Stress is inevitable. But too much of it can be terrible for our health. Chronic stress can increase our risk for heart disease and strokes. It may also help cancer spread. How this works has remained a mystery—a challenge ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Immunotherapy is among the newest and most potent weapons against cancer. It prompts the immune system to recognize tumors as intruders in the body and attack. But not all patients respond well to immunotherapy. Why? Scientists ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Scientists from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) have discovered how specialized immune cells can detect and remove cancers that are "invisible" to the conventional defense mechanisms ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Non-cancerous cells called stromal cells, which are found in and around prostate tumors, may be useful in assessing these tumors' potential to spread, and may even be targets for future prostate cancer treatments, according ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Researchers from the Institut d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAPJGol) and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) have led a study on the effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19 among cancer ...
Jun 19, 2024
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New research involving the University of Southampton has identified which people with compromised immune systems are less likely to have COVID-19 antibodies—making them more vulnerable to a severe infection.
Aug 15, 2023
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Clinical eligibility guidelines determine the criteria by which patients are selected for various medical procedures. But strict reliance on established guidelines can overlook patients who might benefit from a procedure, ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Even as they have revolutionized the treatment of certain forms of cancer, CAR T-cell therapies have been shadowed by a significant limitation: Many patients, including those whose cancer goes into full remission, eventually ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Treatment times for radiotherapy could be reduced for some early breast cancer patients, according to a trial led by University of Cambridge and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
Jul 3, 2023
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A new study that used insights from the lab to drive a clinical trial for patients with a difficult-to-treat form of colorectal cancer improved patients' response to treatment and has yielded key insights with broad relevance ...
Jan 26, 2023
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