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Many long-term survivors of childhood cancer may face elevated suicide risk

Survivors of childhood cancer have increased risks of experiencing various challenges, such as emotional distress, impaired quality of life, and financial burdens.

25 Oct 2021

New mobile app facilitates continuous monitoring of the quality of life of cancer patients

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València has developed a new mobile application that facilitates the continuous monitoring of the quality of life of cancer patients.

21 Oct 2021

Cell-free DNA can help detect measurable residual disease in children with medulloblastoma

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that cell-free DNA from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be used to detect measurable residual disease (MRD) in children treated for the brain tumor medulloblastoma.

21 Oct 2021

Yale Cancer Center receives $6.5 million NIH grant for cellular senescence research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant to fund cellular senescence research in lymphoid organs at Yale Cancer Center.

21 Oct 2021

U-M researchers target a protein channel in the cell’s lysosome to selectively kill cancer cells

Cancer treatments necessarily target unchecked cell growth, and selectively kill cancer cells while sparing normal cells and avoiding general toxicity in the human body.

20 Oct 2021

Discovery could help develop a new treatment strategy for patients with melanoma

A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers shows that the enzyme KDM5B suppresses anti-melanoma immunity.

20 Oct 2021

Cancer patients opt telemedicine over in-person visits

New research in the October 2021 issue of JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network assessed patient satisfaction and preferences for telemedicine, finding 45% of people with cancer preferred telemedicine, while 34% preferred office visits, and 21% had no preference.

20 Oct 2021

Researchers discover new way to jump-start the immune system to attack tumors

Immunotherapy is a promising strategy to treat cancer by stimulating the body's own immune system to destroy tumor cells, but it only works for a handful of cancers.

19 Oct 2021

New system for targeted cancer radiation therapy using gold nanoparticles

Scientists from the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics at Osaka University developed a novel system for targeted cancer radiation therapy that uses gold nanoparticles labeled with astatine-211.

19 Oct 2021

Daily use of cannabidiol oil may shrink lung tumors

It may be worth exploring further the use of cannabidiol ('CBD') oil as a potential lung cancer treatment, suggest doctors in BMJ Case Reports after dealing with a daily user whose lung tumor shrank without the aid of conventional treatment.

15 Oct 2021

Women who carry a mutation in PALB2 gene more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer

Most of us have heard about the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Men and women with a personal and/or family history of breast cancer have been offered testing for mutations in these two genes for a number of years to determine if they are at greater risk for breast and other cancers.

12 Oct 2021

Many breast cancer patients use cannabis without the knowledge of physicians

New research indicates that almost half of U.S. adults with breast cancer use cannabis (marijuana and hemp), most commonly alongside cancer treatment to manage symptoms and side effects.

12 Oct 2021

Research provides insights on colorectal cancers’ immunotherapy resistance

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which unleash the immune response against tumor cells, have revolutionized cancer treatment; however, the medications aren't effective in a large number of patients, including those with colorectal cancer.

11 Oct 2021

Kidney transplant patients are more susceptible to harmless bacterium, finds study

It's a pervasive bacterium found in soil and water that rarely causes disease, but a new national review of nocardia infection in people who have had a kidney transplant shows that when it occurs it most commonly causes pneumonia and brain abscess, and reminds their physicians to stay on the lookout for it, investigators say

11 Oct 2021

New digital program to improve physical and mental wellbeing of young cancer survivors

A digital program enhancing physical and mental wellbeing for young people adjusting to life after cancer, will be developed by The University of Queensland in partnership with cancer support organisation Canteen.

8 Oct 2021

Wyss Center to lead a collaborative project aimed at improving brain cancer treatment

The Wyss Center announced today that it will lead a collaborative project, as part of Wellcome Leap's Delta Tissue Program, to improve understanding of the brain cancer glioblastoma (GBM) and help develop more effective therapies.

8 Oct 2021

Common gut bacteria can fuel prostate cancer growth and treatment resistance

Common gut bacteria can fuel the growth of prostate cancers and allow them to evade the effects of treatment, a new study finds.

7 Oct 2021

Scientists identify a new method to treat triple-negative breast cancer

A team of clinicians and scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has identified a novel method to treat triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). They discovered that cancer cells switch between different cell states and are able to change from being less aggressive ('epithelial') to being more aggressive ('mesenchymal'), and vice versa.

7 Oct 2021

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

A simulated pancreatic cancer clinical trial screening process showed that Black patients were significantly more likely than white patients to be excluded from clinical trials for a wide range of eligibility criteria, according to results presented at the virtual 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held October 6-8, 2021.

6 Oct 2021

Elevated allostatic load may impact treatment completion and breast cancer survival outcomes

Elevated allostatic load was associated with a lower likelihood of completing chemotherapy and a lower overall survival rate in patients with lymph node-positive or high-risk lymph node-negative HER2-negative breast cancer, according to results presented at the 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held online October 6-8, 2021.

6 Oct 2021

Cancer Treatment News and Research

Many long-term survivors of childhood cancer may face elevated suicide risk

New mobile app facilitates continuous monitoring of the quality of life of cancer patients

Cell-free DNA can help detect measurable residual disease in children with medulloblastoma

Yale Cancer Center receives $6.5 million NIH grant for cellular senescence research

U-M researchers target a protein channel in the cell’s lysosome to selectively kill cancer cells

Discovery could help develop a new treatment strategy for patients with melanoma

Cancer patients opt telemedicine over in-person visits

Researchers discover new way to jump-start the immune system to attack tumors

New system for targeted cancer radiation therapy using gold nanoparticles

Daily use of cannabidiol oil may shrink lung tumors

Women who carry a mutation in PALB2 gene more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer

Many breast cancer patients use cannabis without the knowledge of physicians

Research provides insights on colorectal cancers’ immunotherapy resistance

Kidney transplant patients are more susceptible to harmless bacterium, finds study

New digital program to improve physical and mental wellbeing of young cancer survivors

Wyss Center to lead a collaborative project aimed at improving brain cancer treatment

Common gut bacteria can fuel prostate cancer growth and treatment resistance

Scientists identify a new method to treat triple-negative breast cancer

Pancreatic cancer clinical trials exclude Black patients based on wide range of eligibility criteria

Elevated allostatic load may impact treatment completion and breast cancer survival outcomes

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