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Neurological Side Effects of CAR T-Cell Therapy Revealed

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital quantified the neurological symptoms associated with CAR T-cell therapy and found that 77 percent of patients receiving the treatment experienced at least one neurological side effect.

16 May 2019

Quanterix announces $50,000 in grants to support promising oncology research

Quanterix announced a call for proposals for a new Accelerator Grant Program.

From Quanterix 16 May 2019

New technique enables comprehensive genetic profiling of circulating tumor cells

A new way to cleanly separate out cancer cells from a blood sample enables comprehensive genetic profiling of the cancer cells, which could help doctors target tumors and monitor treatments more effectively.

16 May 2019

New technique for separation of cancer cells enables comprehensive genetic profiling

A new technique for obtaining cancer cells from blood samples without contamination from blood cells has made it feasible to conduct detailed genetic analysis of cancer cells without the need for tumour biopsy.

16 May 2019

CRISPR uncovers which gene fusions are critical for growth of cancer cells

In the first large-scale analysis of cancer gene fusions, which result from the merging of two previously separate genes, researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, EMBL-EBI, Open Targets, GSK and their collaborators have used CRISPR to uncover which gene fusions are critical for the growth of cancer cells.

16 May 2019

Certain cancer drugs induce stem cell plasticity in colorectal cancer

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center and the Mannheim University Medical Center have now discovered that a certain group of cancer drugs (MEK Inhibitors) activates the cancer-promoting Wnt signaling pathway in colorectal cancer cells.

16 May 2019

Blood test can assess effectiveness of treatment in patients with skin cancer

Blood tests that track the amount of tumor DNA can - after only one month of drug therapy - detect how well treatment is working in patients with skin cancer, a new study finds.

16 May 2019

Cellular conflict is crucial to development of healthy skin

Not all cells are destined for greatness. Deemed unfit to serve in the body, some are killed off during early development through a process called cell competition. This phenomenon has previously been documented in flies and is now turning out to occur in mammals as well.

16 May 2019

Specialized microscope for diagnosing and treating disease without cutting the skin

University of British Columbia researchers have developed a specialized microscope that has the potential ability to both diagnose diseases that include skin cancer and perform incredibly precise surgery--all without cutting skin.

16 May 2019

Researchers identify why lymphoma patients may become resistant to specific drug

With more targeted therapies being approved each year for cancer, the development of drug resistance to these agents is a growing concern.

16 May 2019

Mindfulness-based app designed to help people stop smoking can change the brain

Researchers have found that a mindfulness-based smartphone app designed to help people stop smoking was effective at reducing study participants' self-reported daily cigarette consumption.

15 May 2019

Prescribing fitness apps to help cancer survivors increase their physical activity levels

Fitness apps could be prescribed by clinicians to help patients recovering from cancer increase their physical activity levels, new research in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship reports.

15 May 2019

Health benefit from substituting red and processed meat with fish

The average Dane will gain a health benefit from substituting part of the red and processed meat in their diet with fish, according to calculations from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark.

15 May 2019

Big data helps determine better research models to fight the spread of breast cancer

Scientists are using a lot of genomic data to identify medical issues sooner in patients, but they're also using it to assist their scientific counterparts in researching diseases better.

15 May 2019

‘Living their values’: Palliative care power couple faces cancer at home

In the 18 years that Kathy Brandt and Kim Acquaviva have been together, death has been a constant companion.

15 May 2019

Researchers identify metabolic signatures to help diagnose, treat and prevent cervical cancer

Researchers at the University of Arizona have completed the first-of-its-kind study that could aid in the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cervical cancer by identifying cervicovaginal metabolic signatures, or "fingerprints" that distinguish patients with HPV, pre-cancerous cervical conditions and cancer.

15 May 2019

‘Xploro’ app helps pediatric cancer patients at The Christie understand proton beam therapy

Xploro® has teamed up with Manchester’s world leading cancer hospital, The Christie, to deliver state of the art technology that helps child patients understand how Proton Beam Therapy works.

15 May 2019

Early removal of some pancreatic cysts could decrease cancer risk, save lives

By analyzing medical records of 901 adults who had surgery for a certain type of precancerous pancreatic cyst, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and The Karolinska Institute in Sweden have updated parameters for an anatomical “marker” that can tell more precisely if these cysts are likely to develop into lethal pancreatic cancers.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 15 May 2019

New book examines circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as contagious illness

In 1961, people in the suburb of Niles, Illinois, experienced what they termed a "cancer epidemic." Over a dozen children in the town were diagnosed with leukemia within a short time.

15 May 2019

Dartmouth researchers develop new scale to measure external food cue responsiveness for children

One in four preschool-age children in the U.S. have overweight or obesity, putting them at risk for multiple chronic health problems including cancer.

15 May 2019

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Neurological Side Effects of CAR T-Cell Therapy Revealed

Quanterix announces $50,000 in grants to support promising oncology research

New technique enables comprehensive genetic profiling of circulating tumor cells

New technique for separation of cancer cells enables comprehensive genetic profiling

CRISPR uncovers which gene fusions are critical for growth of cancer cells

Certain cancer drugs induce stem cell plasticity in colorectal cancer

Blood test can assess effectiveness of treatment in patients with skin cancer

Cellular conflict is crucial to development of healthy skin

Specialized microscope for diagnosing and treating disease without cutting the skin

Researchers identify why lymphoma patients may become resistant to specific drug

Mindfulness-based app designed to help people stop smoking can change the brain

Prescribing fitness apps to help cancer survivors increase their physical activity levels

Health benefit from substituting red and processed meat with fish

Big data helps determine better research models to fight the spread of breast cancer

‘Living their values’: Palliative care power couple faces cancer at home

Researchers identify metabolic signatures to help diagnose, treat and prevent cervical cancer

‘Xploro’ app helps pediatric cancer patients at The Christie understand proton beam therapy

Early removal of some pancreatic cysts could decrease cancer risk, save lives

New book examines circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as contagious illness

Dartmouth researchers develop new scale to measure external food cue responsiveness for children

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