Researchers Discover Possible Cause of Gene Destruction in Prostate Cancer
Researchers at Queen’s University have identified a possible cause for the loss of a tumour suppressor gene (known as PTEN) that can lead to the development...
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Queen’s University: Heart Drug May be Effective for Managing Certain Cancers
Researchers at Queen’s University have identified a new mechanism that could potentially explain why the body’s immune system sometimes fails to eliminate...
Film Based on Queen’s University Professor’s Book to Show at TIFF
A Queen’s School of Kinesiology and Health Studies professor’s book has been turned into a National Film Board of Canada documentary that will make its premiere...
New Bladder Cancer Treatment Shows Promising Results
Clinical trials for a new bladder cancer therapy show promising interim results. Lead researcher Alvaro Morales says that the breakthrough using the drug Urocidin...
Cancer Researchers Recognized by American Association of Cancer Research
Queen’s University’s Jamaica Cass and Mulu Geletu will receive Minority Scholar Awards at the 2011 American Association of Cancer Research conference...
Queen’s Student Runs 135 Km to Raise Money for Cancer Foundation
Kingston, Ontario — Kevin Simmt (Political Studies, ’11) crossed paths with a mother grizzly bear and two cubs and was swept away – twice – while trying...
Queen’s University Receives $450,000 to Study Breast Cancer Gene Mutation
A team of Queen’s University researchers has received $450,000 to study a gene mutation common to breast cancer patients. The three-year funding supports research...
Queen’s Study Reveals Wealth Predicts Cancer Survival
According to a recent Queen’s University study, poorer cancer patients have an increased chance of dying prematurely from the disease than wealthier ones. The...
Queen’s Receives $1.6 million for Breast Cancer Research
Queen’s University Pathology and Molecular Medicine Department’s Dr. Peter Greer has received $1.6 million for two research projects to develop new...
Queen’s Prostate Cancer Study Reveals Best Treatment
A new NCIC Clinical Trials Group study conducted at Queen’s University reveals that combining radiation and hormone therapy in patients with high risk prostate...
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