New Discovery Could Yield a Potential New Treatment for Breast Cancer
Geisinger Health System via News-Medical – A discovery by a team of researchers, led by a Geisinger professor, could yield a potential new treatment for breast cancer. In a study published…
Researchers Engineer Cells to Destroy Malignant Tumor Cells but Leave the Rest Alone
McMaster University via EurekAlert – Researchers at McMaster University have developed a promising new cancer immunotherapy that uses cancer-killing cells genetically engineered outside the body to find and destroy malignant tumors.…
Protein in Prostate Cancer May Inhibit Tumor Growth
University of Georgia via EurekAlert – Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men, according to the American Cancer Society. It’s also one of the trickiest cancers to diagnose…
Research From Roswell Park and Kaiser Permanente Supports Vitamin D Supplementation for Breast Cancer Patients
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center via Newswise – BUFFALO, N.Y. — The joint Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center/Kaiser Permanente Northern California team behind a new study to be highlighted at the…
Tomato Sauce Put to the Test for Prostate Cancer
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – What happened when cancer patients were given three quarters of a cup of canned tomato sauce every day for three weeks? “Occasionally…positive things…
Lycopene Supplements Put to the Test
Michael Greger M.D. FACLM via Nutrition Facts – High doses of lycopene—the red pigment in tomatoes—were put to the test to see if it could prevent precancerous prostate lesions from turning…
Groundbreaking Study Optimizes Patient’s Own Immune System to Fight Tumors
University of Minnesota via News-Medical – A groundbreaking study led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how engineered immune cells used in new cancer…
Scientists Discover How to Trick Cancer Cells to Consume Toxic Drugs
Massachusetts General Hospital via EurekAlert – BOSTON – New research led by a team at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) points to a promising strategy to boost tumors’ intake of cancer drugs,…
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…
Cure for Deadly Brain Cancer May Be on Its Way
Brian Blum via Israel21c – Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer, accounting for half of all primary brain cancers. It has a 40 percent survival rate after a…
Bacteria in Cancer Cells Can Be Harnessed to Fight Tumors
Abigail Klein Leichman via Israel21c – The immune system can find bacteria residing within cancer cells and harness them to provoke an immune reaction against the tumor, according to a…
Targeted Delivery of Highly Toxic Anti-Cancer Drug to Brain Tumors
University of Houston via EurekAlert – With a survival rate of only five years, the most common and aggressive form of primary brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, is notoriously hard to treat…
Cancer HELP: Slow Down the Growth of Tumor Cells with a “HOT” Food Choice
Karen Sanders via NaturalHealth365 – Did you know the heat you feel after biting into a hot chili pepper is good for you? The compound capsaicin – that causes this pungent…
Camel Antibodies Can Fight Prostate Cancer, Study Shows
Naama Barak via Israel21c – Researchers based in the desert extract nanobodies from camels that can be used to deliver drugs directly to cancerous cells. Antibodies from female camels can…
Researchers Identify New Drug Combination That Can Treat Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute via News-Medical Net – Scientists have identified two drugs that are potent against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when combined, but only weakly effective when used…
