Oncology & Cancer
High-fat diet linked to nitric oxide levels, cancer development
It has long been hypothesized that dietary habits can precede and even exacerbate the development of cancer.
May 17, 2022
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Immunology
Study finds Stat5-/- CD4+ T cells elicit an anti-melanoma effect by CD4+ T cell remolding and Notch1 activation
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) play a key role in the antitumor immune response and various types of immunotherapies. Recently, studies have shown that CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells are equally important for an efficient ...
May 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Wireless device to provide new options for colorectal cancer treatment
For those diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery has been the only option that offers a solution. Unfortunately, surgery is frequently complicated by disease recurrence at the site of the original cancer when microscopic ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
X-rays trigger a calcium signaling cascade in cells of the immune system: A potential weapon against tumors
Radiation therapy is a proven approach to destroying tumors. However, it is possible that it might be able to do even more in the future—namely stimulate the immune system at the same time and so fight cancer even more ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify key characteristics of immune cells in ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a difficult to diagnose malignancy that is often caught at a more advanced stage. Treatments for this cancer have changed little over the past few decades, with surgery and chemotherapy being the most common ...
Apr 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
How ovarian cancer defies immunotherapy
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, with collaborators at La Jolla Institute for Immunology and elsewhere, have further elucidated how ovarian ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Therapies targeting DNA damage response show promising antitumor activity
Results from early-stage clinical trials show two drugs that target the DNA damage response (DDR) pathway in cancers—ATR inhibitor elimusertib and PARP inhibitor AZD5305—are safe and clinically beneficial in treating ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Medical research
Study reveals how to activate the immune system's natural killer cells to protect against cancer and other diseases
New research reveals factors that control the interplay of natural killer (NK) cells—which are part of the body's innate, or first line, immune response—with tumor cells, viral infections, and solid organ transplants. ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Medical research
Scientists 'supercharge' cancer-fighting T cells
Yale scientists have identified a way to "supercharge" tumor-attacking T cells, a finding that may not only improve the effectiveness of a promising type of cell-based cancer immunotherapy but also expand the number of cancers ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds cancer patients do benefit from COVID-19 vaccination
Cancer patients who have compromised immune systems due to their disease or therapy remain at high risk for COVID-19 infection. It is why this population was one of the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. However, while ...
Mar 10, 2022
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