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Legal pot is more potent than ever — and still largely unregulated

Marijuana and other products containing THC, the plant's main psychoactive ingredient, have grown more potent and more dangerous as legalization has made them more widely available.

9 May 2023

Intratumoral bacteria linked with natural purple photosynthetic bacteria show strong anticancer efficacy

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Researchers are constantly looking for new therapies with improved anticancer activity, fewer side effects, and lower costs.

8 May 2023

Researchers evaluate the dual-therapeutic effect of gene therapy in mouse model of osteosarcoma

Investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and collaborating institutions evaluated the dual-therapeutic effect of gene therapy in a clinically relevant model for common form of bone cancer.

8 May 2023

HIPEC: A promising treatment for certain patients with Stage IV abdominal cancer

A technique that delivers high doses of heated chemotherapy directly to the abdominal cavity is a promising treatment for certain patients with Stage IV cancer.

5 May 2023

Millions are stuck in dental deserts, with no access to oral health care

Every day, Adrienne Grimmett and her colleagues at Evara Health in the Tampa Bay area see stories of inequity in their patients' teeth, gums, and palates.

2 May 2023

Researchers identify the likely reason for heart damage from cancer drugs

Safer cancer drugs are now one step closer after a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers found the likely reason that some treatments damage the heart.

28 Apr 2023

Remote outreach leads to six-fold increase in rural cancer screenings

Rural women are six times more likely to get timely breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening with remote outreach that involves interactive education and follow-up support by telephone, according to a new study.

28 Apr 2023

Montana considers requiring insurance to cover fertility preservation for cancer patients

Katie Beall was diagnosed with breast cancer on March 1, 2022. Two days later, doctors told her the chemotherapy she needed would make her infertile.

28 Apr 2023

Spinal cord stimulation may help reduce chronic pain in people undergoing active cancer treatment

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say they have evidence from a new study in rats that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may be useful in reducing chronic pain in people undergoing active treatment with a common anti-cancer drug.

From Elekta 27 Apr 2023

Research develops unique delivery system to treat osteosarcoma

New research has identified a potential therapeutic target and developed a unique delivery system to treat osteosarcoma, a bone cancer that primarily affects children and adolescents.

27 Apr 2023

Novel immunotherapy appears to be safe, well tolerated by children with relapsed brain tumors

The first in-human-study of a new immunotherapy that blocks a natural enzyme tumors commandeer for their protection was well tolerated by children with relapsed brain tumors and enabled many to have unexpected months of a more normal life, researchers say.

25 Apr 2023

New class of immunotherapy shows promise against aggressive skin cancer

A new class of immunotherapy shows promising results for fighting the most aggressive form of skin cancer.

25 Apr 2023

Improving cancer treatment outcomes: the potential use of fermented food interventions

Researchers reviewed the use of fermented food interventions to alter the gut microbiome composition and improve immunotherapy.

25 Apr 2023

NCCN releases new guidelines to help patients understand inflammatory breast cancer

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published a new addition to its library of patient resources, expanding the information available for breast cancer.

24 Apr 2023

TONSL gene could be a new target for breast cancer treatment

While trying to understand what initiates breast cells to become cancerous, researchers at the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new target for breast cancer treatment.

20 Apr 2023

HPV-related cancer diagnoses more common in AYA cancer survivors

A team of researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah (the U) found that human papillomavirus-related cancer diagnoses are more common in adolescent and young adults (AYAs) who have previously had cancer.

19 Apr 2023

Unlocking the potential of RNA lipid nanoparticles to revolutionize cancer treatment

This paper discusses the use of RNA lipid nanoparticles for cancer immunotherapy, which has shown promising results in clinical use. However, only a small percentage of patients respond to existing immunotherapies, and the paper explores opportunities for improvement.

18 Apr 2023

Diagnosing, treating depression can be critical to breast cancer patient’s care and survival

In a recent study, having depression before or after a breast cancer diagnosis was associated with a lower likelihood of survival. The findings are published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

18 Apr 2023

COVID-19 pandemic caused significant variations in cancer reporting

New research from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) outlines significant ways that the COVID-19 pandemic destabilized usual patterns of cancer care as reported in the National Cancer Database (NCDB), one of the largest cancer registries in the world used by thousands of hospitals and centers around the country to inform and improve the quality of cancer care.

12 Apr 2023

New potential therapeutic developed for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma using ASO technology

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric brain cancer that often kills within a year of diagnosis. Surgery is almost impossible because of the tumors' location.

12 Apr 2023

Cancer Treatment News and Research

Legal pot is more potent than ever — and still largely unregulated

Intratumoral bacteria linked with natural purple photosynthetic bacteria show strong anticancer efficacy

Researchers evaluate the dual-therapeutic effect of gene therapy in mouse model of osteosarcoma

HIPEC: A promising treatment for certain patients with Stage IV abdominal cancer

Millions are stuck in dental deserts, with no access to oral health care

Researchers identify the likely reason for heart damage from cancer drugs

Remote outreach leads to six-fold increase in rural cancer screenings

Montana considers requiring insurance to cover fertility preservation for cancer patients

Spinal cord stimulation may help reduce chronic pain in people undergoing active cancer treatment

Research develops unique delivery system to treat osteosarcoma

Novel immunotherapy appears to be safe, well tolerated by children with relapsed brain tumors

New class of immunotherapy shows promise against aggressive skin cancer

Improving cancer treatment outcomes: the potential use of fermented food interventions

NCCN releases new guidelines to help patients understand inflammatory breast cancer

TONSL gene could be a new target for breast cancer treatment

HPV-related cancer diagnoses more common in AYA cancer survivors

Unlocking the potential of RNA lipid nanoparticles to revolutionize cancer treatment

Diagnosing, treating depression can be critical to breast cancer patient’s care and survival

COVID-19 pandemic caused significant variations in cancer reporting

New potential therapeutic developed for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma using ASO technology

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