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Experimental model shows how topological defects in the mesothelium affect ovarian cancer metastasis

Ovarian cancer devastates more than 20,000 women in the U.S. every year, due in part to its tendency to evade detection and present after metastatic spread. A key element to slowing metastasis is understanding the mechanisms of how tumor cells invade tissues.

3 Aug 2021

Anti-parasitic drug prevents pancreatic cancer's initiation, progression and metastasis in mice

As the third-most lethal cancer in the United States, with only a 1% five-year survival rate for people with its most aggressive form, pancreatic cancer has long been a target of researchers who search for ways to slow or stop its growth and spread.

3 Aug 2021

Novel type of cellular therapy safe for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, study confirms

A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine has confirmed the safety of a novel type of cellular therapy for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.

3 Aug 2021

Analysis: Keto diets place pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects

In the most comprehensive analysis yet of ketogenic (keto) diets, a review in Frontiers in Nutrition finds keto diets place pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects.

3 Aug 2021

Hormone-resistant prostate, breast cancers added to clinical trial of experimental DNA therapy

The Republic of Belarus Ministry of Health has approved expanding the ongoing clinical trial of CureLab Oncology's Elenagen, an experimental DNA therapy, to include two new arms: 1) hormone-resistant breast cancer; and 2) hormone-resistant metastatic prostate cancer.

3 Aug 2021

Morphle manufactures its 101st slide scanner for NIH’s NCI

Morphle Labs makes its ceremonial 101st scanner for NIH’s National Cancer Institute. It customized the scanner to fit the research needs of NCI.

From Morphle Digital Pathology 3 Aug 2021

Cancer vaccine reduces tumor burden, improves survival in animal model of Lynch syndrome

A new strategy for developing vaccines against cancer showed promise in a proof-of-concept study led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and Heidelberg University Hospital.

2 Aug 2021

New model can help clinicians to predict 40-day mortality risk in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Researchers from Hackensack Meridian University Medical Center and Berry Consultants, LLC, Austin, Texas have developed a new model to help clinicians predict the risk of death within 40 days in patients who are hospitalized with COVID-19 infection.

2 Aug 2021

Study reveals effective strategy to extend the benefit of immunotherapy for prostate cancer

It's a scientific riddle tangled up in a complex web. How do you turn an immune cold cancer into one that responds to immunotherapy?

2 Aug 2021

New discovery could pave the way towards therapeutic treatments for many cancers

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers have made new findings which provide a broader understanding of how dormant hematopoietic stem cells are activated and could pave the way towards therapeutic treatments for a number of cancers.

2 Aug 2021

Analysis reveals positive association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and odds of breast cancer

Oncotarget published "Association of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and odds of breast cancer by molecular subtype: analysis of the MEND study" which reported that the authors examined the association of high-sensitivity CRP with odds of BC by molecular subtype among Nigerian women.

2 Aug 2021

HPV16 ctDNA assay predicts treatment response in metastatic head and neck cancer

Oncotarget published "Human papilloma virus circulating tumor DNA assay predicts treatment response in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma" which reported that despite the rising incidence of human papillomavirus related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, treatment of metastatic disease remains palliative.

2 Aug 2021

Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in post-operative breast cancer surgery outcomes

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women and surgery is a primary treatment for these women. Among women receiving surgery, up to 13% will have a post-operative visit to an emergency department, according to recent research.

2 Aug 2021

Research highlights the need to increase mental health, chemical dependency care at U.S. cancer centers

New research in the July 2021 issue of JNCCN-Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network indicates a need to increase substance use and mental health support capabilities at cancer centers across the United States.

2 Aug 2021

Highly Efficient Exosome Isolation & Purification Tools

AMSBIO is a knowledgeable supplier of products dedicated to exosome research that includes high quality reagents and kits that are quick, affordable and easy to use.

From AMS Biotechnology 1 Aug 2021

FDA's accelerated drug approval process plagued by missing efficacy data and questionable evidence

Since the US Food and Drug Administration established its accelerated approval pathway for drugs in 1992, nearly half of the 253 drugs authorized have not been confirmed as clinically effective, an investigation by The BMJ has found.

31 Jul 2021

UVA researchers overturn conventional wisdom on action of key hormone receptors within cells

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have overturned conventional wisdom on the workings of vital hormone receptors within cells, a finding that could boost drug development for diabetes and related metabolic disorders, cancer and other diseases.

31 Jul 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Experimental model shows how topological defects in the mesothelium affect ovarian cancer metastasis

Anti-parasitic drug prevents pancreatic cancer's initiation, progression and metastasis in mice

Novel type of cellular therapy safe for knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, study confirms

Analysis: Keto diets place pregnant women and kidney disease patients at risk of adverse health effects

Hormone-resistant prostate, breast cancers added to clinical trial of experimental DNA therapy

Morphle manufactures its 101st slide scanner for NIH’s NCI

Cancer vaccine reduces tumor burden, improves survival in animal model of Lynch syndrome

New model can help clinicians to predict 40-day mortality risk in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Study reveals effective strategy to extend the benefit of immunotherapy for prostate cancer

New discovery could pave the way towards therapeutic treatments for many cancers

Analysis reveals positive association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and odds of breast cancer

HPV16 ctDNA assay predicts treatment response in metastatic head and neck cancer

Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in post-operative breast cancer surgery outcomes

Research highlights the need to increase mental health, chemical dependency care at U.S. cancer centers

Highly Efficient Exosome Isolation & Purification Tools

FDA's accelerated drug approval process plagued by missing efficacy data and questionable evidence

UVA researchers overturn conventional wisdom on action of key hormone receptors within cells

Melanoma mutations result from a chemical conversion in DNA fueled by sunlight, study reports

Study shows safety and efficacy of radio-wave therapy for liver cancer patients

UT Southwestern discovers the Achilles’ heel in ovarian cancers and potential biomarkers

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