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Use of newer oral contraceptives linked to higher breast cancer risk

Oral contraceptive use is associated with a 50% increased risk of breast cancer compared with no use or former use.…

Published: 8 August 2014

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Protein target may hold the key to longevity, research shows

While developing an investigational drug, researchers created TRAP-1-knockout mice, which had reduced susceptibility to age-related pathologies.…

Published: 7 August 2014

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Protein identified that increases resistance to chemotherapy

Researchers from Barts Cancer Institute have identified a role for endothelial Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) in regulating tumour chemosensitivity.…

Published: 30 July 2014

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Everolimus fails to extend life in advanced liver cancer

Survival rates in patients with advanced liver cancer are not improved by the mTOR inhibitor everolimus, the EVOLVE-1 clinical trial suggests.…

Published: 8 July 2014

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TNF-α antagonists not linked with cancer in Danish study

The use of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-Î±) antagonists to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not associated with an increased risk of cancer, analysis of a Danish registry indicates[1] . The analysis, conducted by researchers from Statens Serum Institute and …

Published: 8 July 2014

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Cancer: Body out of sync

The body clock of mammals — or circadian rhythm — is synchronised with the cell-division cycle, but little is known about how the two work together. Now a team of researchers from The Rockefeller University in New York have imaged single proliferating fibroblasts in mice and found …

Published: 8 July 2014

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Rituximab combination beneficial in aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, say researchers

Adding rituximab (Mabthera) to standard combination chemotherapy for aggressive non-Hodgkin?s lymphoma (NHL) can prolong overall survival, according to the results of a recent trial. …

Published: 23 December 2000