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Cancer

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New Promise from Old Medicine

August 15, 2018

Study shows using arsenic in existing drug combination could fight cancer

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Cracking an Old Medical Mystery

August 3, 2018

Decades ago, a morning sickness drug caused severe birth defects. Now we know why.

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A Tale of Two Structures

August 2, 2018

Cancer-related protein can take two forms, each responding to different drugs

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A Resonant Legacy

July 30, 2018

Tempany-Afdhal named inaugural Jolesz Professor of Radiology

Crispr-Cancer

Turning Cancer on Itself

July 13, 2018

What if cancer cells could be re-engineered to turn against their own kind?

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In End-of-Life Cancer Care, Geography May Be Destiny

July 9, 2018

Physician beliefs, availability of care fuel higher spending for terminal cancer care in some…

No Pain, All Gain

No Pain, All Gain

May 24, 2018

Cancer cells co-opt pain-sensing ‘wasabi receptor’ to survive oxidative stress

Hidden Variation

Hidden Variation

March 22, 2018

Study reveals startlingly different tissue sensitivities to cancer-driving genes

In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

February 9, 2018

Cancer survivors’ fatigue can be relieved when they knowingly take prescribed placebos

Remote Control

Remote Control

February 1, 2018

New tool tracks down distant regulators of gene expression, upends expectations

 Flip the Switch

Flip the Switch

January 15, 2018

Changes in fat metabolism may promote prostate cancer metastasis

Cracking Tumor Defiance

Cracking Tumor Defiance

January 4, 2018

Why does immunotherapy achieve dramatic results in some cancer patients but fail in others?

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