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‘Like trying to hit a moving target’: Why it’s so difficult to attack cancer with targeted gene therapies

Jonathan Goodman | 
We are, it seems, still a long way off from a cure, in any ordinary sense of the term. Yet ...
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Targeting cancer cells by ‘putting the brakes’ on their ability to mutate and evolve

Catherine Offord | 
The vast majority of cancer deaths in the US come about not because of a lack of treatment, but because ...
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Promising cancer-fighting tactic—using nanoparticles—runs into a potential glitch

The challenge of chemotherapy is to kill off the tumor cells without doing too much harm to healthy ones. The ...
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‘Simple blood test’ could give us an early warning system for cancer

Sarah Richards | 
As of 2020, there are now targeted therapy drugs for 30 kinds of cancer. As part of this whirlwind of innovation, ...
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‘We need it now’: Why precision medicine isn’t doing enough for children with cancer

Gwen Nichols | 
Precision medicine, the concept of giving the right treatment to the right patient at the right time, is flourishing in ...
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How our bodies protect cancer and why this could be key to better chemotherapy treatments

Bob Holmes | 
Tumors resist chemotherapy with help from a surprising source: nearby normal cells. Researchers are developing workarounds ...
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These drugs could replace chemotherapy with fewer ‘disruptive side effects’

Kanoko Matsuyama | 
A class of drugs is emerging that can attack cancer cells in the body without damaging surrounding healthy ones. They ...
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Rethinking cancer care: Home-based treatments may be right around the corner

Justin Bekelman, Nathan Handley | 
Imagine having cancer and being told that most of your treatment will happen in your home instead of a high-tech ...
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Can aggressive cancer cells be transformed into ‘harmless fat’?

Rachel Rettner | 
Imagine if you could turn aggressive cancer cells into harmless fat. Scientists in Switzerland say they've done just that, in ...
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A more modest goal for CRISPR: Making chemotherapy ‘a bit less terrible’ for patients

Eric Kmiec | 
Ambitious efforts to prevent or beat cancer are important, but we can’t overlook or undervalue the incremental breakthroughs that could ...
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Choosing an alternative cancer therapy cuts survival chances, study shows

Alex Therrien | 
Cancer patients who use alternative therapies may be more likely to shun conventional treatments and risk their chances of survival, ...
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Questions about wisdom of early mammograms raise stakes for genetic profiling

Meredith Knight | 
Conflicting screening recommendations are sure to confuse women — which raises the importance of factoring in genetic factors in risk ...
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