Oncology & Cancer
Era of hope for patients with lung cancer
November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, with more than 2.1 million cases, according to the American Lung Association.
Nov 21, 2022
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Medical research
Drug used to control cholesterol found effective against cancer-associated cachexia
Brazilian researchers have discovered that a drug regularly prescribed to control cholesterol can also be used to treat cachexia, or wasting syndrome, a condition characterized by rapid weight loss and muscle atrophy associated ...
Mar 20, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
A routine skin check could save your life
(HealthDay)—It may sound dramatic, but skin checks save lives.
Nov 29, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Harnessing the immune system to fight cancer
Sometimes research takes scientists to unexpected places, even alpaca farms. Tobiloba Oni is one of two Valhalla Fellows at Whitehead Institute who are researching ways to harness our natural defenses to combat cancer, an ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Spotting breast cancer's spread to the brain before symptoms start could improve survival
Breast cancer patients whose disease has spread to their brains fare better if their metastases are picked up before they begin to cause symptoms, according to a study presented at the 12th European Breast Cancer Conference.
Sep 18, 2020
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Medical research
New hope for kidney cancer treatment using existing drugs
The most comprehensive study of kidney cancer at single-cell level has discovered a potential drug target to treat renal cell carcinoma, a cancer with a high mortality rate that is hard to detect. Researchers from the Wellcome ...
Nov 25, 2022
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Medications
Drug combination shows promise against cancer's 'death star' protein
A drug combination targeting multiple mutant versions of cancer's "death star" protein has shown promise in a small, early-phase clinical trial for some patients with advanced lung, ovarian and thyroid cancer.
Jun 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Genome screen uncovers new targets for cancer immunotherapy
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of cancer in the last decade, yet many tumors do not respond to these new therapies. A new genome-wide screen of 20,000 human genes in T cells have turned up several new candidates ...
Aug 23, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI helps diagnose post-COVID lung problems
A new computer-aided diagnostic tool developed by KAUST scientists could help overcome some of the challenges of monitoring lung health following viral infection.
May 23, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune cell linked to better lung cancer survival
Around 48,500 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK each year. New treatments are desperately needed as fewer than 20% of patients survive for five years after diagnosis, and it is the biggest cause of death from ...
May 30, 2022
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