Oncology & Cancer
Treating thyroid cancer
Nearly 44,000 new cases of thyroid cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and more than 2,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society.
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News tagged with cancer drugs
Medications
Progress in the fight against resistance in metastatic breast cancer
A team of researchers at the Medical University of Vienna has discovered that dormant tumor cells surviving chemotherapy can be targeted through the inhibition of a specific protein called P-glycoprotein (P-gp). This discovery ...
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Medications
Contaminated drug causes vision loss for dozens of Pakistan diabetics
Dozens of diabetes patients in Pakistan suffered vision loss after being given a contaminated drug, a provincial health official said Tuesday.
Sep 26, 2023
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Medications
Breast cancer drug could trigger dangerous high blood sugar
For certain patients with advanced breast cancer, a drug called Piqray (alpelisib) may extend survival. But new research confirms the medication often causes seriously high blood sugar levels.
Sep 25, 2023
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Medications
Ranitidine study finds no elevated risk of cancer... despite finding elevated cancer rates
Research led by Seng Chan You, MD, at the Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea, has investigated the risk of cancer associated with use of the drug ranitidine compared to other histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) ...
Medications
Research identifies new drug target to beat cancer drug resistance
University of Queensland researchers have identified a novel drug target with the potential to overcome drug resistance and prevent tumor regrowth in cancer patients.
Sep 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New treatment approach selectively targets cancer cell lysosomes and overcomes drug resistance
An anticancer treatment technology that selectively targets cancer cell lysosomes and overcomes drug resistance has been developed by Professor Ja-Hyoung Ryu and his research team in the Department of Chemistry at UNIST. ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Medications
Study reveals potential of methotrexate to treat liver cancer
Liver cancer is one of the most prevalent and deadly types of cancer worldwide. Most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage, which leaves them with few treatment options. Unfortunately, the first-line drugs used in advanced ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New research refines definition and hones treatment of hyperdiploid leukemia
Hyperdiploidy is a genetic condition observed in cancer cells, where the cells contain more chromosomes than usual. The condition is particularly prevalent in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers develop novel photo-oxidation therapy for anticancer treatment
A research team led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has achieved a significant breakthrough by inventing a new class of near-infrared-activated photo-oxidants that can effectively kill cancer cells ...
Sep 20, 2023
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