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Scientists identify promising therapeutic target for incurable brain cancer

Scientists identify promising therapeutic target for incurable brain cancer

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered a cellular partnership that drives the growth of deadly brain tumors and co

Scientists identify promising therapeutic target for incurable brain cancer

byVirginia Commonwealth UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered a cellular partnership that drives the growth of deadly brain tumors and co
How gut bacteria can impact treatments for cancer

How gut bacteria can impact treatments for cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressTreatment with 3-IAA and FIRINOX results in reduced autophagic activity. a, Gnotobiotic mice were colonized with R microbiota and KPC cells were orthotopically injected. M

How gut bacteria can impact treatments for cancer

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressTreatment with 3-IAA and FIRINOX results in reduced autophagic activity. a, Gnotobiotic mice were colonized with R microbiota and KPC cells were orthotopically injected. M
Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer

Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyProf Barbara Burtness, Yale School of Medicine and Co-Director, Development Therapeutics Research Program, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, US, study author.

Immunotherapy improves survival in metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyProf Barbara Burtness, Yale School of Medicine and Co-Director, Development Therapeutics Research Program, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, US, study author.
From vaccines to AI: New weapons in the fight against cancer

From vaccines to AI: New weapons in the fight against cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainCould humanity finally be gaining the upper hand in our age-old fight against cancer?Recent scientific and medical advances have added several new weapons to our arsenal, incl

From vaccines to AI: New weapons in the fight against cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainCould humanity finally be gaining the upper hand in our age-old fight against cancer?Recent scientific and medical advances have added several new weapons to our arsenal, incl
Patients and doctors agree on treatment goals only half the time, says study of patients with neuroendocrine tumors

Patients and doctors agree on treatment goals only half the time, says study of patients with neuroendocrine tumors

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope in the December 2022 issue ofJournal of the Na

Patients and doctors agree on treatment goals only half the time, says study of patients with neuroendocrine tumors

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope in the December 2022 issue ofJournal of the Na
Findings of large clinical trial may have major implications for treatment of small-cell lung cancer

Findings of large clinical trial may have major implications for treatment of small-cell lung cancer

by SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial led by Upstate Medical University radiation oncologist Dr. Jeffrey Bogart may have major implications for the treatm

Findings of large clinical trial may have major implications for treatment of small-cell lung cancer

by SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial led by Upstate Medical University radiation oncologist Dr. Jeffrey Bogart may have major implications for the treatm
Financial impacts of cancer found to intensify disease burden among German patients

Financial impacts of cancer found to intensify disease burden among German patients

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyA study conducted in Germany draws attention to the fact that the socio-economic burden of cancer is real in Europe too, and not only in the context of the

Financial impacts of cancer found to intensify disease burden among German patients

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyA study conducted in Germany draws attention to the fact that the socio-economic burden of cancer is real in Europe too, and not only in the context of the
Online educational videos boost cancer knowledge

Online educational videos boost cancer knowledge

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnline health videos can be an important source of cancer education, according to Rutgers researchers. Their review, published in theJournal of

Online educational videos boost cancer knowledge

byRutgers UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainOnline health videos can be an important source of cancer education, according to Rutgers researchers. Their review, published in theJournal of
Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells

Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineLeft shows the tumor-cell protein PVR binding with the NK-cell receptor KIR2DL5 to prevent NK-cell attack. Right, monoclonal antibody short-circuits tumor ce

Developing a promising new cancer therapy based on natural killer cells

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineLeft shows the tumor-cell protein PVR binding with the NK-cell receptor KIR2DL5 to prevent NK-cell attack. Right, monoclonal antibody short-circuits tumor ce
Investigating quality of life in those with large B-cell lymphoma

Investigating quality of life in those with large B-cell lymphoma

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatient-reported outcomes from individuals diagnosed with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma revealed that tho

Investigating quality of life in those with large B-cell lymphoma

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatient-reported outcomes from individuals diagnosed with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma revealed that tho
Scientists develop a cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer

Scientists develop a cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer

byBrigham and Women's HospitalScientists developed a bifunctional therapeutic strategy by transforming living tumor cells into a therapeutic. Shah’s team engineered living tumor cells using

Scientists develop a cancer vaccine to simultaneously kill and prevent brain cancer

byBrigham and Women's HospitalScientists developed a bifunctional therapeutic strategy by transforming living tumor cells into a therapeutic. Shah’s team engineered living tumor cells using