Oncology & Cancer
Leukemia cure raises hope for more patients
Bill Ludwig and Doug Olson's own immune cells cured them from cancer.
Feb 16, 2022
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News tagged with treatment response
Oncology & Cancer
Study advances personalized immunotherapy for metastatic breast cancer
An experimental form of immunotherapy that uses an individual's own tumor-fighting immune cells could potentially be used to treat people with metastatic breast cancer, according to results from an ongoing clinical trial ...
Feb 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Analyzing Veterans Affairs data to study prostate cancer disparities
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in American men, second only to skin cancer. One in eight men will develop the disease in his lifetime. While nearly 250,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer each ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Placental cell therapy could deliver new treatment options for liver disease
A cell therapy could reduce inflammatory response in liver disease, offering hope to thousands of Australians suffering from the disease.
Dec 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New study results on predicting treatment response for breast cancer patients
New findings from a landmark study indicate there may be a way to predict treatment response in breast cancer patients even before treatment begins. The study results led by Susan G. Komen Brinker Award winner Carlos Caldas, ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Advanced breast cancer patients should receive COVID-19 vaccination without delay
Patients with advanced breast cancer should receive COVID-19 vaccinations as soon as possible and the second dose should be delivered early, no later than three to four weeks after the first, the virtual meeting of the Advanced ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Radiology & Imaging
Intestinal ultrasound informs management of IBD
(HealthDay)—Point-of-care (POC) intestinal ultrasound (IUS) affects clinical decision-making in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and could reduce the need for endoscopy or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Neuroscience
Deep brain stimulation for post-stroke rehabilitation shows upper extremity functional improvement
Targeting the dentate nucleus with deep brain stimulation (DBS) was safe and feasible for promoting post-stroke rehabilitation in a first-in-human study at Cleveland Clinic.
Oct 20, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Research points to a strategy for overcoming colorectal cancers' immunotherapy resistance
Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which unleash the immune response against tumor cells, have revolutionized cancer treatment; however, the medications aren't effective in a large number of patients, including those with colorectal ...
Oct 11, 2021
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Vaccination
What's the difference between a COVID-19 booster shot and a third dose?
COVID-19 vaccine choices are getting more complicated. So don't feel bad if you are confused about the different COVID-19 vaccines and who's eligible for what. In addition to the three original vaccines approved by the Food ...
Oct 8, 2021
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