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Potential new medicine can target proteins on cancer cell surfaces

A way of destroying specific proteins on the surface of cells could lead to new treatments for a wide range of conditions, particularly cancers

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Illustration of CAR T-immune cells attacking a cancer cell

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Cancer tumours eradicated by genetically modified immune cells

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Vitamin C and E supplements may make lung cancers grow faster

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How cancer-fighting immune cells could be made safer and more powerful

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Protons can be used to kill cancer cells

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Plastic wedge makes it much easier to make protons for cancer therapy

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Tumour-dwelling microbes: A startling new frontier in cancer treatment

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Tumour-dwelling microbes: A startling new frontier in cancer treatment

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How ultrasound therapy could treat everything from ageing to cancer

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How ultrasound therapy could treat everything from ageing to cancer

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Ovarian cancer test could detect disease earlier than current methods

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A compound found in octopus ink has anti-cancer properties

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Compound found in octopus ink kills cancer cells but not others

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Bowhead whales may resist cancer thanks to superior DNA repair ability

The cells of bowhead whales seem to be better at repairing DNA than those of humans or mice, and this may explain why they live to over 200 with low rates of cancer

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Genetically modified stem cells extend lifespan of mice by 20 per cent

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Surrounding tumours with brown fat could starve them of nutrients

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Cancer tumours in mice shrunk thanks to oxygen-sucking battery

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Cancer mystery as cases rise among younger people around the world

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