Researchers evaluate beneficial effects of fermented black garlic extract on prostate cancer
A team at the University of Cordoba and IMIBIC tested the protective effect of a fermented black garlic extract against inflammation and the progression of prostate cancer in a study conducted on human prostate cancer cell ...
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In beer yeast, scientists find potential path to starving cancer
The discovery of a surprising way yeast used to brew beer can survive starvation could open the door to new treatments for cancer.
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Cervical cancer survival shown to increase with better use of existing drugs
Cervical cancer patients were significantly more likely to be alive and cancer-free after five years when given a short course of chemotherapy prior to chemoradiation. This is the finding of a clinical trial led by researchers ...
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Survivors of childhood brain cancer are more likely to be held back in school
In 2019, Raymond Mailhot was visiting with a young patient and his family facing a scary diagnosis—brain cancer. Treatments were incredibly effective, and the young boy was going to survive, Mailhot shared in Spanish with ...
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Experimental drug RK-33 shows promise in treating breast cancer bone metastasis
In a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine, the drug RK-33 has demonstrated promise in treating breast cancer that has spread to the bone (breast cancer bone metastasis). RK-33 was previously shown to help treat other types ...
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The importance of breast cancer screening
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women across the U.S. And rates of the disease continue to climb, notably among younger women. A report from the American ...
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Promising treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumors
About 1,200 Germans are diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumors every year—a rare type of cancer in which the tumors develop in the walls of the digestive organs and quickly develop resistance to common precision ...
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Clinical trials confirm zolbetuximab's efficacy in gastric cancer
In Germany, around 17,000 people are diagnosed with gastric cancer every year. The disease is one of the leading causes of tumor-related deaths. This is due to late diagnosis and the rapid spread of tumor cells throughout ...
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Lynch syndrome: New patient database of genetic condition aims to prevent cancer
A new database of all patients with Lynch syndrome aims to improve treatment and prevention for those at high-risk of cancer.
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Multi-source data linkage enhances reliability of population-based cancer survival estimates
Population-based cancer survival is a key metric in evaluating the effectiveness of national cancer control policies and interventions. The "Healthy China 2030 Planning Outline" has set a goal to increase the overall cancer ...
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New way to kill cancer cells could lead to longer lasting protection for people with breast cancer
Killing breast cancer cells in a way that trains the immune system to recognize and destroy residual cancer cells could offer longer lasting protection to people with the disease.
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For people with lung cancer, exercise can be grueling, but evidence of benefits is growing
When you think of lung cancer treatment, what comes to mind—chemotherapy, radiation, surgery? While these can be crucial, there's another powerful tool that's often overlooked: exercise.
Oct 14, 2024
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Medical financial hardships shared in cancer-linked crowdfunding stories
A considerable proportion of cancer-related crowdfunding stories share experiences of medical financial hardships and health-related social needs (HRSNs), according to a research letter published online Oct. 10 in JAMA Oncology.
Oct 14, 2024
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Chronic stress accelerates colorectal cancer progression by disrupting the balance of gut microbiota, study shows
Cutting-edge research has uncovered how chronic stress disrupts the balance of gut microbiota to speed up the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC), opening new avenues for CRC prevention and treatment.
Oct 12, 2024
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Dense breasts can make it harder to spot cancer on a mammogram
When a woman has a mammogram, the most important finding is whether there's any sign of breast cancer.
Oct 12, 2024
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Study identifies genetic factors crucial in acute myeloid leukemia survival for Black patients
Researchers have led a global study that identified molecular predictors of survival among Black patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The study suggests a need to modify current AML risk layers by including ancestry-specific ...
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Dual immunotherapy plus chemotherapy found to benefit specific subset of patients with lung cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated that patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring specific mutations in the STK11 and/or KEAP1 tumor ...
Oct 11, 2024
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An AI-powered pipeline for personalized cancer vaccines
Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have developed a full, start-to-finish computational pipeline that integrates multiple molecular and genetic analyses of tumors and the specific molecular targets of T cells and harnesses ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Researchers find cord blood cells can build a better human immune system into mice
Immunity plays a central role in the fight against cancer. Many of the current immunotherapies aim at helping the patient's immune system to better recognize cancer cells—by using engineered antibodies—or by simply providing ...
Oct 11, 2024
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One in three cases of oral cancer are due to smokeless tobacco, study reveals
A new study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), with contribution from Karolinska Institutet, has revealed that one in three cases of oral cancer globally is linked to smokeless tobacco and areca nut ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Researchers clarify role of VGLL3 in DNA double-strand break repair and chemotherapy
A research group led by Prof. Guo Caixia from the Beijing Institute of Genomics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Tang Tie-Shan from the Institute of Zoology of CAS have discovered that VGLL3 modulates chemosensitivity ...
Oct 11, 2024
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Researchers develop precision surgical technique for lymph node removal in endometrial cancer
A joint research team has announced that it is possible to detect and precisely remove metastatic lymph nodes during endometrial cancer surgery using neo-mannosyl human serum albumin-indocyanine green (MSA-ICG) and a laparoscopic ...
Oct 11, 2024
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YouTube content can help some people cope with breast cancer diagnosis, Spanish study finds
A study by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has identified the most relevant YouTube videos on breast cancer and the concerns of the people who post comments. The study is published in the journal Profesional ...
Oct 11, 2024
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