Latest News

09/13/22 Breaking down proteins: How starving cancer cells switch food sources

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 by German Cancer Research Center Cancer cells often grow in environments that are low in nutrients, and they cope with this challenge by switching their metabolism to using proteins as alternative "food"....

Read

09/9/22 Putting liquid biopsies on solid ground: Cancer diagnosis from a milliliter of blood

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 by Weizmann Institute of Science Blood tests—simple, noninvasive and economically feasible—promise to become the next major milestone in cancer diagnosis. However, most of these tests, dubbed liquid biopsies, are currently not reliable...

Read

09/9/22 Patients with some forms of aggressive esophageal cancers may benefit from treatment targeting how cells self-regulate

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 by Case Western Reserve University Research led by Case Western Reserve University has identified a promising path to developing therapies to treat esophageal tumors––a form of cancer that not only is among...

Read

09/9/22 Cancers in adults under 50 are on the rise globally

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 by Brigham and Women's Hospital Over recent decades, more and more adults under the age of 50 are developing cancer. A study conducted by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital reveals that...

Read

09/6/22 Researchers suggest it’s time for updated warning labels on alcoholic beverages

September 6, 2022 Report by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress A pair of researchers, one with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the other with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, are...

Read

09/6/22 Using machine learning to identify undiagnosable cancers

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 by Bendta Schroeder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Machine learning tools like this one could empower oncologists to choose more effective treatments and give more guidance to their patients,” says Koch Institute clinical...

Read

09/6/22 Researchers report encouraging immunotherapy option for relapsed myeloma patients

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 by The Mount Sinai Hospital Mount Sinai researchers report encouraging immunotherapy option for relapsed myeloma patients Treatment breakdown of the multiple myeloma patient cohort. (A) Flow chart showing that the initial retrospective...

Read

09/1/22 Leukemia drug shows potential against metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

AUGUST 31, 2022 by Sarah Avery, Duke University In animal studies led by researchers at Duke Cancer Institute, a drug approved to treat leukemia successfully disrupted the ability of HER2-positive breast cancer tumors from colonizing...

Read

09/1/22 Epidemiological studies on gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal cancer

by Karolinska Institutet Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common cancer worldwide and a lethal malignancy causing a considerably high number of deaths. There is currently no promising method for prevention, early detection, or screening...

Read

09/1/22 Therapeutic viruses help turbocharge the immune system against cancer

AUGUST 27, 2022 by Richard Harth, Arizona State University Therapeutic viruses help turbocharge the immune system against cancer The illustration shows a cancer cell (center) surrounded by immune T-cells augmented with an oncolytic (cancer-fighting) virus....

Read

09/1/22 Differences found in how doctors, caregivers, and patients report side effects of cancer therapy

AUGUST 26, 2022 by Children's Hospital Los Angeles A recent study reveals differences in how symptom toxicity is reported for children receiving cancer treatment in clinical trials. Doctors often underestimate or miss a child's symptoms,...

Read

09/1/22 Neurofeedback shows promise for addressing ‘chemo brain’ in pilot study

AUGUST 25, 2022 by University of California, Los Angeles Restoring normal functioning in the brains of cancer patients through neurofeedback could potentially alleviate the mental fogginess that many report after treatment, according to a new...

Read

09/1/22 New chemical technology leads to better-targeted therapeutics against high-risk leukemia in lab

AUGUST 24, 2022 by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital More-effective therapies are greatly needed for children with high-risk blood cancer T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have leveraged the latest...

Read

09/1/22 Long-term benefit of radiotherapy confirmed in advanced prostate cancer

AUGUST 23, 2022 by Institute of Cancer Research Long-term benefit of radiotherapy confirmed in advanced prostate cancer Treated prostate cancer cells. Credit: Mateus Crespo/Professor Johann de Bono, the ICR Radiotherapy to the prostate alongside standard...

Read

09/1/22 Understanding why deadly brain cancer comes back

AUGUST 22, 2022 by University of Leeds The deadliest form of brain cancer returns because tumors adapt to treatment by recruiting help from nearby healthy tissue, say researchers who are trying to find a cure...

Read

09/1/22 Tobacco, alcohol are main causes of cancer worldwide: Study

Nearly half of cancers worldwide can be traced back to a known risk factor, primarily tobacco or alcohol, a huge global study found on Friday, which said that behavioral changes can help reduce the threat...

Read

07/18/22 Prognosis of cancer patients improved through significant discovery

JULY 18, 2022 by Umea University Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in males in Sweden. Researchers at Umeå University have now discovered a faster and easier way to determine who has...

Read

07/18/22 Preoperative combination chemotherapy improved survival in patients with pancreatic cancer

JULY 14, 2022 by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center In a study of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, combination chemotherapy with modified FOLFIRINOX before surgery increased survival relative to historical data...

Read

07/18/22 What happens when breast cancer spreads to the lungs?

JULY 13, 2022 by CORDIS When cancer cells break away from the original tumor in metastatic—stage IV—breast cancer, they usually spread to the bones, liver, or lungs. A new study, associated with the MetEpiStem project,...

Read

07/18/22 Abortion bans could put the lives of cancer patients in jeopardy

JULY 12, 2022 By Dennis Thompson The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will limit cancer treatment options for pregnant women and put lives needlessly at risk, America's leading cancer societies warn....

Read
1 2 3 4 5 102