The scientists have discovered that low oxygen conditions inside the tumors initiate a molecular chain of events that give breast cancer cells their ability to move.
A study by the Johns Hopkins University underlines the importance of hypoxia-inducible factors in promoting breast cancer metastasis.
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive cancer with poor prognosis and limited treatment options and highly resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
The scientists from the University of Manchester and Manchester Cancer Research Centre have discovered a new way to make chemotherapy treatment more effective for pancreatic cancer patients. They believe that the new strategy is effective in killing only the pancreatic cancer while sparing healthy cells, thus making the treatment more effective.
It is reported that the Cervical Cancer is the second most common cancer in women. Cervical Cancer is responsible for about 10 percent of cancer deaths in women.
Researchers have done a systematic and comprehensive genomic analysis of cervical cancer in two different populations – identifying recurrent genetic mutations that were not previously found in the cervical cancer. The study has also found out the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the development of cervical cancer.
