Immune cell discovery opens door to new powerful cancer therapies

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UCL have identified how a subset of immune cells are activated to kill cancerous cells, a finding in mice which could hold the k

Updated on: December 20,2023

Immune cell discovery opens door to new powerful cancer therapies

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainScientists at UCL have identified how a subset of immune cells are activated to kill cancerous cells, a finding in mice which could hold the k

Updated on:December 20,2023

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain

Updated on: December 22,2023

Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remain

Updated on:December 22,2023

A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

by Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreEmergence of CSCs following IFN-I treatment.a, Multiparametric flow cytometry analysis of the illustrated CSC surface markers in MCA205 and AT3 cells treat

Updated on: December 21,2023

A new mechanism of drug resistance discovered for breast cancer

by Universita Cattolica del Sacro CuoreEmergence of CSCs following IFN-I treatment.a, Multiparametric flow cytometry analysis of the illustrated CSC surface markers in MCA205 and AT3 cells treat

Updated on:December 21,2023

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances i

Updated on: November 21,2023

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances i

Updated on:November 21,2023

DetermaIO Assay Helps Inform Benefit With Single-Agent Immunotherapy in Advanced NSCLC

November 22, 2022Caroline SeymourThe score of the 27-gene Determa immune-oncology assay demonstrated a correlation with overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with advanced non–sma

Updated on: October 17,2023

DetermaIO Assay Helps Inform Benefit With Single-Agent Immunotherapy in Advanced NSCLC

November 22, 2022Caroline SeymourThe score of the 27-gene Determa immune-oncology assay demonstrated a correlation with overall survival and progression-free survival in patients with advanced non–sma

Updated on:October 17,2023

Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer compared to traditional radiation

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaStudy finds protons led to two-thirds reduction in unplanned hospitalizations. Credit: Penn MedicineProton therapy leads to signifi

Updated on: December 20,2023

Proton therapy lowers risk of side effects in cancer compared to traditional radiation

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaStudy finds protons led to two-thirds reduction in unplanned hospitalizations. Credit: Penn MedicineProton therapy leads to signifi

Updated on:December 20,2023

Oncolytic Virus Enables the Immune System to Attack Tumors

by Shana SpindlerOne of the most important findings in cancer research in the past two decades is that tumors can create force field-like protection against the immune system. A new study has identifi

Updated on: October 15,2023

Oncolytic Virus Enables the Immune System to Attack Tumors

by Shana SpindlerOne of the most important findings in cancer research in the past two decades is that tumors can create force field-like protection against the immune system. A new study has identifi

Updated on:October 15,2023

Scalp Cooling for Chemo Hair Loss Strikes Out With Patients

M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMSTOPLINE:Most women withbreast cancerwho received scalp cooling did not perceive benefits in preventing hair loss, overall quality of life, body image, and other o

Updated on: October 26,2023

Scalp Cooling for Chemo Hair Loss Strikes Out With Patients

M. Alexander Otto, PA, MMSTOPLINE:Most women withbreast cancerwho received scalp cooling did not perceive benefits in preventing hair loss, overall quality of life, body image, and other o

Updated on:October 26,2023

Venetoclax/Atezolizumab/Obinutuzumab Elicits Durable Responses in Richter Transformation

June 23, 2023Ryan ScottThe combination of venetoclax, atezolizumab, and obinutuzumab elicited responses and prolonged time progression, in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia with Richter trans

Updated on: October 15,2023

Venetoclax/Atezolizumab/Obinutuzumab Elicits Durable Responses in Richter Transformation

June 23, 2023Ryan ScottThe combination of venetoclax, atezolizumab, and obinutuzumab elicited responses and prolonged time progression, in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia with Richter trans

Updated on:October 15,2023

Cancer while pregnant is rare, but is becoming more common. Here's what researchers think is behind the rise

by Sarah Sasson and Sean Seeho,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFormer winner of TV show Alone Australia Gina Chick wasdiagnosedwith breast cancer just days after fin

Updated on: November 30,2024

Cancer while pregnant is rare, but is becoming more common. Here's what researchers think is behind the rise

by Sarah Sasson and Sean Seeho,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFormer winner of TV show Alone Australia Gina Chick wasdiagnosedwith breast cancer just days after fin

Updated on:November 30,2024

Adjuvant capecitabine after CRT improves survival in locally advanced nasopharynx

October 25, 2022Jason HarrisTreatment with adjuvant capecitabine following concurrent chemoradiotherapy resulted in superior failure-free survival compared with observation and CRT for patients with l

Updated on: October 17,2023

Adjuvant capecitabine after CRT improves survival in locally advanced nasopharynx

October 25, 2022Jason HarrisTreatment with adjuvant capecitabine following concurrent chemoradiotherapy resulted in superior failure-free survival compared with observation and CRT for patients with l

Updated on:October 17,2023

Can the flu shot help fight cancer?

byRush University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainChanging the microenvironment of tumors to increase the immune system's response to them has been the goal of countless research and

Updated on: December 20,2023

Can the flu shot help fight cancer?

byRush University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainChanging the microenvironment of tumors to increase the immune system's response to them has been the goal of countless research and

Updated on:December 20,2023