Cancer News and Research

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Immunotherapy drug shows favorable safety profile in patients with advanced small cell lung cancer

The immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab has demonstrated a favorable safety profile and "promising durable clinical activity" in pretreated patients who exhibit high levels of the PD-L1 protein in advanced stages of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) – an aggressive form of the disease

16 Aug 2017

Liquid biopsies show potential use for cancer screening

A new study has shown the potential of analyzing cell-free DNA (cfDNA) present in patients’ blood for cancer markers in early cancer detection. This technique was used in some instances for patients who already were diagnosed with a cancer as reported by some studies.

16 Aug 2017

Insurers can bend out-of-network rules for patients who need specific doctors

The Affordable Care Act has so far survived Republican attempts to replace it, but many people still face insurance concerns. Below, I answer three questions from readers.

16 Aug 2017

Online education enhances administration of blood clot-preventing medications

Results of a yearlong study funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) with more than 900 nurses at The Johns Hopkins Hospital suggest that well-designed online education can decrease the rate of nonadministration of prescribed and necessary doses of blood thinners to prevent potentially lethal blood clots in hospitalized patients.

16 Aug 2017

Researchers discover way to stop deadly fungus from spreading to the brain

Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered a way to stop a deadly fungus from 'hijacking' the body's immune system and spreading to the brain.

16 Aug 2017

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

A research team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health has determined that a special mixture of good bacteria in the body reduced the incidence of sepsis in infants in India by 40 percent at a cost of only $1 per infant.

16 Aug 2017

Breakthrough research could potentially improve detection and treatment of anal cancer

Specialists at The Christie and The University of Manchester have made a breakthrough which could potentially improve detection and treatment of anal cancer, as well as have wider implications for other cancers.

From The University of Manchester 16 Aug 2017

Vaginal estrogens do not increase cancer, cardiovascular disease risk in post-menopausal women

Women who have gone through menopause and who have been using a vaginal form of estrogen therapy do not have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer than women who have not been using any type of estrogen.

16 Aug 2017

Chapman University's School of Pharmacy wins more than $3.5 million through 30 research awards

Chapman University’s four-year-old School of Pharmacy continues its aggressive growth in federal grant awards.

16 Aug 2017

Researchers identify new factors that may affect brain tumor cells' ability to resist treatment

The most aggressive variant of brain tumor - glioblastoma - has an average survival rate of 15 months. There is therefore an urgent need for new treatment strategies for this group of patients.

16 Aug 2017

Insilico and GSK collaborate to enhance drug discovery process

Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) research for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging research announced today that it has formed a collaboration with GSK to explore how Insilico's AI capability can enhance its drug discovery process.

16 Aug 2017

Scientists discover novel lineage-restricted stem cell in the mammary gland

One of the key questions in stem cell and cancer biology is to understand the cellular hierarchy governing tissue development and maintenance and the cancer cell of origin.

16 Aug 2017

Study offers novel insights into how genetic variants play key role in human immune system

It is widely recognized that people respond differently to infections. This can partially be explained by genetics, shows a new study published today in Nature Communications by an international collaboration of researchers from Germany and the United States.

16 Aug 2017

Blood biopsy helps identify targetable genetic alterations in patients with cancer of unknown primary

Using fragments of circulating tumor DNA in blood, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers were able to identify theoretically targetable genetic alterations in 66 percent of patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP), a rare disease with seven to 12 cases per 100,000 people each year.

16 Aug 2017

Scientists reveal engineered fusion protein that could recover blood vessel health

Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital Vascular Biology Program have revealed an engineered fusion protein that could recover blood vessel health following the onset of hypertension, atherosclerosis, stroke, heart attack, and other cardiovascular diseases.

16 Aug 2017

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is now the third leading cause of cancer mortality. Its incidence is increasing in parallel with the population increase in obesity, and its five-year survival rate still hovers at just 8 to 9 percent.

16 Aug 2017

BMG LABTECH develop world's first gas ramping function to mimic in vitro ischaemia/reperfusion conditions in a microplate reader

BMG LABTECH developed a new gas ramping function that can fully manipulate the environment within a microplate reader, by mimicking in vitro hypoxia and ischaemia/reperfusion.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 16 Aug 2017

Cancer treatment with alternative medicine can double risk of dying: Study finds

A new study has found that patients who choose cancer treatment with alternative medicine more than double the risk of dying in five years compared to those who chose conventional cancer treatment for the treatable cancers. The study is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

15 Aug 2017

Mayo Clinic researchers discover new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer. Their discovery also suggests ways to improve prostate cancer therapy. The findings appear in Nature Medicine.

14 Aug 2017

New study identifies gene critical to pancreatic cancer cell growth

Pancreatic cancer is a particularly deadly form of disease, and patients have few options for effective treatment.

14 Aug 2017

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Immunotherapy drug shows favorable safety profile in patients with advanced small cell lung cancer

Liquid biopsies show potential use for cancer screening

Insurers can bend out-of-network rules for patients who need specific doctors

Online education enhances administration of blood clot-preventing medications

Researchers discover way to stop deadly fungus from spreading to the brain

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

Breakthrough research could potentially improve detection and treatment of anal cancer

Vaginal estrogens do not increase cancer, cardiovascular disease risk in post-menopausal women

Chapman University's School of Pharmacy wins more than $3.5 million through 30 research awards

Researchers identify new factors that may affect brain tumor cells' ability to resist treatment

Insilico and GSK collaborate to enhance drug discovery process

Scientists discover novel lineage-restricted stem cell in the mammary gland

Study offers novel insights into how genetic variants play key role in human immune system

Blood biopsy helps identify targetable genetic alterations in patients with cancer of unknown primary

Scientists reveal engineered fusion protein that could recover blood vessel health

Research suggests novel approach to treating deadly pancreatic cancer

BMG LABTECH develop world's first gas ramping function to mimic in vitro ischaemia/reperfusion conditions in a microplate reader

Cancer treatment with alternative medicine can double risk of dying: Study finds

Mayo Clinic researchers discover new cause of treatment resistance in prostate cancer

New study identifies gene critical to pancreatic cancer cell growth

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