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Advancements in the Optimization of Medical Accelerators

Radiotherapy is a way of treating cancer by means of radiation. In principle, that can be all different types of radiation. The commonly known types are X-rays or electron beams, which find very widespread application.

11 Jun 2020

New protocol to deliver optimal care for breastfeeding women with breast cancer

Managing women with breast cancer who are breastfeeding is a complex issue. The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine presents new recommendations in the peer-reviewed journal Breastfeeding Medicine.

10 Jun 2020

Using nanotheranostics approach to treat cancer

The concept of theranostics revolves around the stratification of patients into specific groups based on their response to different treatments and their disease risks.

10 Jun 2020

Study investigates potential of adoptive cell therapy in combination with checkpoint inhibitors

Volume 11, Issue 22 of @Oncotarget reported that there are rationale and evidence supporting immune therapy in Ovarian Cancers.

10 Jun 2020

Researchers evaluate survivin expression in neuroendocrine tumors

Volume 11, Issue 23 of @Oncotarget reported that tissue microarrays of 132 patients were stained for survivin using immunohistochemistry and correlated with outcomes.

10 Jun 2020

ASTRO's new guideline provides recommendations for radiation therapy to treat cervical cancer

A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology provides recommendations for radiation therapy to treat patients with nonmetastatic cervical cancer.

10 Jun 2020

Synthesized tumor cells help diagnose cancer and optimize treatment

Researchers in Japan have replicated cancer cells from diseased bladder tissue in dogs, minimizing the use of costly stem cell products.

10 Jun 2020

3D printing technology can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells in vitro

Doctors could soon be administering an entire course of treatment for life-threatening conditions with a 3D printed capsule controlled by magnetic fields thanks to advances made by the University of Sussex researchers.

10 Jun 2020

Study: Breast cancer reduction efforts show mixed progress

The data is clear: for patients with early stage breast cancer, certain operations risk more harm than good - increasing the risk of medical complications, missed work and health care costs without increasing survival rates.

10 Jun 2020

Study reveals new strategy to tackle cancer

A study led by the Institut de Neurociències describes a new strategy to tackle cancer, based on inducing a potent stress in tumor causing cell destruction by autophagy.

9 Jun 2020

Chemotherapy and cancer join together to cause neuropathy

Contrary to common medical guidance, chemotherapy does not appear to be the only culprit in neuropathy, a neurological side effect of cancer treatment, a new study says. Cancer itself contributes heavily, too, and the stresses on neurons appear far worse than the sum of the two causes.

8 Jun 2020

Innovative algorithm helps select patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during COVID-19

A new approach to better select breast cancer patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic has been developed by researchers at The Royal Marsden and the Breast Cancer Now Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, in collaboration with colleagues in the UK, Germany and US.

8 Jun 2020

Better testing could lead to improved treatments for a specific type of ovarian cancer

Scientists have found that a specific type of ovarian cancer could possibly benefit from existing platinum-based chemotherapy and new DNA repairing treatments, following better testing.

8 Jun 2020

Pharmacists involved in cancer care face restricted access to essential PPE items

Oncology pharmacy practitioners around the globe are fighting to provide cancer patients high quality cancer care with increasingly limited and sometimes restricted personal protective equipment supply as well as impaired access to essential anticancer medication, according to University of California, Irvine-led study.

8 Jun 2020

Photodynamic therapy can be used in many types and localizations of tumors

As co-author, Research Associate Ayrat Bilyalov explains, the work on photodynamic therapy has been ongoing for 5 years. The group comprises medical professionals from Kazan Federal University and Medical Center of the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan.

8 Jun 2020

Study investigates combined effects of cancer therapy and inherited genetics

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are studying the combined effect of cancer treatments and inherited mutations in DNA-repair genes.

5 Jun 2020

New leukemia immune profiles predict drug resistance, positive responses to immunotherapy

By analyzing 442 samples from three groups of children and adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), researchers have identified new immune classes of the disease that predict the likelihood of drug resistance and positive responses to immunotherapy.

5 Jun 2020

Diet and gut microbiome affect outcomes of chemotherapy

What we eat can affect the outcome of chemotherapy – and likely many other medical treatments – because of ripple effects that begin in our gut, new research from the University of Virginia suggests.

4 Jun 2020

Trastuzumab emtansine as a preferred second-line choice after horizontal dual blockade

Volume 11, Issue 22 of Oncotarget reported that despite relevant medical advancements, metastatic breast cancer remains an incurable disease.

3 Jun 2020

Phase III clinical trial shows benefit of rituximab for pediatric Burkitt lymphoma

Results of the phase III Inter-B-NHL-ritux 2010 clinical trial reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine show 95 percent three-year survival for pediatric patients with advanced B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated with the addition of anti-cancer immunotherapy rituximab to standard chemotherapy.

3 Jun 2020

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Latest Chemotherapy News and Research

Advancements in the Optimization of Medical Accelerators

New protocol to deliver optimal care for breastfeeding women with breast cancer

Using nanotheranostics approach to treat cancer

Study investigates potential of adoptive cell therapy in combination with checkpoint inhibitors

Researchers evaluate survivin expression in neuroendocrine tumors

ASTRO's new guideline provides recommendations for radiation therapy to treat cervical cancer

Synthesized tumor cells help diagnose cancer and optimize treatment

3D printing technology can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells in vitro

Study: Breast cancer reduction efforts show mixed progress

Study reveals new strategy to tackle cancer

Chemotherapy and cancer join together to cause neuropathy

Innovative algorithm helps select patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during COVID-19

Better testing could lead to improved treatments for a specific type of ovarian cancer

Pharmacists involved in cancer care face restricted access to essential PPE items

Photodynamic therapy can be used in many types and localizations of tumors

Study investigates combined effects of cancer therapy and inherited genetics

New leukemia immune profiles predict drug resistance, positive responses to immunotherapy

Diet and gut microbiome affect outcomes of chemotherapy

Trastuzumab emtansine as a preferred second-line choice after horizontal dual blockade

Phase III clinical trial shows benefit of rituximab for pediatric Burkitt lymphoma

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