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Blocking a survival mechanism could tackle melanoma treatment resistance
The effectiveness of current treatments for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, could be improved by using approaches that wipe out the ‘survival system’ of cancer cells according to a study published in Nature Communications. Researchers from…
Liver Cancer: Where We Are Now
Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world and 4th most common in Asia. It is the second deadliest cancer around the globe, taking more than 746,000 lives in 2012. In Asia,…
Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade
Liver cancer death rates have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled since records began, according to the latest calculations by Cancer Research UK. New mortality data shows that there were around 5,700…
Joint Research Symposium
The Asian Fund for Cancer Research and the U.S.-based National Foundation for Cancer Research recently collaborated in an unprecedented manner, with both organizations gathering together. A first-of-its kind partnership, the Joint NFCR and AFCR Scientific…
Imaging tumor stiffness could help enhance treatment for breast and pancreatic cancer
Using a non-invasive imaging technique that measures the stiffness of tissues gives crucial new information about cancer architecture and could aid the delivery of treatment to the most challenging tumours, new research shows. Magnetic resonance…