Cancers Can Be Detected in the Bloodstream Three Years Prior to Diagnosis
Johns Hopkins Medicine via Newswise – The study, partly funded by the National Institutes of Health, was published May 22 in Cancer Discovery. Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected…
An Old Drug with New Tricks: Hydroxychloroquine
Medical University of South Carolina via EurekAlert! – The anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine shows promise against cancer, but cancer cells often develop resistance. A new study from MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers…
New Antibiotic Approach Proves Promising Against Lyme Bacterium
Duke Health – A technique that has demonstrated success against cancer tumors could also be lethal to bacteria and other pathogens DURHAM, N.C. – Using a technique that has shown…
Researchers Find Natural Mechanism to Sensitize Cancer to Immunotherapy
Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan via Newswise – Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center found that a cytokine, a category of protein that acts as messengers in…
UC Researchers Engineer New Probiotic to Target and Break Down Cancer Cell Defenses
University of Cincinnati via News-Medical – Bacteria generally have a bad reputation, as people first think of certain strains that can cause serious illnesses like pneumonia or meningitis. However, there are many…
Radio-Wave Therapy Is Safe for Liver Cancer Patients and Shows Improvement in Overall Survival
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center via EurekAlert – Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have shown that a targeted therapy using non-thermal radio waves is safe to use in the treatment of…
Novel Therapeutic Agent Could Be Effective for Treating Cancers With Certain Gene Mutations
Mount Sinai Health System via News-Medical – Mount Sinai researchers have developed a therapeutic agent that shows high effectiveness in vitro at disrupting a biological pathway that helps cancer survive, according…
Hydrogels Offer New Hope for Cancer Treatment
Tokyo University of Science via News-Medical – Hydrogels are often used as drug delivery systems, but to be effective carriers for anti-cancer drugs, they need to be responsive to varied stimuli…
New Treatment Extends Lives of People With Most Common Type of Liver Cancer
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences via Newswise – For the first time in over a decade, scientists have identified a first-line treatment that significantly improves survival for people…
