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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Study Opens the Way for a Potential New Cure for Children with Hard-to-Treat Neuroblastoma
University of Gothenburg via News-Medical Net – Researchers at the University of Gothenburg now suggest a possible cure for children with hard-to-treat forms of neuroblastoma using…
Nanotechnology — Nanoparticles As Weapons Against Cancer
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat München via EurekAlert – Many chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancers are associated with side-effects of varying severity, because they are toxic to normal cells…
Support Your DNA Health With Turmeric
Al Sears, MD, CNS – If you ask a traditional doctor how you can prevent cancer, you’ll hear misguided advice like stay out of the…
Breakthrough Discovery Could Turn Cancer into a Treatable Disease
University of Salford via News-Medical Net – Professor Michael Lisanti and Professor Federica Sotgia have made a discovery that could turn cancer into a treatable disease and…
Scientist Uses Microbubbles to Explode Cancer Cells
Naama Barak via Israel21c – An international team of researchers led by an Israeli scientist has developed a noninvasive technology to kill breast cancer cells, an innovation…
Breakthroughs in Prostate Cancer Treatments
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD viaNews-Medical Net– Prostate cancer is being diagnosed in an increasing number of men, but many of them will be non-aggressive forms…
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…
Exploiting Careless Cancer Cells to Develop New Drugs
Uppsala University via News-Medical Net – Could the ability of cancer cells to quickly alter their genome be used as a weapon against malignant tumors?…
Gut Bacteria Can Penetrate Tumors and Aid Cancer Therapy, Study Suggests
The Rockefeller University Press via Newswise – Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and University of Chicago have discovered that bacteria that usually…