For many doctors and researchers, immunotherapy that uses someone's own immune system to target and attack cancer cells is the next and best frontier of cancer treatment. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR-T ...
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Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men worldwide, following lung cancer. In the United States alone, nearly 300,000 new cases are diagnosed annually. While reducing testosterone and other male hormones ...
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In a study using human breast cancer cells, scientists say they have potentially identified immune system white blood cells that appear to be the closest neighbors of breast cancer cells that are likely to spread. The researchers ...
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Fecal immunochemical tests (FITs) have variable sensitivity and specificity for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN), according to a study published online Sept. 3 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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In patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, baseline interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels may enhance prediction of new-onset obesity-related cancers, according to a study scheduled to be presented at the annual meeting of the ...
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Leiden researchers have developed a model to advance cancer immunotherapy. Using a 3D printer, they create mini-tumors within an environment that closely mimics human tissue. They have also developed a method to monitor real-time ...
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Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered hundreds of potential new cancer driver genes. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, significantly expands the list of possible ...
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A University of Alberta research team has found a potential new treatment target for ovarian cancer. Their new research is the first to comprehensively investigate the elevated expression of a gene called ZIC2 in ovarian ...
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Early detection of breast cancer through mammography screening continues to save lives. However, abnormal findings on mammograms can lead to women being recalled for additional imaging and biopsies, many of which turn out ...
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Researchers at WEHI have identified a promising new two-in-one treatment that not only targets and destroys an aggressive form of brain cancer, but also helps the immune system develop a lasting defense against it.
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