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Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain
FDA approval of 4-drug combination for front-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer

FDA approval of 4-drug combination for front-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesKaplan–Meier estimates of overall survival (A) and progression-free survival (B) NALIRIFOX=liposomal irinotecan in combination with fluoroura

FDA approval of 4-drug combination for front-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesKaplan–Meier estimates of overall survival (A) and progression-free survival (B) NALIRIFOX=liposomal irinotecan in combination with fluoroura
Scalp Cooling for Chemo Hair Loss Strikes Out With Patients

Scalp Cooling for Chemo Hair Loss Strikes Out With Patients

M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMSTOPLINE:Most women withbreast cancerwho received scalp cooling did not perceive benefits in preventing hair loss, overall quality of life, body image, and other o

Scalp Cooling for Chemo Hair Loss Strikes Out With Patients

M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMSTOPLINE:Most women withbreast cancerwho received scalp cooling did not perceive benefits in preventing hair loss, overall quality of life, body image, and other o
Immune cell discovery opens door to new powerful cancer therapies

Immune cell discovery opens door to new powerful cancer therapies

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UCL have identified how a subset of immune cells are activated to kill cancerous cells, a finding in mice which could hold the k

Immune cell discovery opens door to new powerful cancer therapies

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UCL have identified how a subset of immune cells are activated to kill cancerous cells, a finding in mice which could hold the k
A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

by Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreEmergence of CSCs following IFN-I treatment.a, Multiparametric flow cytometry analysis of the illustrated CSC surface markers in MCA205 and AT3 cells treat

A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

by Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreEmergence of CSCs following IFN-I treatment.a, Multiparametric flow cytometry analysis of the illustrated CSC surface markers in MCA205 and AT3 cells treat
Addition of maintenance olaparib slows advanced ovarian cancer

Addition of maintenance olaparib slows advanced ovarian cancer

(HealthDay)—Compared with placebo, the addition of olaparib to maintenance therapy with bevacizumab is associated with a significant progression-free survival benefit for patients with advanced ovaria

Addition of maintenance olaparib slows advanced ovarian cancer

(HealthDay)—Compared with placebo, the addition of olaparib to maintenance therapy with bevacizumab is associated with a significant progression-free survival benefit for patients with advanced ovaria
Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that using chemotherapy with immunotherapy resulted in improve

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy regimen improves survival in metastatic bladder cancer patients

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that using chemotherapy with immunotherapy resulted in improve
Discovery of a protein controlling resistance to chemotherapy

Discovery of a protein controlling resistance to chemotherapy

byUniversité libre de BruxellesEMT is associated with intrinsic resistance to chemotherapy in SCCs. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05838-7Despite the recent development

Discovery of a protein controlling resistance to chemotherapy

byUniversité libre de BruxellesEMT is associated with intrinsic resistance to chemotherapy in SCCs. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05838-7Despite the recent development
IBI322 Shows Early Antitumor Efficacy in PD-1/PD-L1–Resistant Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

IBI322 Shows Early Antitumor Efficacy in PD-1/PD-L1–Resistant Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

August 13, 2023Kristi RosaSingle-agent IBI322 elicited responses with favorable safety in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma that had become resistant to anti–PD-1/PD-L1 therapy, according to da

IBI322 Shows Early Antitumor Efficacy in PD-1/PD-L1–Resistant Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

August 13, 2023Kristi RosaSingle-agent IBI322 elicited responses with favorable safety in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma that had become resistant to anti–PD-1/PD-L1 therapy, according to da
FAM3C encapsulated in circulating tumor-derived extracellular vesicles promotes distant growth in lung cancers

FAM3C encapsulated in circulating tumor-derived extracellular vesicles promotes distant growth in lung cancers

byNational University of SingaporeTumor-derived EVs containing FAM3C trigger aggressiveness of lung carcinoma cells in vivo. (A) Tail vein injection of A549 lung carcinoma cells in mouse model a

FAM3C encapsulated in circulating tumor-derived extracellular vesicles promotes distant growth in lung cancers

byNational University of SingaporeTumor-derived EVs containing FAM3C trigger aggressiveness of lung carcinoma cells in vivo. (A) Tail vein injection of A549 lung carcinoma cells in mouse model a
Oncolytic Virus Enables the Immune System to Attack Tumors

Oncolytic Virus Enables the Immune System to Attack Tumors

by Shana SpindlerOne of the most important findings in cancer research in the past two decades is that tumors can create force field-like protection against the immune system. A new study has identifi

Oncolytic Virus Enables the Immune System to Attack Tumors

by Shana SpindlerOne of the most important findings in cancer research in the past two decades is that tumors can create force field-like protection against the immune system. A new study has identifi
Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances i

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances i