New study challenges belief that opioids are effective at treating cancer pain

by Annie Slinn,University of WarwickEffect of geographic ancestry on CYP2D6 genotype. CYP2D6 indicates cytochrome P450 2D6. Adapted from information in Table1 of Gaedigk etal., 2017.

Updated on: December 30,2023

New study challenges belief that opioids are effective at treating cancer pain

by Annie Slinn,University of WarwickEffect of geographic ancestry on CYP2D6 genotype. CYP2D6 indicates cytochrome P450 2D6. Adapted from information in Table1 of Gaedigk etal., 2017.

Updated on:December 30,2023

Programming white blood cells to fight pancreatic cancer

by University of California - San DiegoPeter Yingxiao Wang, Ph.D. Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of EngineeringPancreatic cancer is the third most lethal cancer in the United States. Patients

Updated on: March 09,2024

Programming white blood cells to fight pancreatic cancer

by University of California - San DiegoPeter Yingxiao Wang, Ph.D. Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of EngineeringPancreatic cancer is the third most lethal cancer in the United States. Patients

Updated on:March 09,2024

Drug combination for stage IV melanoma shows success in trial

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteA new multidrug treatment for patients with stage IV melanoma has proven effective after a three-year cli

Updated on: February 23,2024

Drug combination for stage IV melanoma shows success in trial

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteA new multidrug treatment for patients with stage IV melanoma has proven effective after a three-year cli

Updated on:February 23,2024

Proton therapy lowers treatment side effects in pediatric head and neck cancer patients

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainPediatric patients with head and neck cancer can be treated with proton beam therapy (PBT) instead of trad

Updated on: April 10,2024

Proton therapy lowers treatment side effects in pediatric head and neck cancer patients

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainPediatric patients with head and neck cancer can be treated with proton beam therapy (PBT) instead of trad

Updated on:April 10,2024

Using AI, researchers pioneer a potential new immunotherapy approach for treating glioblastoma

byKeck School of Medicine of USCGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0In an innovative study of glioblastoma, scientists used artificial intelligence (AI) to reprogram ca

Updated on: August 28,2024

Using AI, researchers pioneer a potential new immunotherapy approach for treating glioblastoma

byKeck School of Medicine of USCGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0In an innovative study of glioblastoma, scientists used artificial intelligence (AI) to reprogram ca

Updated on:August 28,2024

Increasing the dose intensity of chemotherapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death

by Medical Research CouncilCredit: PixabayGiving chemotherapy drugs every two weeks instead of the usual every three weeks reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death, according to new

Updated on: March 08,2024

Increasing the dose intensity of chemotherapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death

by Medical Research CouncilCredit: PixabayGiving chemotherapy drugs every two weeks instead of the usual every three weeks reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence and death, according to new

Updated on:March 08,2024

Cancer cells can reuse apparent 'dead end metabolites'

by Quinn Eastman,Emory UniversityThe oxidative pentose phosphate pathway gives cancer cells both cellular building blocks for rapid growth and a critical internal antioxidant called NADPH. 6-pho

Updated on: March 08,2024

Cancer cells can reuse apparent 'dead end metabolites'

by Quinn Eastman,Emory UniversityThe oxidative pentose phosphate pathway gives cancer cells both cellular building blocks for rapid growth and a critical internal antioxidant called NADPH. 6-pho

Updated on:March 08,2024

Combination drug activates calcium channels to trigger deadly influx of calcium ions inside tumor cells

JANUARY 29, 2024byWileyCredit:Angewandte Chemie International Edition(2024). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317578Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentration

Updated on: March 25,2024

Combination drug activates calcium channels to trigger deadly influx of calcium ions inside tumor cells

JANUARY 29, 2024byWileyCredit:Angewandte Chemie International Edition(2024). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317578Calcium ions are essential for cells, but can be toxic in higher concentration

Updated on:March 25,2024

Combination treatment shows promise in patients with chemotherapy-resistant urothelial cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Urology(2022). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002969A combination of two types of cancer-fighting treatments—the immunotherapy

Updated on: December 28,2023

Combination treatment shows promise in patients with chemotherapy-resistant urothelial cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Urology(2022). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000002969A combination of two types of cancer-fighting treatments—the immunotherapy

Updated on:December 28,2023

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D

Updated on: April 20,2024

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D

Updated on:April 20,2024

Overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized

by National Cancer InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthThe latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that overall cancer death r

Updated on: April 01,2024

Overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized

by National Cancer InstituteCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthThe latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that overall cancer death r

Updated on:April 01,2024

Preventive mastectomy less common for black women with breast cancer

by Dennis ThompsonBlack women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found.Women with cancer affecting one breast often

Updated on: April 28,2024

Preventive mastectomy less common for black women with breast cancer

by Dennis ThompsonBlack women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found.Women with cancer affecting one breast often

Updated on:April 28,2024