'Natural killers' may help treat advanced solid cancerous tumors

by Chris Adam,Purdue UniversityCredit: Purdue UniversityAn internal battle over oxygen can lead to major setbacks for people battling solid malignant tumors such as lung and brain cancers. Many

Updated on: April 01,2024 17

'Natural killers' may help treat advanced solid cancerous tumors

by Chris Adam,Purdue UniversityCredit: Purdue UniversityAn internal battle over oxygen can lead to major setbacks for people battling solid malignant tumors such as lung and brain cancers. Many

Updated on:April 01,2024 17

Immune cell helps predict skin cancer patients' chances of responding to treatment

byKing's College Londona, Schematic of nonenzymatic extraction of lymphocytes from primary human tissue and subsequent expansion protocol. b, Summary flow cytometry data of Vδ1+cell en

Updated on: January 26,2024 23

Immune cell helps predict skin cancer patients' chances of responding to treatment

byKing's College Londona, Schematic of nonenzymatic extraction of lymphocytes from primary human tissue and subsequent expansion protocol. b, Summary flow cytometry data of Vδ1+cell en

Updated on:January 26,2024 23

Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade

by Cancer Research UKA graph showing liver cancer mortality. Credit: Cancer Research UKLiver cancer deaths have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled since records began, ac

Updated on: April 23,2024 15

Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade

by Cancer Research UKA graph showing liver cancer mortality. Credit: Cancer Research UKLiver cancer deaths have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled since records began, ac

Updated on:April 23,2024 15

Bendamustine prior to CAR T-cell therapy in patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma: Poorer treatment outcomes

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreatment with bendamustine prior to CAR T-cell therapy in patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma associates wit

Updated on: December 28,2023 8

Bendamustine prior to CAR T-cell therapy in patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma: Poorer treatment outcomes

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreatment with bendamustine prior to CAR T-cell therapy in patients with refractory large B-cell lymphoma associates wit

Updated on:December 28,2023 8

Distinct signaling pathway identified as key driver for epithelial cancer development

by Kurt Bodenmüller,University of ZurichSide section of the skin with epidermal stem cells (green) with one particular clone in red. Cell nuclei are stained in blue, the white dashed lines indic

Updated on: August 03,2024 0

Distinct signaling pathway identified as key driver for epithelial cancer development

by Kurt Bodenmüller,University of ZurichSide section of the skin with epidermal stem cells (green) with one particular clone in red. Cell nuclei are stained in blue, the white dashed lines indic

Updated on:August 03,2024 0

Immune cells trained to hunt tumors after scientists plant synthetic 'flags' on cancer

Updated on: June 15,2025 0

Immune cells trained to hunt tumors after scientists plant synthetic 'flags' on cancer

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Study finds volume of liver resection during gallbladder surgery doesn't significantly affect overall survival

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGallbladder cancer is most common in people who have gallstones or have had gallstones in the past. While uncommon, most ga

Updated on: January 23,2024 20

Study finds volume of liver resection during gallbladder surgery doesn't significantly affect overall survival

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGallbladder cancer is most common in people who have gallstones or have had gallstones in the past. While uncommon, most ga

Updated on:January 23,2024 20

Shining light on rare nerve tumors illuminates a fresh path for fighting cancer

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterNew findings published inScience Signalingsuggest that targeting mechanical signals between cells may become a fresh approach to fi

Updated on: April 23,2024 16

Shining light on rare nerve tumors illuminates a fresh path for fighting cancer

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterNew findings published inScience Signalingsuggest that targeting mechanical signals between cells may become a fresh approach to fi

Updated on:April 23,2024 16

Are the benefits of new cancer drugs worth the cost?

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)The rate of growth in costs (red) vs. outcomes (green) of cancer care, is here expressed as the derivative D[fx0] of both functions (i.e.: the angular coef

Updated on: January 12,2024 10

Are the benefits of new cancer drugs worth the cost?

by Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)The rate of growth in costs (red) vs. outcomes (green) of cancer care, is here expressed as the derivative D[fx0] of both functions (i.e.: the angular coef

Updated on:January 12,2024 10

Anti-worm drug inhibits tumor growth and spread in mice

by University of New South WalesResearchers at UNSW Sydney have discovered that a drug used for almost 40 years to treat worm infections in humans and animals can be used to inhibit melanoma grow

Updated on: March 12,2024 16

Anti-worm drug inhibits tumor growth and spread in mice

by University of New South WalesResearchers at UNSW Sydney have discovered that a drug used for almost 40 years to treat worm infections in humans and animals can be used to inhibit melanoma grow

Updated on:March 12,2024 16

What is a mammogram, and why are they important?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer accounts for 1 in 3 of all new cancers diagnosed in women in the U.S. each year, according to the American Cancer Society. It's estima

Updated on: January 04,2024 9

What is a mammogram, and why are they important?

by Laurel KellyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer accounts for 1 in 3 of all new cancers diagnosed in women in the U.S. each year, according to the American Cancer Society. It's estima

Updated on:January 04,2024 9

Pancreatic cancer vaccine plus immunotherapy and antibody spark immune system response in pancreatic cancers

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineJ1568 study treatment schema.Eligible patients with clinically resectable PDA received the first priming study treatment Cy-GVAX-based therapy (alone

Updated on: January 30,2024 16

Pancreatic cancer vaccine plus immunotherapy and antibody spark immune system response in pancreatic cancers

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineJ1568 study treatment schema.Eligible patients with clinically resectable PDA received the first priming study treatment Cy-GVAX-based therapy (alone

Updated on:January 30,2024 16