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Researchers develop model for early prediction of cancer patients' response to immunotherapy

Researchers have developed a model that could predict early on in treatment whether cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy, according to a report published today in eLife.

9 Nov 2021

Researchers identify safety concerns with neuroblastoma candidate drug

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists looking for drugs to improve survival of children with high-risk neuroblastoma found a promising candidate in CX-5461.

9 Nov 2021

Oncologists use immunotherapy at faster rates for trial-ineligible patients, study finds

Cancer patients who are ineligible for clinical trials receive immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) at greater rates than patients who are trial eligible despite no survival benefit, according to a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Nov 2021

Targeting Shp2 in oncological treatments appears to worsen the disease

In recent years, much scientific effort and funding has focused on developing drugs that target an enzyme with the unwieldy name of Src homology 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 or more briefly, Shp2.

9 Nov 2021

Fat-secreted molecule may cancel out the effects of common breast cancer treatment

Leptin, a molecule produced by fat cells, appears to cancel out the effects of the estrogen-blocking therapy tamoxifen, a drug commonly used to treat and prevent breast cancers, suggests a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

9 Nov 2021

Scientists discover gene responsible for doubling the risk of respiratory failure from COVID-19

Scientists at Oxford University have identified the gene responsible for doubling the risk of respiratory failure from COVID-19.

9 Nov 2021

Multiplex network offers a systematic approach to study rare, uncharacterized diseases

Rare diseases are usually caused by a single genetic defect. Nevertheless, the search for the cause and the assessment of the effects is highly complex and difficult.

9 Nov 2021

Binghamton professor receives grant to develop a faster, less painful way to diagnose lung nodules

A biomedical engineering professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York has received a $2.4 million grant to develop a faster, less painful way to diagnose malignant solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).

9 Nov 2021

Medicare enrollment blitz doesn’t include options to move into Medigap

Medicare's annual open-enrollment season is here and millions of beneficiaries — prompted by a massive advertising campaign and aided by a detailed federal website — will choose a private Medicare Advantage plan.

9 Nov 2021

Experts discover novel tool to explore ways to advance cancer treatment

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have discovered a new tool, which will help to investigate more effective forms of cancer treatment.

9 Nov 2021

Novel study aims to develop personalized treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

Indiana University School of Medicine researcher Bryan P. Schneider, MD, is leading a novel nationwide study to better understand how to treat patients with triple-negative breast cancer based on their own unique genetic data.

8 Nov 2021

Lack of health insurance accounts for unemployed adults' lower cancer screening rates

In a recent study, unemployed individuals were less likely to have health insurance and be up to date on getting recommended cancer screening tests.

8 Nov 2021

People of color, lower-income residents in DC disproportionally affected by air pollution

The rates of death and health burdens associated with air pollution are borne unequally and inequitably by people of color and those with lower household income and educational attainment in Washington, D.C., according to a new study.

8 Nov 2021

Researchers link elevated levels of galectin-1 with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg now associate elevated levels of the protein galectin-1 with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes about 18 years later.

8 Nov 2021

Study points to a new, effective treatment option for patients with mesothelioma

Combining the immunotherapy agent durvalumab with the chemotherapy agents pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin may provide a new treatment option for patients who have inoperable pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the tissues lining the lungs, according to a phase II clinical trial led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

8 Nov 2021

‘Drinking through a lead straw’ — $15B approved to fix dangerous water pipes

No one knows exactly how many lead pipes deliver water to homes, schools and businesses throughout America — or even where they all are. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates at least 6 million lead service lines exist. Environmental groups say it's probably many more.

8 Nov 2021

Researchers identify new symptoms associated with pancreatic cancer

Researchers have identified a series of symptoms associated with pancreatic cancer, including two previously unrecognized symptoms – feeling thirsty and having dark urine – in a study presented today (Monday) at the NCRI Festival.

8 Nov 2021

Study shows how whole genome sequencing could benefit children with cancer

Unravelling the entire genetic code for each child who has been diagnosed with cancer can give a more accurate diagnosis or reveal new treatment options, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival. These are the results of a pilot study of the process known as whole genome sequencing.

8 Nov 2021

Childhood kidney cancers continue to be diagnosed at later stages in the UK and Ireland

Children with kidney cancers continue to be diagnosed with larger and more advanced tumours in the UK and Ireland than in other Western European countries, according to research presented at the NCRI Festival.

8 Nov 2021

NHS to receive nearly £250 million to digitize diagnostics care

The NHS will receive £248 million over the next year to invest in technology that will deliver more diagnostic tests, checks and scans to help provide faster diagnosis of a health condition, earlier treatment and reduce waiting lists.

8 Nov 2021

Cancer News and Research

Latest Cancer News and Research

Researchers develop model for early prediction of cancer patients' response to immunotherapy

Researchers identify safety concerns with neuroblastoma candidate drug

Oncologists use immunotherapy at faster rates for trial-ineligible patients, study finds

Targeting Shp2 in oncological treatments appears to worsen the disease

Fat-secreted molecule may cancel out the effects of common breast cancer treatment

Scientists discover gene responsible for doubling the risk of respiratory failure from COVID-19

Multiplex network offers a systematic approach to study rare, uncharacterized diseases

Binghamton professor receives grant to develop a faster, less painful way to diagnose lung nodules

Medicare enrollment blitz doesn’t include options to move into Medigap

Experts discover novel tool to explore ways to advance cancer treatment

Novel study aims to develop personalized treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

Lack of health insurance accounts for unemployed adults' lower cancer screening rates

People of color, lower-income residents in DC disproportionally affected by air pollution

Researchers link elevated levels of galectin-1 with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Study points to a new, effective treatment option for patients with mesothelioma

‘Drinking through a lead straw’ — $15B approved to fix dangerous water pipes

Researchers identify new symptoms associated with pancreatic cancer

Study shows how whole genome sequencing could benefit children with cancer

Childhood kidney cancers continue to be diagnosed at later stages in the UK and Ireland

NHS to receive nearly £250 million to digitize diagnostics care

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