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03/22/22 Endometriosis and ovarian cancer genetically tied

MARCH 15, 2022 by University of Queensland University of Queensland researchers have demonstrated a genetic link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer subtypes enabling them to identify potential drug targets for therapy and increasing the understanding...

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03/22/22 Malaria drug could combat chemotherapy-resistant head and neck cancers

MARCH 14, 2022 by University of Pittsburgh A new study suggests that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine inhibits pathways that drive resistance to the chemotherapy agent cisplatin in head and neck cancers and restores tumor-killing effects...

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03/22/22 Colonoscopies save lives, but many Americans don’t get one. Home tests could help change that

MARCH 11, 2022 by Sarah Gantz Celestine Tention's grandmother used to chase antacid tablets with ginger ale, one after another, day after day. Years passed before the pain was so bad that she had to...

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03/22/22 Study finds cancer patients do benefit from COVID-19 vaccination

MARCH 10, 2022 by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Cancer patients who have compromised immune systems due to their disease or therapy remain at high risk for COVID-19 infection. It is why...

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03/22/22 Treating tough tumors by exploiting their iron ‘addiction’

MARCH 9, 2022 by University of California, San Francisco Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have successfully leveraged an FDA-approved drug to halt the growth of tumors driven by mutations in the RAS...

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03/22/22 Glioblastoma in older adults: Improving survival and quality of life

MARCH 8, 2022 by Joe Dangor, Mayo Clinic Glioblastoma is aggressive cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord. It can occur at any age, but glioblastoma is more common in older adults....

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03/22/22 6 healthy steps to preventing colon cancer

MARCH 7, 2022 Colon cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, but there are a number of steps you can take to reduce your risk of tumors, an expert says. Colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause...

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02/8/22 Coronavirus booster vaccination also protects cancer patients

FEBRUARY 8, 2022 by Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna Coronavirus booster vaccination also protects cancer patients Figure 1. (A) Anti-S levels after the second and third vaccination dose in the Vienna cohort. (B) Anti-S...

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02/8/22 Coronavirus booster vaccination also protects cancer patients

FEBRUARY 8, 2022 by Johannes Angerer, Medical University of Vienna Coronavirus booster vaccination also protects cancer patients Figure 1. (A) Anti-S levels after the second and third vaccination dose in the Vienna cohort. (B) Anti-S...

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02/8/22 Focused sound waves and immunotherapy combination shows promise in treating pancreatic cancers

FEBRUARY 7, 2022 by Institute of Cancer Research Combining targeted, focused ultrasound and immunotherapy drugs could work as a new treatment for pancreatic cancers, a new study has shown. A team led by scientists at...

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02/8/22 Focused sound waves and immunotherapy combination shows promise in treating pancreatic cancers

FEBRUARY 7, 2022 by Institute of Cancer Research Combining targeted, focused ultrasound and immunotherapy drugs could work as a new treatment for pancreatic cancers, a new study has shown. A team led by scientists at...

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02/8/22 Model with lifestyle, genetic factors can predict early-onset colorectal cancer

FEBRUARY 4, 2022 (HealthDay)—A model incorporating lifestyle and genetic factors can predict the risk for early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute....

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02/8/22 How COVID-19 has affected cancer care

FEBRUARY 4, 2022 by Alex Osiadacz Cancer has not rested during the COVID-19 pandemic, as is evident by the number of people diagnosed with cancer since 2020. Research published by the National Institutes of Health...

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02/8/22 Prevalence of chronic conditions increased among cancer survivors

FEBRUARY 3, 2022 (HealthDay)— From 2002 to 2018, there was an increase in the prevalence of comorbid chronic conditions among cancer survivors, according to a study published in the Feb. 15 issue of Cancer. Changchun...

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02/8/22 Biden relaunches cancer ‘moonshot’ to halve death rate

FEBRUARY 2, 2022 President Joe Biden announced a relaunch of the government's cancer "moonshot" effort in a White House ceremony Wednesday, setting a goal of cutting the US death rate from the disease by half....

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02/8/22 NIH study advances personalized immunotherapy for metastatic breast cancer

FEBRUARY 1, 2022 Study advances personalized immunotherapy for metastatic breast cancer by National Cancer Institute An experimental form of immunotherapy that uses an individual's own tumor-fighting immune cells could potentially be used to treat people...

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02/8/22 Bursts of radiation and vesicles-based immunotherapy suppress brain cancer growth

JANUARY 31, 2022 by Massachusetts General Hospital Short bursts of radiation therapy dramatically enhanced the efficiency of targeting glioblastomas with natural nanoparticle-based immunotherapy, thus suppressing growth of the deadly tumor, inducing anti-tumor immunity, and prolonging...

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10/1/21 New “almanac” may help clinicians better tailor cancer treatments for patients

OCTOBER 1, 2021 New 'almanac' may help clinicians better tailor cancer treatments by Allessandra Dicorato, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Researchers have developed a tool that integrates a variety of molecular data from patients...

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10/1/21 Most cases of never-smokers’ lung cancer treatable with mutation-targeting drugs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 by Julia Evangelou Strait, Washington University School of Medicine A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis estimates that 78% to 92% of lung cancers in patients who...

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10/1/21 Unravelling the proteome: How we can use proteomics to understand and treat rare cancers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 by Diana Cano Bordajandi, Institute of Cancer Research "Genomics' has become a buzzword in recent years, especially as it is increasingly used in the clinic. Proteomics, on the other hand, remains a...

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