According to a story from UCI News, University of California Irvine scientists have developed an innovative immunotherapy that could screen patients in order to analyze the composition of their tumors…
A study has found that more than 80% of participants carrying genes linked to breast cancer didn’t know they had them. The research paper, called ‘Exome Sequencing-Based Screening for BRCA1/2…
The 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to two researchers working on checkpoint inhibitor therapies for cancer. A source article by AFP, shared by medical express, outlines how checkpoint…
A study, called ‘Prevalence of Variant Reclassification Following Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing’, has examined how often the results of genetic testing for cancer risk are later reclassified. To read…
An enormous anonymous donation of more than $18 million has been given to the BC Cancer Foundation to fund cutting-edge treatments. The news was announced in an article by…
Results from a study that were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology’s Congress have shown that the investigational drug for prostate cancer INO-5150 may be able to slow…
A recent discussion between Dr Crystal Mackall and Dr Lynn Zydowsky explored the research, challenges, and future of cancer gene therapies. Dr Mackall is a doctor and renowned cancer researcher…
Death or Debt? That is the question that begins the title of a recent study that is examining "financial toxicity" for patients with newly diagnosed cancer. Treatment for cancer is…
September was Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Sickle Cell Awareness Month. To mark to occasion, the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta released…
HPV or human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the US. It is so common that most sexually active people will catch the virus at some…
Researchers have previously found that patients with cancer who live in more rural locations have worse outcomes than those from urban places. However, it isn’t clear what causes this pattern.…
LiPlaCis is a formulation of cisplatin that delivers its agent directly to cancerous tumor sites. Its efficacy has so far only been studied within breast cancer patients. However, scientists have reason to…
After their own personal struggles with cancer, the Rendina family are working to raise money and awareness to fight the disease. For more information, you can view the source press…
A report recently published by the American Association for Cancer Research has highlighted the progress made in fighting cancer but emphasises that continued investment by the government in healthcare research…
Top-line data from a Phase 3 study of an experimental method of visualising prostate cancer has been announced. While it met the primary endpoint for specificity, it did not meet…
The companies BeiGene Ltd. and SpringWorks Therapeutics have announced that they will collaborate to research the safety and preliminary efficacy of a combination of two drugs: BeiGene’s investigational drug…
According to a report by American Health and Drug Benefits, a new blood test may change cancer screening. The new test would allow for earlier detection than current techniques. Supporting…
A recent study carried out by researchers from the University of Copenhagen has developed a new method that may have the potential to diagnose many different types of cancers early…
Two clinical trials have had their study protocols amended, announces Pfizer and Astellas Pharma. The Phase 3 trials, called ‘Arches’ and ‘Embark’, will investigate the safety and effectiveness of the…
Tetra Bio-Pharma has submitted several Orphan Drug Designation applications to the US Food and Drug Administration. The applications are on behalf of cannabinoids for the treatment of multiple rare forms…
The survival rates for infants and children with brain and spinal cord cancer has improved significantly over the past decades. However, a study published online in early August of…
The US FDA has awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation to encorafenib (braftoviTM) combined with binimetinib (mektovi®) and cetuximab for use as an investigational (not FDA-approved) treatment of BRAFV600E–mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.…
A research team led by scientists from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found that arsenic, in combination with the drug all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA), may have the potential…
A study is planned to investigate the effects of the experimental drug PTC596 in children with recently diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and high-grade glioma. The study is made up…
A series called ‘Gonads’ by RadioLab is looking into human reproduction. Their second episode, which is the source used for this article, can be found here. It explores the story of Greg…
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