COVID vaccination improves effectiveness of cancer treatment, study finds

byUniversity of BonnNasopharyngeal tumors (highlighted in yellow) - are a common condition in countries in Southeast Asia. However, concerns that the therapy might interact unfavorably with Covi

Updated on: January 23,2024

COVID vaccination improves effectiveness of cancer treatment, study finds

byUniversity of BonnNasopharyngeal tumors (highlighted in yellow) - are a common condition in countries in Southeast Asia. However, concerns that the therapy might interact unfavorably with Covi

Updated on:January 23,2024

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri

Updated on: December 28,2023

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in '60s, '70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase ri

Updated on:December 28,2023

Rucaparib efficacious in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, treatment with rucaparib is associated with significantly longer duration of imaging-based progression-free survival

Updated on: December 28,2023

Rucaparib efficacious in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

by Elana GotkineFor patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, treatment with rucaparib is associated with significantly longer duration of imaging-based progression-free survival

Updated on:December 28,2023

Existing drug shows promise treating most prevalent type of lung cancer

byUniversity of KentuckyCZT binds to SRC. A. CZT binding (dashed circle) to SRC. CZT binds near the C-terminal domain of SRC and may disrupt the inactive state by preventing phosphorylation on t

Updated on: January 10,2024

Existing drug shows promise treating most prevalent type of lung cancer

byUniversity of KentuckyCZT binds to SRC. A. CZT binding (dashed circle) to SRC. CZT binds near the C-terminal domain of SRC and may disrupt the inactive state by preventing phosphorylation on t

Updated on:January 10,2024

Researchers reveal mechanism of protection against breast and ovarian cancer

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new paper published today inNature, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have outlined the structure and function o

Updated on: February 03,2024

Researchers reveal mechanism of protection against breast and ovarian cancer

by The Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new paper published today inNature, researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have outlined the structure and function o

Updated on:February 03,2024

How conquering a rare leukemia in children revolutionized cancer care for millions

by Marie McculloughFifty years ago, children with an aggressive form of leukemia went from diagnosis to death in a few months, as the disease rampaged through their lymph nodes, spleens, livers, and n

Updated on: March 01,2024

How conquering a rare leukemia in children revolutionized cancer care for millions

by Marie McculloughFifty years ago, children with an aggressive form of leukemia went from diagnosis to death in a few months, as the disease rampaged through their lymph nodes, spleens, livers, and n

Updated on:March 01,2024

Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth

by Case Western Reserve UniversityBlocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in t

Updated on: June 01,2024

Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth

by Case Western Reserve UniversityBlocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in t

Updated on:June 01,2024

Pancreatic cancer specialist explains treatment advances and challenges

by Nathan Bahary,The ConversationThe pancreas is located in the abdomen, making diagnosis of pancreatic cancer difficult. Credit:Bruce Blaus/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAWithAlex

Updated on: May 13,2024

Pancreatic cancer specialist explains treatment advances and challenges

by Nathan Bahary,The ConversationThe pancreas is located in the abdomen, making diagnosis of pancreatic cancer difficult. Credit:Bruce Blaus/Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SAWithAlex

Updated on:May 13,2024

Two drugs reverse a key pancreatic cancer step in the lab

byUniversity of FloridaReversal of ADM by TSA in primary human acinar cultures. Primary, human acini were cultured in Matrigel on glass chamber slides for 5 days. On day 5 of culture, 500 nM of

Updated on: December 28,2023

Two drugs reverse a key pancreatic cancer step in the lab

byUniversity of FloridaReversal of ADM by TSA in primary human acinar cultures. Primary, human acini were cultured in Matrigel on glass chamber slides for 5 days. On day 5 of culture, 500 nM of

Updated on:December 28,2023

Trial results show PARP inhibitor benefit in 'BRCA-like' breast cancer

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResults from the SWOG S1416 clinical trial show that adding veliparib to chemotherapy can significantly extend progression-free surviva

Updated on: January 04,2024

Trial results show PARP inhibitor benefit in 'BRCA-like' breast cancer

by SWOG Cancer Research NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResults from the SWOG S1416 clinical trial show that adding veliparib to chemotherapy can significantly extend progression-free surviva

Updated on:January 04,2024

Nirogacestat, a new desmoid tumor treatment, found to improve outcomes for people with sarcoma

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit:New England Journal of Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2210140When Dana Avellino, now 36, first noticed a lump near her groin in the

Updated on: January 11,2024

Nirogacestat, a new desmoid tumor treatment, found to improve outcomes for people with sarcoma

byMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit:New England Journal of Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2210140When Dana Avellino, now 36, first noticed a lump near her groin in the

Updated on:January 11,2024

New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients

by Charlotte HuffCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new state laws will influence their

Updated on: January 11,2024

New abortion laws jeopardize cancer treatment for pregnant patients

by Charlotte HuffCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs abortion bans go into effect across a contiguous swath of the South, cancer physicians are wrestling with how new state laws will influence their

Updated on:January 11,2024