Oncology & Cancer
Time tempers anthracyclines into a toxin or treatment for cancer
For the millions of people who could face a cancer diagnosis this year, it's vital to have all therapeutic options available.
Apr 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Tumors backfire on chemotherapy
Some patients with breast cancer receive chemotherapy before the tumor is removed with surgery. This approach, called neoadjuvant therapy, helps to reduce the size of the tumor to facilitate breast-conserving surgery, and ...
Jan 2, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Reason for pancreatic cancer's resistance to chemotherapy found
A pioneering University of Liverpool research team have published a study that identifies the mechanism in the human body that causes resistance of pancreatic cancer cells to chemotherapy.
Nov 21, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Cannabinoid improves survival rates of mice with pancreatic cancer
Mice with pancreatic cancer that were treated with a naturally occurring constituent of medicinal cannabis alongside chemotherapy, survived almost three times longer than those treated with chemotherapy alone, a new study ...
Jul 30, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune therapy drug results in prolonged survival in advanced lung cancer
A Yale-led international study in patients with advanced non-small cell lung (NSCLC) cancer resistant to chemotherapy has found a promising weapon in an immune therapy drug commonly used to treat other cancers. The findings ...
Dec 21, 2015
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Immune cells help reverse chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer
Inside each ovarian tumor, there are good cells and bad cells. A new paper explains their roles:
May 20, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Studies: Merck drug Keytruda effective against 3 cancers
One of the hot new cancer immunotherapy drugs, Merck & Co.'s Keytruda, strongly benefited patients with melanoma, lung cancer and mesothelioma, according to three studies presented Sunday at the American Association for Cancer ...
Apr 19, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer study provides critical information on tumor sequencing and chemother
Tumor sequencing is increasingly used to select treatment for patients with cancer, but its role in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer is unknown. Mayo Clinic researchers reported today in the Journal of the National ...
Mar 10, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New study showing drug prolongs life for patients with ovarian cancer
Women with ovarian cancer who have undergone four or more rounds of chemotherapy typically haven't had much hope that another treatment option will lengthen their lives in a meaningful way. However, a new research study shows ...
Jul 3, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin D could help mitigate chemotherapy side effects
As many cancer patients will confirm, the chemotherapy prescribed to kill the disease is often more debilitating than the cancer itself, with a range of horrendous side effects.
Jun 18, 2020
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