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Cell type switch helps colon cancer evade treatment, study suggests

Researchers have discovered that colon cancers are often resistant to existing drug treatments because they are composed of two different cell types that can replace each other when one cell type is killed. The study suggests that combination therapies ... read more

Could gut bacteria drive colon cancer?

Gut microbiota could play a role in the development of colon cancer, a new study ... types of microRNA (miRNA), which are non-coding molecules that help to regulate gene expression. Such an interaction, they surmise, may lead to dysregulations at cell ... read more

Most People Avoid Them, But Here's One Way Grape Seeds May Benefit Your Health

Cancer treatment often involves chemotherapy and other toxic drugs, but a recent study again suggests hope of an organic approach ... In this study, we showed that grape seed extract not only kills colon cancer cells, but it also targets cancer stem ... read more

Biologists identify key step in lung cancer evolution

MIT biologists have now identified a major switch ... another cell type that's receiving the niche cues and behaves like a stem cell." While Wnt has been found to drive tumor formation in some other cancers, including colon cancer, this study points ... read more

A double-pronged attack on colon tumours succeeds where one doesn’t

Colon-cancer treatment could be improved by targeting ... Grey hair may sprout when the immune system is activated by infection, a study in mice suggests. Hair gets its colour from pigment-making cells called melanocytes that are found at the base of ... read more

Could these 'molecular switches' stop brain cancer?

It might be possible to change the course of glioblastoma, a very aggressive brain cancer, by manipulating small molecules that switch genes on and off inside cells. This was the conclusion of a study ... Read now Types, symptoms, and treatment of a ... read more

'Immunoswitch' particles may be key to more-effective cancer immunotherapy

Those drugs help overcome cancer cells' ability to evade a ... received the "immunoswitch" particles had significantly delayed tumor growth and longer survival compared to those who received the control treatments or no treatment. Specifically, the ... read more

Low-Dose Aspirin Tied to Better Cancer Survival in Study

However, experts stressed that the study does not prove aspirin can help treat the cancers ... aspirin to reduce their risk of colon cancer. There has not been as much research on the role of aspirin during cancer treatment, Jacobs said. read more

Study shows how some intestinal cells resist chemotherapy and radiation

Last year, Lengner's lab group showed that the Musashi proteins MSI1 and MSI2 were crucial drivers of colon cancer. Functionally redundant, they bind to RNA transcripts of genes that can help ... cells from other cell types to make it easier to study ... read more