Excess zinc in muscles contributes to wasting syndrome in cancer: Discovery could lead to the development of treatments for a debilitating condition implicated in 30 percent of all cancer deaths

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It’s estimated that nearly one-third of all cancer deaths are caused not by the cancer itself but by cachexia —

Genome’s dark matter offers clues to major challenge in prostate cancer: Researchers identify a lncRNA that provides insight into a key driver of prostate cancer — and a potential target for future therapy

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The dark matter of the human genome may shed light on how the hormone androgen impacts prostate cancer. Researchers at

Tumor cells evade death through in extremis DNA repair: A study on breast cancer conducted at IRB Barcelona identifies the key role of p38 in safeguarding tumor cells against the excessive accumulation of DNA damage, which would otherwise cause cell death

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Greater knowledge of the mechanisms that contribute to the survival of tumour cells is key to vanquishing them. The study