New insights into how cancer spreads prompt rethink of metastasis care

China has become the world leader in oncological research, and for the first time has passed the U.S. as a volume of specialty studies published in top scientific journals in the Nature Index. It is a change that reflects...

New insights into how cancer spreads prompt rethink of metastasis care

A McGill University-led research collaboration has achieved a breakthrough in understanding how cancer spreads. A clinical study of ovarian and colorectal cancer patients found cancer cells move in the bloodstream in clusters more commonly than was previously thought. The discovery could help doctors more quickly identify which cancer patients are at high risk of having their cancer spread to other organs, knowledge that could guide treatment de…

Melbourne researchers launch trial to predict chemotherapy success in bowel cancer - Australian Manufacturing

A pioneering clinical trial underway in Melbourne, supported by breakthrough research from  Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI), is exploring whether lab-grown tumour models can help personalise chemotherapy for bowel cancer patients by predicting drug effectiveness before treatment begins.

Another type of human cell division could improve our understanding of cancer and help us develop specific tissues The division of human cells may not align exactly with what is written in the manuals Scientists have discovered a kind of division that allows cells to use coded information [...]

A study conducted by a research team at McGill University could change the treatment of metastases.