Oncology & Cancer
Antibiotic cocktail stops cancer cells from motoring
Scientists in Salford, UK have found a way to make cancer stem cells reproduce defectively "like cars without engines".
May 9, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel compound that engages 'second arm' of immune system reduces breast tumors and metastases
For all the success of a new generation of immunotherapies for cancer, they often leave an entire branch of the immune system's disease-fighting forces untapped. Such therapies act on the adaptive immune system, the ranks ...
Mar 8, 2017
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Medical research
'Turncoat' macrophages in the tumor 'micro-environment' underlie breast cancer progression
New research that is examining the "tumor microenvironment" reveals not only how macrophages can become extraordinary turncoats but also how they can actively support tumor growth and metastatic progression in certain forms ...
Medications
Widely-used hormone drug associated with increased risk of benign brain tumor at high doses
High doses of a widely-used drug used in the hormonal treatment of conditions such as excessive hair growth, early puberty, prostate cancer, are linked to an increased risk of meningioma—the most common type of benign ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Glutamine-blocking drug slows tumor growth and strengthens anti-tumor response
A compound developed by Johns Hopkins researchers that blocks glutamine metabolism can slow tumor growth, alter the tumor microenvironment and promote the production of durable and highly active anti-tumor T cells.
Nov 8, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Q and A: Polyps are possible culprits in colon cancer
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 46 and had my first colonoscopy last month. The doctor said everything looked good, although he removed a few polyps. Can you explain what a colon polyp is and if should I be concerned?
Apr 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists find a switch to flip and turn off breast cancer growth and metastasis
Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine identified a gene that causes an aggressive form of breast cancer to rapidly grow. More importantly, they have also discovered a way to "turn it off" and inhibit cancer ...
Jun 2, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
High doses of vitamin C found to enhance immunotherapy in combating cancer in mice
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Italy has found that giving cancerous mice high doses of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) enhanced immunotherapy, resulting in slowed or stopped tumor growth. In their ...
Oncology & Cancer
Two therapeutic targets identified for deadly lung cancer
The vast majority of deadly lung cancer cases (85 percent) are termed non-small-cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs), which often contain a mutated gene called LKB1. Salk Institute researchers have now discovered precisely why inactive ...
Jul 27, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors
One of the reasons cancer cells are so robust against the body's natural defenses is that they are in fact human cells, and as such they have the innate machinery not only to trick the body's defense and maintenance systems, ...
Jul 24, 2019
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