Not all patients want faster cancer drug approvals without certainty they work

byLondon School of EconomicsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer could be willing to wait for greater certainty of the benefit of new cancer drugs before they are approved by th

Updated on: November 29,2024

Not all patients want faster cancer drug approvals without certainty they work

byLondon School of EconomicsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with cancer could be willing to wait for greater certainty of the benefit of new cancer drugs before they are approved by th

Updated on:November 29,2024

Avoiding cloudy messaging: Vape prevention campaigns face challenges

by Flinders UniversityVaping prevention health communication campaign example materials: (A) NSW Health campaign media and toolkit, adapted, Bastion agency; (B) Lung Foundation Australia campaign

Updated on: March 25,2024

Avoiding cloudy messaging: Vape prevention campaigns face challenges

by Flinders UniversityVaping prevention health communication campaign example materials: (A) NSW Health campaign media and toolkit, adapted, Bastion agency; (B) Lung Foundation Australia campaign

Updated on:March 25,2024

FDA Approves Lymphir: A New Hope for CTCL Patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Lymphir (denileukin diftitox-cxdl), a novel immunotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) after at least one prior systemic therapy.

Updated on: August 12,2024

FDA Approves Lymphir: A New Hope for CTCL Patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Lymphir (denileukin diftitox-cxdl), a novel immunotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) after at least one prior systemic therapy.

Updated on:August 12,2024

Ultrasound activated microbubbles enhance the activity of standard of care therapeutics in pancreatic cancer

byTranslational Genomics Research InstituteUltrasound administration setup and drug dosing timeline. A. Photograph of the ultrasound administration setup; B. Schematic depiction of the ultrasoun

Updated on: December 19,2023

Ultrasound activated microbubbles enhance the activity of standard of care therapeutics in pancreatic cancer

byTranslational Genomics Research InstituteUltrasound administration setup and drug dosing timeline. A. Photograph of the ultrasound administration setup; B. Schematic depiction of the ultrasoun

Updated on:December 19,2023

Half the amount of chemo prevents testicular cancer from coming back, new trial shows

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchMicrograph of seminoma testes showing lobules of uniform cells separated by delicate septae of fibrous tissue. Credit: Calicut Medical College via Wikimedia. Licens

Updated on: December 22,2023

Half the amount of chemo prevents testicular cancer from coming back, new trial shows

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchMicrograph of seminoma testes showing lobules of uniform cells separated by delicate septae of fibrous tissue. Credit: Calicut Medical College via Wikimedia. Licens

Updated on:December 22,2023

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

Updated on: December 27,2023

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

Updated on:December 27,2023

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

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

Updated on: December 20,2023

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

Updated on:December 20,2023

Scientists reveal a potential new approach to treating liver cancer

byNational Institutes of Healtha, Schematic of drug screening and validation studies; MoA, mechanism of action.b, Graphs of the results from the small-molecule screen with the MIPE library

Updated on: December 27,2023

Scientists reveal a potential new approach to treating liver cancer

byNational Institutes of Healtha, Schematic of drug screening and validation studies; MoA, mechanism of action.b, Graphs of the results from the small-molecule screen with the MIPE library

Updated on:December 27,2023

For some small kidney cancers, freezing is more effective than heat treatment

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with early-stage renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) that measure between 3 and 4 centimeters, a procedure that destroys the cancer

Updated on: December 21,2023

For some small kidney cancers, freezing is more effective than heat treatment

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with early-stage renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) that measure between 3 and 4 centimeters, a procedure that destroys the cancer

Updated on:December 21,2023

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

Updated on: December 18,2023

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

Updated on:December 18,2023

Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship

by Tim Baker, Prostate Cancer Foundation of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe all got the memo that sleep is foundational for good health, right?Yet, it remains easy to overlook the importance of&n

Updated on: January 04,2024

Sleep disturbances are underappreciated in prostate cancer survivorship

by Tim Baker, Prostate Cancer Foundation of AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainWe all got the memo that sleep is foundational for good health, right?Yet, it remains easy to overlook the importance of&n

Updated on:January 04,2024