Tackling chemotherapy resistance in throat cancer—a potential new pathway
A University of Sheffield researcher has uncovered new evidence that could help improve treatment options for patients with hard-to-treat throat cancer.
Nov 18, 2025
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Inorganic Chemicals: News and Research on Platinum Compounds
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Genetic mechanisms reveal how toxic substances damage balance cells in the inner ear
The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as certain antibiotics or anticancer drugs, can damage the hair cells that form part of this system, ...
Oct 30, 2025
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Cancer drug quality in Africa is a worry, four-country study finds
The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available to only a few thousand patients ...
Oct 22, 2025
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Intensity-modulated radiation therapy matches proton therapy for oropharyngeal cancer
A new phase III clinical trial finds that intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and proton beam therapy resulted in similar quality-of-life outcomes and low rates of side effects for people with locally advanced oropharyngeal ...
Sep 29, 2025
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Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades
In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40%—from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move would return NIH funding to levels last seen in 2007. Since ...
Sep 15, 2025
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Fascin-1 protein identified as driver of cervical cancer spread and drug resistance
Cervical cancer remains one of the most common malignancies in women, ranking as the fourth most prevalent cancer worldwide. Most cases are caused by high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), particularly HPV16 and ...
Sep 1, 2025
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Bioengineered hydrogel mimics tumor environment to preserve live tissues for longer
A new hydrogel-based platform to preserve live patient-derived tumor tissues in the lab could pave the way for faster, more accurate testing of cancer treatments for patients with peritoneal metastases, a hard-to-treat and ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Scientists call into question safety of potential new anticancer treatment
Scientists have discovered that a promising new anticancer medicine currently in development could be made from unknown dangerous compounds. This discovery could overturn over 60 years of chemistry and almost 100 publications.
May 19, 2025
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Q&A: Researchers discuss how IV magnesium reduces kidney damage from cisplatin chemotherapy
Shruti Gupta, MD, MPH, and David Leaf, MD, MMSc, of the Renal Division, Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital are the first and senior authors, respectively, of a paper published in JAMA Oncology, "Intravenous ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Drug combo offers hope for advanced bladder cancer patients
Urothelium is the term for the mucous membrane that lines the urinary tract. This includes the renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder and the upper part of the urethra. In the vast majority of cases, urothelial carcinomas ...
Apr 7, 2025
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