In Melbourne, researchers have revealed the critical importance of highly specialised immune cells, called natural killer cells, in killing melanoma cells that have spread to the lungs.
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Bee, snake or scorpion venom could form the basis of a new generation of cancer-fighting drugs, scientists find
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The discoveries came after the team showed that a protein called MCL-1 was crucial for survival of natural killer cells, in research published today in the journal Nature Communications. The discovery will help to determine how natural killer cells can be manipulated to fight cancers and other disorders.
Dr Nick Huntington, Dr Priyanka Sathe and Ms Rebecca Delconte from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute said MCL-1 could be a target for boosting or depleting natural killer cell populations to treat disease. Natural killer cells are immune predators, scouring the body in search of foreign invaders such as viruses, and sensing changes in our own cells that are associated with cancer.
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A study says that screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy resulted in a reduced incidence and rate of death of colorectal cancer, compared to no screening.
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In African American women, regular physical activity is linked to a decrease in the incidence of breast cancer, says study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
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A molecule that can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by ferrying sodium and chloride ions into the cancer cells, has been created by researchers.
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