New DNA Nanomachines Taught to Fight Cancer
A group of international scientists has been exploring using new DNA-based nanomachines for gene therapy. The nanomachines are hoped to be more effective in the treatment of oncological diseases. As…
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Medical Student Researches New Methods to Test CAR-T Cell Therapy
According to a story from the Breast Cancer Society of Canada, Veronica Dubois, who is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Medical Biophysics, is focusing her research on developing…
University of Louisville’s Research Team Discovers Molecule That Protects Against Development of Cancer Cells
The University of Louisville’s publication UL News recently reported a finding by its research team regarding an immune checkpoint molecule. The molecule had been developed for cancer immunotherapy but when…
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Predicting Immunotherapy Response in Cancer Patients
According to a story from Oral Cancer News, a class of immunotherapy drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors can play a critical role in treating a number of common and rare…
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Why are Poor Black and Hispanic Children Dying at Higher Rates From Childhood Cancer Than Whites?
What is the Disparity? America is greatly divided by many things and race has always been one of them. Not only are there large social and economic divides among racial…
Poor Regulation of Medical Devices for Cancer Treatment Creates Serious Risks and Avoidable Deaths
According to a story from Dr. Hooman Noorchashm, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a reasonably effective system for regulating and approving new drugs while appropriately evaluating them…
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Iowa Doctors Hesitant to Certify Medical Cannabis Patients
According to the Des Moines Register, Iowa has a new medical marijuana program rolling out on December 1st, but many doctors in the state have reservations about enrolling patients. Iowa's…
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This New Immunotherapy Could Allow for More Personalized Cancer Treatment
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…
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New Research Suggests Many People Aren’t Aware They Carry BRCA Mutations
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…
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The 2018 Nobel Prize For Medicine Was Awarded to Two Researchers Working on Checkpoint Inhibitors in Cancers
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…
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How The Results of Genetic Tests For Cancer Risk May Change Over Time
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…
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An Anonymous Donation of Over $18 Million Will Fund a New Cancer Program at BC Cancer
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…
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Results From a Study of a Drug for Prostate Cancer Have Been Shared
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…
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Insights into Cancer Research from Dr Crystal Mackall, Founding Director of the Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy
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…
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This Study of Financial Toxicity in Cancer Patients Highlights The Crippling Cost of Staying Alive
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…
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Kids Fighting Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease are Showing Everyone Their Strength Through Photos
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 a…
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Cervical Cancer is no Longer the Leading HPV Related Cancer
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…
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How Location May Influence Outcomes for Patients with Cancer
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.…
New Drug Could Be The Penicillin of Cancer?
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…
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How the Rendina Family is Working to Fight Cancer
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…
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The Importance of Funding: The AACR Reports on Cancer Progress in the US
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…
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Research into a Potential Method of Visualising Prostate Cancer has Shown Mixed Results
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…
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BeiGene and Springworks Therapeutics are Collaborating to Research a Combination Therapy for Advanced Solid Tumours
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 lifirafenib…
Promising Results for Early Detection of Lung Cancer From New Blood Tests
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…
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Researchers Are Working on a New Test to Diagnose Cancers
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…
