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Carcinoma is cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.

Scientists pioneer fecal transplant capsules to enhance pancreatic cancer treatment

Scientists at Lawson Research Institute (Lawson) of St. Joseph's Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) are the first in the world to study fecal transplants using capsules containing microbes from the gut of healthy volunteers to improve the response of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer to chemotherapy.

26 Feb 2025

AI and deep learning transform diagnosis of oral potentially malignant disorders

Oral cancer remains a serious global health concern due to its high morbidity and mortality rates, primarily caused by late-stage diagnosis.

26 Feb 2025

Insilico Medicine reaches preclinical milestone in MASH drug discovery

Insilico Medicine("Insilico"), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, recently achieved preclinical milestone in its collaboration with Therasid Bioscience, a South Korean based biotechnology company focuses on developing innovative first-in-class drugs for treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

25 Feb 2025

Study uncovers pathway behind age-related degeneration of eye glands

A team led by Mount Sinai researchers has identified stem cell populations and mechanisms underlying age-related degeneration in glands that are vital to eye function.

24 Feb 2025

CPRIT awards nearly $23 million to MD Anderson for cancer research projects

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded nearly $23 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) in support of 20 cancer research projects to advance new breakthroughs in discovery, translational, clinical and prevention science.

20 Feb 2025

Novel therapeutic approaches targeting the Wnt pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the deadliest cancers globally, with increasing incidence and mortality rates.

19 Feb 2025

Icaritin softgel capsules offer new hope for hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Icaritin (ICA) is a prenylflavonoid natural product extracted from plants of the Epimedium genus.

17 Feb 2025

Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Libtayo as second-line treatment for advanced cervical cancer

Regeneron UK Limited today announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Libtayo® (cemiplimab) for use on the National Health Service as a second-line monotherapy treatment for adults with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer and disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy, irrespective of PD-L1 expression level or tumor histology.

14 Feb 2025

Immunotherapy reduces sunspots and skin cancer by 65%

University of Queensland researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65 per cent.

12 Feb 2025

Insilico Medicine develops highly selective FGFR2/3 dual inhibitor for cancer treatment

Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) are critical drivers of oncogenesis in various solid tumors, including urothelial carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, ovarian cancer and lung adenocarcinoma.

7 Feb 2025

Mayo Clinic develops AI tool to visualize complex biological data

Mayo Clinic researchers have pioneered an artificial intelligence (AI) tool, called OmicsFootPrint, that helps convert vast amounts of complex biological data into two-dimensional circular images.

6 Feb 2025

Neoantigen vaccine sparks powerful immune defense against kidney cancer

A personalized neoantigen cancer vaccine generated strong immune responses in renal cell carcinoma patients, leading to long-lasting T cell expansion and no disease recurrence after 40 months.

6 Feb 2025

Breakthrough personalized vaccine shows promising results in kidney cancer trial

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers report that all nine patients in a clinical trial being treated for stage III or IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer), generated a successful anti-cancer immune response after initiation of a personalized cancer vaccine.

5 Feb 2025

Study reveals how healthy stem cells transform into cancer cells

Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer in the U.S. every year, according to the American Cancer Society, and the rate of new cases continues to rise.

5 Feb 2025

Study links low levels of PM2.5 exposure to liver damage

Researchers examine the liver toxicity of low levels of PM2.5 exposure.

5 Feb 2025

Microbes in your gut could determine cancer treatment outcomes

Researchers reveal that gut microbiota influence the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in cancer treatment, with specific bacterial strains enhancing or inhibiting anti-tumor immunity.

4 Feb 2025

New microscopy technique offers affordable way to study cancer cell metabolism

Understanding how tumors change their metabolism to resist treatments is a growing focus in cancer research.

3 Feb 2025

Researchers develop model to identify tumor-fighting immune cells in lung cancer patients

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have developed a computer model to help scientists identify tumor-fighting immune cells in patients with lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

3 Feb 2025

Key information to consider before getting breast implants

Should I get breast implants? Should they be saline or silicone? Which style? How much monitoring is needed after surgery?

31 Jan 2025

Cancer-fighting virus T-VEC helps shrink tough-to-treat skin tumors

Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) demonstrates efficacy in cutaneous BCC, enhancing resectability and altering immune cell composition with low adverse events.

30 Jan 2025