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GAZETTE | 'I see hope': New early detection test for ovarian, uterine cancers

Published: 22 March 2018

A team from The Research Institute of the MUHC and researchers at the Johns Hopkins Institute in the U.S. have developed a test they say is safe and could save lives. CTV News, Montreal Gazette

STAT | New study raises questions about early-stage cancer therapies for children

Published: 21 February 2018

At this early stage, the potential for harm is real while the benefits are only surrogate measures, said Kimmelman, an associate professor of biomedical ethics at 91˿Ƶ. One such...

Cancer researchers overestimate reproducibility of preclinical studies

Published: 29 June 2017

Cancer scientists overestimate the extent to which high-profile preclinical studies can be successfully replicated, new research from 91˿Ƶ suggests.

Targeting the biological clock could slow the progression of cancer

Published: 16 February 2017

Does the biological clock in cancer cells influence tumour growth? Yes, according to a study conducted by Nicolas Cermakian, a professor in 91˿Ƶ’s Department of Psychiatry....

A surprise advance in the treatment of adult cancers

Published: 11 January 2017

A team of researchers at the Research Institute of the 91˿Ƶ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) has found an epigenetic modification that might be the cause of 15% of adult cancers of the throat...

4-week prehabilitation prepares cancer patients for surgery

Published: 1 December 2016

Just four weeks of prehabilitation (pre-surgery preparation) may be enough to help some cancer patients get in shape for surgery. That’s according to a recent study of close to 120 colorectal...

Medication against schizophrenia inhibits pancreatic cancer

Published: 7 September 2016

A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer -- and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and...

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