News tagged with anticancer effects


Thioridazine kills cancer stem cells in human while avoiding toxic side-effects of conventional cancer treatments

A team of scientists at McMaster University has discovered a drug, thioridazine, successfully kills cancer stem cells in the human while avoiding the toxic side-effects of conventional cancer treatments.

Cancer created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (55) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

A new approach to improving cancer chemotherapy

(Medical Xpress) -- Chemotherapy kills tumor cells, but it also wreaks havoc on the rest of the body. A team of researchers led by Igor Roninson of the South Carolina College of Pharmacy just reported the discovery of a new ...

Cancer created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Natural products could be as effective as synthetic drugs, although the odds are low

In a first-ever comprehensive study of 124 natural product combinations, a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Tsinghua University, led by Professor Chen Yu Zong from the Department of ...

Medications created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New mechanism of action for PARP inhibitors discovered

New understanding of how drugs called PARP inhibitors, which have already shown promise for the treatment of women with familial breast and ovarian cancers linked to BRCA mutations, exert their anticancer effects has led ...

Cancer created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Compound's dual action inhibits oral cancer without observable side effects

The compound licofelone inhibited oral cancer growth by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase pathways, with no observable side effects, according to data from a rat study presented at the 11th Annual AACR International ...

Cancer created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eating asparagus may prevent a hangover, study finds

Drinking to ring in the New Year may leave many suffering with the dreaded hangover. According to a 2009 study in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), the amino acids and mi ...

Health created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Using metabolic 'pollution' to target improved anticancer treatments

Advances in chemotherapy have dramatically improved the outlook for many cancer patients, but the side effects of this treatment are daunting. A new generation of chemotherapy drugs with fewer side effects ...

Cancer created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Common diabetes drug may help treat ovarian cancer

A new study suggests that the common diabetes medication metformin may be considered for use in the prevention or treatment of ovarian cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer ...

Cancer created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists uncover strategy able to dramatically reduce chemotherapy's side effects

Researchers in Leuven (VIB/KU Leuven) have confirmed their hypothesis that normalizing blood vessels by blocking oxygen sensor PHD2 would make chemotherapy more effective. They also demonstrated for the first time that this ...

Cancer created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover how some breast cancers alter their sensitivity to estrogen

Using human breast cancer cells and the protein that causes fireflies to glow, a Johns Hopkins team has shed light on why some breast cancer cells become resistant to the anticancer effects of the drug tamoxifen. The key ...

Cancer created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0