New study brings personalized immunotherapy prescriptions a step closer

byUniversity of BathCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a step likely to advance personalized cancer treatment, scientists have—for the first time—shown in patients that levels of biomarkers ar

Updated on: January 13,2024

New study brings personalized immunotherapy prescriptions a step closer

byUniversity of BathCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a step likely to advance personalized cancer treatment, scientists have—for the first time—shown in patients that levels of biomarkers ar

Updated on:January 13,2024

Shortage of vital children's cancer drug stirs fear and outrage

by Marie McCulloughCredit: CC0 Public DomainA critical shortage of a chemotherapy used to treat most childhood cancers has galvanized oncologists and parents of sick children.The U.S.medical com

Updated on: April 07,2024

Shortage of vital children's cancer drug stirs fear and outrage

by Marie McCulloughCredit: CC0 Public DomainA critical shortage of a chemotherapy used to treat most childhood cancers has galvanized oncologists and parents of sick children.The U.S.medical com

Updated on:April 07,2024

Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%. According to the researchers

Updated on: February 23,2024

Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%. According to the researchers

Updated on:February 23,2024

A simple text could make the difference between life and death

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Ph.D. researcher from the University of South Australia is testing whether smartphone text messages can encourage cancer patients to tak

Updated on: May 23,2024

A simple text could make the difference between life and death

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Ph.D. researcher from the University of South Australia is testing whether smartphone text messages can encourage cancer patients to tak

Updated on:May 23,2024

The protein behind immunotherapy resistance

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneTumor with FMRP-deficient cancer cells (in green) being infiltrated and attached by killer (CD8) T cells. Credit: Jeremy Guillot (Hanahan Lab – EPFL).Im

Updated on: January 02,2024

The protein behind immunotherapy resistance

byEcole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneTumor with FMRP-deficient cancer cells (in green) being infiltrated and attached by killer (CD8) T cells. Credit: Jeremy Guillot (Hanahan Lab – EPFL).Im

Updated on:January 02,2024

Researchers unravel novel mechanism by which tumors grow resistant to radiotherapy

by Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchRalph Weichselbaum is the co-director of the Ludwig Center at Chicago. Credit: Ludwig Cancer ResearchA Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a key mech

Updated on: March 12,2024

Researchers unravel novel mechanism by which tumors grow resistant to radiotherapy

by Ludwig Institute for Cancer ResearchRalph Weichselbaum is the co-director of the Ludwig Center at Chicago. Credit: Ludwig Cancer ResearchA Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a key mech

Updated on:March 12,2024

South Florida girl in need of rare blood to fight cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainA worldwide search is on to find blood donors with a rare genetic variation to help save a 2-year-old South Florida girl battling cancer.Zainab Mughal has neuroblastoma and ne

Updated on: March 12,2024

South Florida girl in need of rare blood to fight cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainA worldwide search is on to find blood donors with a rare genetic variation to help save a 2-year-old South Florida girl battling cancer.Zainab Mughal has neuroblastoma and ne

Updated on:March 12,2024

Potential melanoma target bypasses therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint blockers

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamConstitutive activation of JAK1/2 in IFNγR1KOmelanoma cells. a Identification of a JAK1/2-centric network of activated protein tyrosine ki

Updated on: January 02,2024

Potential melanoma target bypasses therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint blockers

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamConstitutive activation of JAK1/2 in IFNγR1KOmelanoma cells. a Identification of a JAK1/2-centric network of activated protein tyrosine ki

Updated on:January 02,2024

Doctors are being sexually harassed at work—this needs to stop

by Louise Stone,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDominique Leewas training in radiation oncology when she was invited to join her supervisor to discuss a training opportun

Updated on: May 25,2024

Doctors are being sexually harassed at work—this needs to stop

by Louise Stone,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDominique Leewas training in radiation oncology when she was invited to join her supervisor to discuss a training opportun

Updated on:May 25,2024

New research casts doubt on role of fungus in driving pancreatic cancer

byDuke University Medical CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainFour years ago, a report that a common species of fungu

Updated on: January 12,2024

New research casts doubt on role of fungus in driving pancreatic cancer

byDuke University Medical CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainFour years ago, a report that a common species of fungu

Updated on:January 12,2024

High fail rate for melanoma self-checks increasing cancer risk, new study finds

bySouthern Cross UniversityCredit: ROCKETMANN TEAM from PexelsAustralians are unable to recognize malignant melanomas on their own skin, calling into question the effectiveness of national self-

Updated on: July 05,2024

High fail rate for melanoma self-checks increasing cancer risk, new study finds

bySouthern Cross UniversityCredit: ROCKETMANN TEAM from PexelsAustralians are unable to recognize malignant melanomas on their own skin, calling into question the effectiveness of national self-

Updated on:July 05,2024

Study: AI outperforms standard risk model for predicting breast cancer

by Radiological Society of North AmericaRight medial lateral oblique (RMLO) screening mammograms show negative results from 2016 in (A) a 73-year-old woman with Mirai artificial intelligence (AI)

Updated on: February 03,2024

Study: AI outperforms standard risk model for predicting breast cancer

by Radiological Society of North AmericaRight medial lateral oblique (RMLO) screening mammograms show negative results from 2016 in (A) a 73-year-old woman with Mirai artificial intelligence (AI)

Updated on:February 03,2024