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Blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track cancer treatment responses

Results of two clinical studies have added to evidence that blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track lung cancer treatment responses by measuring circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) during immunotherapy and related treatments.

14 Feb 2019

Few primary care physicians lack enough knowledge of cancer treatment options

The idea of team-based cancer care most often focuses on involving primary care physicians in the care of cancer survivors. But research has shown patients are discussing initial cancer treatment options with their primary care doctors.

13 Feb 2019

More than half a million breast cancer patient's lives saved by improvements in treatment

Latest U.S. estimates indicate that since 1989, hundreds of thousands of women's lives have been saved by mammography and improvements in breast cancer treatment.

12 Feb 2019

Research reveals critical immunological axis that triggers cancer-promoting chronic inflammation

A Massachusetts General Hospital research team has identified interaction between two elements of the immune system as critical for the transformation of a protective immune response into chronic, cancer-promoting inflammation.

12 Feb 2019

Researchers to investigate light therapy as relief from painful side effect of cancer treatment

University at Buffalo researchers have received part of a $1.5 million grant to investigate light therapy as a replacement for prescription opioids in treating oral mucositis, painful ulcers and swelling in the mouth that result from chemotherapy and radiation treatment for cancer.

12 Feb 2019

New PET imaging agent may help measure efficacy or failure of hormone therapy for breast cancer

Physicians may soon have a new way to measure the efficacy or failure of hormone therapy for breast cancer patients, according to new research published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

12 Feb 2019

Trojan Horse approach to cancer therapy shows promise

A new form of cancer fighting drug has been developed using the principles of the “Trojan Horse”.

11 Feb 2019

Using Therapy Dogs to Reduce Stress and Improve Emotional Well-Being in Vulnerable Individuals

There is much research that shows that therapy dogs can help reduce stress and improve emotional well-being in vulnerable individuals. Rachel McPherson talks about this research that the work done by The Good Dog Foundation.

11 Feb 2019

Immunotherapy may be better than chemotherapy for Merkel cell carcinoma

The first study of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab as the initial treatment for patients with a rare but aggressive form of skin cancer known as Merkel cell carcinoma reports better responses and longer survival than expected with conventional chemotherapy.

11 Feb 2019

Scientists untangle how microbes manufacture key antibiotic compound

For decades, scientists and doctors have known that bacteria in soil were capable of manufacturing streptozotocin, an antibiotic compound that is also an important treatment for certain types of pancreatic cancer.

7 Feb 2019

New discovery can explain resistance of cancer types to fatty acid metabolism inhibition

Fatty acid metabolism is an essential process in tumor growth and proliferation. Despite different attempts to block fatty acid metabolism as a therapeutic strategy to reduce tumor size and growth, the outcome was not always positive.

7 Feb 2019

Rare stem cell may be the root of all metastatic cancers

Researchers have discovered a rogue stem cell that could be the cause of all metastatic cancers. The breakthrough could affect all future research projects.

6 Feb 2019

New review examines impact of cancer therapies on the skeleton

A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology review examines the impact of cancer therapies on the skeleton and how to limit bone loss and fractures in cancer patients treated with these therapies.

6 Feb 2019

Simulation model to find the most optimal cancer treatment

In ten years, computers will be able to propose the most suitable cancer treatment for you. The idea is to simulate how all possible combinations of existing cancer treatments will work on your particular tumor.

6 Feb 2019

Pragmatic system-based intervention can reduce racial disparities in early-stage lung cancer treatment

Results from a study published in the journal Cancer Medicine show that a pragmatic system-based intervention within cancer treatment centers can eliminate existing disparities in treatment and outcomes for black patients with early-stage lung cancer across the U.S.

6 Feb 2019

Research using fission yeast reveals anticancer mechanism

Much like shoelaces or dangly necklaces, DNA strands can tangle up in unruly knots. Specialized enzymes keep DNA organized when cells divide, so the cells split smoothly and don't get stuck. But in tumor cells, this failsafe allows cancer to spread.

5 Feb 2019

World Cancer Day: Global leaders call for urgent action to reduce premature cancer deaths

On Sunday 4 February, World Cancer Day raises awareness of the millions of people world-wide facing unequal access to cancer detection, treatment, and care services.

4 Feb 2019

World Cancer Day 2019 highlights the need for urgent action to improve early cancer detection

World Cancer Day 2019 highlights the need for urgent action to increase early stage cancer detection, screening, and diagnosis to significantly improve cancer patients’ chances of survival.

4 Feb 2019

Study shows promise for future prostate cancer treatment

A new 'seek-and-destroy' gene therapeutic system could have the potential to treat prostate cancer in the future, after it halted the majority of tumors in laboratory models at the University of Strathclyde and the Beatson Institute.

4 Feb 2019

Researchers unravel path of metallodrug in a breast cancer cell

Some types of cancer cannot be treated with classical chemotherapy. Scientists from Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne University, PSL university, University Grenoble Alpes and ESRF, the European Synchrotron, are working on a metallorganic molecule as an antitumor drug.

4 Feb 2019

Cancer Therapy News and Research

Blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track cancer treatment responses

Few primary care physicians lack enough knowledge of cancer treatment options

More than half a million breast cancer patient's lives saved by improvements in treatment

Research reveals critical immunological axis that triggers cancer-promoting chronic inflammation

Researchers to investigate light therapy as relief from painful side effect of cancer treatment

New PET imaging agent may help measure efficacy or failure of hormone therapy for breast cancer

Trojan Horse approach to cancer therapy shows promise

Using Therapy Dogs to Reduce Stress and Improve Emotional Well-Being in Vulnerable Individuals

Immunotherapy may be better than chemotherapy for Merkel cell carcinoma

Scientists untangle how microbes manufacture key antibiotic compound

New discovery can explain resistance of cancer types to fatty acid metabolism inhibition

Rare stem cell may be the root of all metastatic cancers

New review examines impact of cancer therapies on the skeleton

Simulation model to find the most optimal cancer treatment

Pragmatic system-based intervention can reduce racial disparities in early-stage lung cancer treatment

Research using fission yeast reveals anticancer mechanism

World Cancer Day: Global leaders call for urgent action to reduce premature cancer deaths

World Cancer Day 2019 highlights the need for urgent action to improve early cancer detection

Study shows promise for future prostate cancer treatment

Researchers unravel path of metallodrug in a breast cancer cell

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