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Cutting off cervical cancer’s fuel supply stymies tumors

In new research, School of Medicine scientists have shown that cervical tumors that don’t respond to radiation may be vulnerable to therapies that also attack the cancer’s fuel supply.

Race, insurance status linked to job loss after breast cancer

Job loss following early-stage breast cancer diagnosis is associated with race and insurance status — but not with any clinical or treatment-related factors, finds a new Brown School study, published in Cancer and led by Christine Ekenga.

WashU Expert on case of lawyer overriding client’s wishes

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide this term whether a defense lawyer may admit a client’s guilt against the client’s wishes. It’s unlikely that the court will rule against the client, said criminal law expert Peter Joy.