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Infographic: Mechanisms of Resistance
Anna Azvolinsky | Mar 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Cancers appear to be able to evolve resistance to many of the therapies doctors have tried.
Lipids Take the Lead in Metastasis
Amanda B. Keener | Jan 20, 2017 | 3 min read
Researchers find diverse ways that the molecules can regulate cancer’s spread.
Circulating Tumor Cells Traverse Tiny Vasculature
Tanya Lewis | Apr 18, 2016 | 3 min read
Clusters of tumor-derived cells can pass through narrow channels that mimic human capillaries, scientists show in vitro and in zebrafish.
Dying Light Marks the Spot
Catherine Offord | Mar 28, 2016 | 2 min read
Drug-delivering nanoparticles designed to glow when their target cells die can report on the effectiveness of cancer therapies within just a few hours of treatment, a mouse study shows.
An Epi Phenomenon
Karen Hopkin | Dec 1, 2012 | 9 min read
While exploring the genetics of a rare type of tumor, Stephen Baylin discovered an epigenetic modification that occurs in most every cancer—a finding he’s helping bring to the clinic.
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