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Cancer tumor and next to it it’s growth tree -Tissue seemingly containing cancerous cells

British Researchers Discover Cancer’s Chink in Armor

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 5, 2016 | Technology

London- A large-scale discovery in Britain is expected to result in revolutionary personalized treatments for patients and that would later enable them to enter trials within two years. Scientists behind the breakthrough believe they have found the “Achilles’ heel” of...

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Cancer cure? T-cell therapy targets disease

Promising Cancer Cure Discovered

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 17, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- A study, presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting in Washington DC, has proven for the first time that engineered “memory T-cells” can persist in the body for 14-plus years. The early findings have not...

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Illumina, Bets $100 Million to Detect Cancer by Blood Testing

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 12, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

For all those who don’t know, Illumina is one of the leading developers, manufacturers, and marketers of biological tools and integrated systems for large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function. Reuters reported that the Gene sequencing company Illumina Inc....

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A supporter of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez waves a national flag next to a giant picture of Chavez, in front of a military hospital where Chavez is being treated, in Caracas February 19, 2013. (Reuters)

Venezuela VP: Chavez’ Battling for Life

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 1, 2013 | World

CARACAS, AP—Venezuela’s vice president said Thursday that President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life while he continues to undergo treatment more than two months after his latest cancer surgery. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on television that Chavez...