Tag: American Association for Cancer Research

  • Nation & World

    AACR honors Alan D’Andrea

    The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) presented Alan D. D’Andrea with the 52nd Annual AACR G.H.A. Clowes Memorial Award for his work in understanding cancer survival and progression.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Insight on triple-negative breast cancer

    Scientists from Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their colleagues have found a genetic marker that predicts which aggressive “triple-negative” breast cancers and certain ovarian cancers are likely to respond to platinum-based chemotherapies.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    How ovarian cancer spreads

    Harvard Medical School researchers find that ovarian cancer cells use mechanical force to move through tissue and colonize additional organs.

    3 minutes