Is the next big step in cancer therapy personalized vaccines?

byUniversity of California - San DiegoEzra Cohen, MD, UC San Diego Health physician scientist, administered the first-of-its-kind personalized cancer vaccine to Tamara Strauss, while Aaron Mille

Updated on: December 18,2023

Is the next big step in cancer therapy personalized vaccines?

byUniversity of California - San DiegoEzra Cohen, MD, UC San Diego Health physician scientist, administered the first-of-its-kind personalized cancer vaccine to Tamara Strauss, while Aaron Mille

Updated on:December 18,2023

Urban and rural rates of childhood cancer survival the same, study finds

by Neil Schoenherr,Washington University in St. LouisChildhood and adolescent cancer survival in the United States does not vary by rural/urban residence at the time of diagnosis, finds a new st

Updated on: December 18,2023

Urban and rural rates of childhood cancer survival the same, study finds

by Neil Schoenherr,Washington University in St. LouisChildhood and adolescent cancer survival in the United States does not vary by rural/urban residence at the time of diagnosis, finds a new st

Updated on:December 18,2023

Immunotherapy improves survival for people with aggressive, asbestos-linked lung cancer

byCancer Research UK| News30 January 2021People with an aggressive form of lung cancer that’s come back after treatment, leaving them with limited options, could live longer when treated w

Updated on: December 19,2023

Immunotherapy improves survival for people with aggressive, asbestos-linked lung cancer

byCancer Research UK| News30 January 2021People with an aggressive form of lung cancer that’s come back after treatment, leaving them with limited options, could live longer when treated w

Updated on:December 19,2023

Many lung cancer patients receive meds that prolong QTc interval

(HealthDay)—A considerable proportion of patients with lung cancer are prescribed medications that prolong the corrected QT (QTc) interval, limiting their eligibility for clinical trials, according to

Updated on: December 22,2023

Many lung cancer patients receive meds that prolong QTc interval

(HealthDay)—A considerable proportion of patients with lung cancer are prescribed medications that prolong the corrected QT (QTc) interval, limiting their eligibility for clinical trials, according to

Updated on:December 22,2023

Why millennials should know colon cancer symptoms

by Deb BalzerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer —also known as colorectal cancer—and at more advanced stages of the disease, says the American

Updated on: January 08,2024

Why millennials should know colon cancer symptoms

by Deb BalzerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer —also known as colorectal cancer—and at more advanced stages of the disease, says the American

Updated on:January 08,2024

Delving where few others have gone, leukemia researchers open new path

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Wilmot Cancer Institute study uncovers how a single gene could be at fault in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the deadlies

Updated on: December 18,2023

Delving where few others have gone, leukemia researchers open new path

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Wilmot Cancer Institute study uncovers how a single gene could be at fault in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), one of the deadlies

Updated on:December 18,2023

Affordable Care Act led to improved treatment of colorectal cancer among young adults

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Affordable Care Act provision that allowed young adults to be covered under their parents' insurance led to a shift to earlier-stage diag

Updated on: December 22,2023

Affordable Care Act led to improved treatment of colorectal cancer among young adults

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Affordable Care Act provision that allowed young adults to be covered under their parents' insurance led to a shift to earlier-stage diag

Updated on:December 22,2023

Targeting cancer-supporting cells boosts immunotherapy in previously insensitive tumors

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchHuman breast cancer cells implanted in an experimental animal with two different tracers (red and blue) to investigate the interaction of tumour cells. Credit:&nbsp

Updated on: December 19,2023

Targeting cancer-supporting cells boosts immunotherapy in previously insensitive tumors

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchHuman breast cancer cells implanted in an experimental animal with two different tracers (red and blue) to investigate the interaction of tumour cells. Credit:&nbsp

Updated on:December 19,2023

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

Updated on: December 19,2023

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

Updated on:December 19,2023

Toxicity data reveal no safety concerns with S/N1806 bladder cancer trial

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUpdated toxicity data from the ongoing SWOG/NRG 1806 clinical trial, which tests combining chemoradiation therapy with immunotherapy in

Updated on: December 20,2023

Toxicity data reveal no safety concerns with S/N1806 bladder cancer trial

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUpdated toxicity data from the ongoing SWOG/NRG 1806 clinical trial, which tests combining chemoradiation therapy with immunotherapy in

Updated on:December 20,2023

Access to Medicare increases cancer detection, reduces cancer mortality rate

by Andrew Hellpap,University of Wisconsin-MadisonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccess to Medicare significantly impacts detection of certain cancers and life expectancy following cancer diagnosis, ac

Updated on: December 20,2023

Access to Medicare increases cancer detection, reduces cancer mortality rate

by Andrew Hellpap,University of Wisconsin-MadisonCredit: CC0 Public DomainAccess to Medicare significantly impacts detection of certain cancers and life expectancy following cancer diagnosis, ac

Updated on:December 20,2023

Hormone resistance in breast cancer linked to DNA 'rewiring'

byGarvan Institute of Medical ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpigenetic changes occur in the DNA of breast cancer cells that have developed a resistance to hormone therapy, an effective treatm

Updated on: December 20,2023

Hormone resistance in breast cancer linked to DNA 'rewiring'

byGarvan Institute of Medical ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainEpigenetic changes occur in the DNA of breast cancer cells that have developed a resistance to hormone therapy, an effective treatm

Updated on:December 20,2023