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Research Finds Viable Marker for the Early Diagnosis of Most Common Type of Pancreatic Cancer
Teams of researchers from Spain have identified a new viable marker for early diagnosis in the most common type of pancreatic cancer, pancreatic du...
About Digestive Cancers and the Coronavirus
The coronavirus (COVID-19) was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in March 2020. DiCE would like to share the fo...
Aggressive cancers in ‘evolutionary arms race’ with the immune system
Aggressive and highly-mutated cancers are engaged in an “evolutionary arms race” with the immune system, new research suggests. Gullet and stom...
What is the link between cancer and sugar?
It’s commonly heard that sugar causes cancer or makes it grow faster. In some ways, this makes sense. Every cell in your body uses blood suga...
European Society of Medical Oncology Congress Presentations Show B-Cell Vaccine Combinations
(ASX:IMU), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company, today announced two presentations by medical investigators at the European Society of Medical ...
More Antibiotics, Higher Odds for Colon Cancer?
Taking certain antibiotics — especially multiple times or for long courses — may put you at risk for colon cancer, a large new study su...
Overcoming resistance in pancreatic cancer
In pancreatic cancer cells’ struggle to survive, the cells choose alternative routes when their main pathways are blocked by drugs. Researche...
Simple test produces a color change in urine to signal tumor growth in mice
A simple and sensitive urine test developed by Imperial and MIT engineers has produced a color change in urine to signal growing tumors in mice. To...
Bowel cancer rates rising ‘among young adults’
More young people under 50 are being diagnosed with bowel cancer, two studies of the disease in European and high-income countries have found. Alth...