New cancer research goes to a smaller level
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In the clearest signal yet of nanotechnology&#39;s ascendancy in the realm of medicine, the National Cancer Institute will announce a major nano-research program today.
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Drug companies are becoming less innovative, with the number of new drugs being developed failing to keep pace  with the substantial increases in spending on research and development, according to congressional investigators.
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An inexpensive microfluidics chip could lead to earlier cancer detection and treatment.
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A debate over an unproven hypothesis, which says cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells, could affect the direction of research.
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A drug approved last year as a last-ditch hope for some lung cancer patients who didn&#39;t find relief from other forms of therapy has come up short in a large clinical trial.
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A small population of stem cells drives tumor growth in colon cancer, researchers said on Monday in a discovery that could lead to a new approach to tackle the deadly disease.
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Researchers say results aren't necessarily transferable to human beings.
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New studies are raising questions about whether drugs that have been used by millions of cancer patients might actually be harming them.
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People with Down's syndrome are less prone to some cancers - and scientists hope to exploit this to help others.
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In what may be good news for cervical cancer patients, a new study suggests a bone cancer drug seems to shrink the size of these tumors in mice.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- There were important advances in the detection and treatment of cancer this year -- more people than ever are now surviving the disease -- but cuts in government cancer research dollars could slow progress in the fight.
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A small population of stem cells  drives tumor growth in colon cancer, researchers said on Monday  in a discovery that could lead to a new approach to tackle the  deadly disease.
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Science & environment: Discovery will help doctors better understand the spread of the disease and could lead to improved drugs to prevent secondary tumours
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Cancer cells often have a way of outsmarting new targeted drug therapies, but U.S. researchers said on Thursday a combination of targeted drugs could shut down a tumor's backup plan, resulting in much more effective treatments.
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Researchers have discovered a small population of stem cells in pancreatic cancer that appear to drive tumor growth, opening the door for a potential new approach for treating this particularly deadly disease.
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A team of scientists in Glasgow say they have devised a new method of attacking cancer cells.
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Scientists have discovered a new  cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular  master switch for the disease.