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Anne Li                              1/1/17   Researchers have created a long-sought-after mouse model for the most common form of infant leukemia, an aggressive form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) for which prognosis is poor. The model closely mimics…...

Anne Li                                 1/1/17   In an early-phase clinical trial of a new oral drug, selumetinib, children with the common genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas, tumors of the peripheral nerves, tolerated…...

Anne Li                                                1/1/17   A drug most commonly used to treat depression may also reduce joint pain in some women being treated for early-stage breast cancer, according…...

Anne Li                                    1/1/17   Scientists in London have discovered a possible way that some cancer cells invade their surroundings and escape a tumour. If confirmed in patients, the findings could shed light on…...

Anne Li                       1/1/17   The two main types of oesophageal, or food pipe cancer, display distinct genetic characteristics and should be studied separately in clinical trials, according to a large US study. The analysis from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network…...

Anne Li                              1/1/17   The New Year honours list includes three Cancer Research UK experts who are being recognised for their service to science. Michael Pragnell is Cancer Research UK’s previous chairman while Professor Jack Cuzick is a…...

Anne Li                                      1/1/17   The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published draft guidance stating that the breast cancer drug trastuzumab emtansine (also known as Kadcyla) will not be made routinely available through the NHS.…...

Anne Li                              1/1/17   This week, Cancer Research UK's News Digest gives us updates on predicted drop in cancer death rates, lasers, blood tests and… a cancer-dectecting "breathalyser"? This week's number is 400,000, which is the…...

Anne Li                                    1/1/17   It’s been a year of big announcements and surprises in the world of politics and policy. Here are just 7 of the key moments that have defined cancer policy…...