem cells, bringing ready-made cancer-fighting therapies a big step closer. For the first time, scientists at the Univers ...
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Stomach cancer cells make their own WNT signals to keep growing

Gastric cancer cells can activate KRAS-driven signals, enabling autonomous tumor growth by producing their own WNT proteins. New research reveals how gastric cancer cells exploit WNT signaling for ...

Immune sabotage: How a Vitamin A byproduct compromises the body's normal anti-cancer response

Scientists at the Princeton University Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have identified novel mechanisms by ...