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UT Southwestern physicians eliminate sociodemographic disparities in testicular cancer patients

By offering the same level of care and expertise to two very different populations, UT Southwestern physicians were able to eliminate the sociodemographic disparities in survival and cancer recurrence rates typically seen nationally in testicular cancer patients.

10 Aug 2020

New type of immunotherapy shows promise for advanced skin cancer

A new type of immunotherapy for the skin cancer malignant melanoma shows promising results. Three severely ill patients are now long-term survivors.

7 Aug 2020

Researchers use patient-specific tumor organoid to optimize chemotherapy for appendix, colon tumors

A patient-specific tumor organoid model is being used to identify the most effective chemotherapy protocol to treat appendix and colon tumors, a personalized medicine approach that is showing promise.

7 Aug 2020

An 'intelligent' strategy for real-time evaluation of photothermal therapy efficiency on tumors

Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising alternative method for cancer treatment due to advantages of non-invasiveness, precise temporal and spatial control, strong specificity and high tumor destruction efficiency.

6 Aug 2020

Powerful treatment for IPF stops dangerous scar formation in mouse lungs

A pre-clinical study led by scientists at Cincinnati Children's demonstrates that in mice the drug barasertib reverses the activation of fibroblasts that cause dangerous scar tissue to build up in the lungs of people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

6 Aug 2020

ASH publishes new guidelines to help tailor treatment for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia

Today, ASH published new guidelines to help older adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and their health care providers make critical care decisions, including if and how to proceed with cancer treatment and the need for blood transfusions for those in hospice care.

6 Aug 2020

Study: Inhibition of TLK protein stimulates the innate immune system

Tousled-like kinases (TLKs) are a potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment due to their central role in DNA repair and replication.

5 Aug 2020

Panthera’s oncology clinical trial sites in the UK are open for research activities

Over a thousand oncology clinical trials have been suspended due to Covid putting back research which is vital for patients across the world.

5 Aug 2020

Novel technology tests the presence of thin membrane protrusions on breast cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have developed a novel technology to test for the presence of thin membrane protrusions called "microtentacles" on breast cancer cells, which can help predict whether a tumor is likely to spread.

5 Aug 2020

Normal DNA repair process can lead to mutations in cancer

Hypermutation is an unusual occurence that can lead to many nearby mutations at once, severely damaging our genetic material and potentially causing cancer.

4 Aug 2020

New method reveals the dynamics of cell development and gene activity

Traditional single-cell sequencing methods help to reveal insights about cellular differences and functions - but they do this with static snapshots only rather than time-lapse films.

4 Aug 2020

Avoiding care during the pandemic could mean life or death

These days, Los Angeles acting teacher Deryn Warren balances her pain with her fear. She's a bladder cancer patient who broke her wrist in November. She still needs physical therapy for her wrist, and she's months late for a cancer follow-up.

31 Jul 2020

Managing cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic

An ESMO interdisciplinary expert consensus paper on how to manage cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic has been published today in Annals of Oncology.

31 Jul 2020

Childhood cancer survivors with hearing loss at increased risk for neurocognitive deficits

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are studying how hearing loss can affect the neurocognitive abilities of childhood cancer survivors.

30 Jul 2020

Patent issued for Concarlo-developed therapeutic peptide to treat drug-resistant breast cancer

Concarlo Holdings LLC, has today announced that US Patent 10,702,570 was issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on July 07, 2020, marking the latest step in Concarlo’s journey to commercialize revolutionary medicines for metastatic breast cancer.

30 Jul 2020

Stand Up To Cancer announces $1.1 million in funding to foster collaborative research

Stand Up To Cancer announced today five new awards that will cut across institutional and national lines to foster collaborative research and explore new paths to improve cancer treatment.

29 Jul 2020

Combination of certain drugs can do more harm than good, shows study

A team of researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) investigating how a certain type of drugs can kill cells has discovered that these drugs can do more harm than good when used in combination with other cancer treatments.

29 Jul 2020

Scientists are developing AI tools that can benefit certain cancer patients

Case Western Reserve University scientists are developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help surgeons and oncologists identify the subtle but critical differences between a recurring tumor and damaged non-cancerous tissue on post-operative MRI scans of certain cancer patients.

29 Jul 2020

Study shows moderate exercise reduces side effects of prostate cancer treatment

New research published this weekinExperimental Physiologyfound that in prostate cancer survivors,a moderate bout of exercise kept the cell count of certain type of immune cells at a normal level, suggesting the exercise is safe for prostate cancer survivors.

29 Jul 2020

Deep learning algorithm can identify genetic alterations from routine histological images of tumors

Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, working with colleagues in Europe, created a deep learning algorithm that can infer molecular alterations directly from routine histology images across multiple common tumor types.

28 Jul 2020

Cancer Treatment News and Research

UT Southwestern physicians eliminate sociodemographic disparities in testicular cancer patients

New type of immunotherapy shows promise for advanced skin cancer

Researchers use patient-specific tumor organoid to optimize chemotherapy for appendix, colon tumors

An 'intelligent' strategy for real-time evaluation of photothermal therapy efficiency on tumors

Powerful treatment for IPF stops dangerous scar formation in mouse lungs

ASH publishes new guidelines to help tailor treatment for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia

Study: Inhibition of TLK protein stimulates the innate immune system

Panthera’s oncology clinical trial sites in the UK are open for research activities

Novel technology tests the presence of thin membrane protrusions on breast cancer cells

Normal DNA repair process can lead to mutations in cancer

New method reveals the dynamics of cell development and gene activity

Avoiding care during the pandemic could mean life or death

Managing cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic

Childhood cancer survivors with hearing loss at increased risk for neurocognitive deficits

Patent issued for Concarlo-developed therapeutic peptide to treat drug-resistant breast cancer

Stand Up To Cancer announces $1.1 million in funding to foster collaborative research

Combination of certain drugs can do more harm than good, shows study

Scientists are developing AI tools that can benefit certain cancer patients

Study shows moderate exercise reduces side effects of prostate cancer treatment

Deep learning algorithm can identify genetic alterations from routine histological images of tumors

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