New CAR-T cells offer on-demand control for cancer treatment

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLudwig Cancer Research scientists have devised new types of chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells—a type of cancer immunotherapy—that c

Updated on: November 09,2024

New CAR-T cells offer on-demand control for cancer treatment

byLudwig Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainLudwig Cancer Research scientists have devised new types of chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells—a type of cancer immunotherapy—that c

Updated on:November 09,2024

Clinical trial finds new drug significantly extends lives of breast cancer patients

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichKaplan–Meier analysis of key efficacy endpoints in patients with baseline BMs. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03261-7Pa

Updated on: October 21,2024

Clinical trial finds new drug significantly extends lives of breast cancer patients

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichKaplan–Meier analysis of key efficacy endpoints in patients with baseline BMs. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03261-7Pa

Updated on:October 21,2024

Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long-term survivors, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit:BMJ(2023). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074684Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long-term cancer survivors, find

Updated on: January 22,2024

Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long-term survivors, say experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit:BMJ(2023). DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2022-074684Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long-term cancer survivors, find

Updated on:January 22,2024

ASH: A+AVD beats ABVD for advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma

(HealthDay)—For patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma, brentuximab vedotin, doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (A+AVD) have superior efficacy to doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastin

Updated on: March 30,2024

ASH: A+AVD beats ABVD for advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma

(HealthDay)—For patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma, brentuximab vedotin, doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (A+AVD) have superior efficacy to doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastin

Updated on:March 30,2024

Research: Subset of breast cancers have two PIK3CA mutations on the same allele

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in the U.S. has found that a subgroup of breast cancers have two PIK3CA mutat

Updated on: June 01,2024

Research: Subset of breast cancers have two PIK3CA mutations on the same allele

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in the U.S. has found that a subgroup of breast cancers have two PIK3CA mutat

Updated on:June 01,2024

National cancer control efforts should address the system, not its individual parts, says new report

by National Academy of SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent cancer control efforts in the United States typically are fragmented and uncoordinated, but taking a systems approach to establish

Updated on: May 23,2024

National cancer control efforts should address the system, not its individual parts, says new report

by National Academy of SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent cancer control efforts in the United States typically are fragmented and uncoordinated, but taking a systems approach to establish

Updated on:May 23,2024

Link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer ignored by women most at risk

by Flinders UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMiddle aged women in Australia aren't getting the message about the proven link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, at a time when mo

Updated on: March 06,2024

Link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer ignored by women most at risk

by Flinders UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMiddle aged women in Australia aren't getting the message about the proven link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, at a time when mo

Updated on:March 06,2024

Doctors call for expanded reporting of medical care given in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyled by Dr. Annette Dekker, an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UCLA, c

Updated on: May 17,2024

Doctors call for expanded reporting of medical care given in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyled by Dr. Annette Dekker, an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UCLA, c

Updated on:May 17,2024

Finding and targeting a tumor's sweet spot to eradicate aggressive form of leukemia

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113568A highly aggressive common form of leukemia which is activated by mutations in signaling molecul

Updated on: December 28,2023

Finding and targeting a tumor's sweet spot to eradicate aggressive form of leukemia

byUniversity of BirminghamCredit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113568A highly aggressive common form of leukemia which is activated by mutations in signaling molecul

Updated on:December 28,2023

New cell death mechanism could offer novel cancer treatment strategies

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published today inNature C

Updated on: January 12,2024

New cell death mechanism could offer novel cancer treatment strategies

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published today inNature C

Updated on:January 12,2024

New research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us

byFlinders UniversityHusband and wife Professor Simon Conn and Dr Vanessa Conn’s team at the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer has been researching the role of circular RNAs in DNA damage

Updated on: January 12,2024

New research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us

byFlinders UniversityHusband and wife Professor Simon Conn and Dr Vanessa Conn’s team at the Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer has been researching the role of circular RNAs in DNA damage

Updated on:January 12,2024

New major survey finds 'healthy' suntan myths persist despite warnings about skin cancer and aging

by European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong Europeans, 8 in 10 believe tans are attractive, with almost as many (73%) saying tans are healthy, according to a new s

Updated on: February 01,2024

New major survey finds 'healthy' suntan myths persist despite warnings about skin cancer and aging

by European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong Europeans, 8 in 10 believe tans are attractive, with almost as many (73%) saying tans are healthy, according to a new s

Updated on:February 01,2024