Oncology & Cancer
Cervical cancer: What it is, symptoms and treatment
Cervical cancer is a diagnosis no woman wants to receive, and navigating the disease can be challenging.
Oct 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Research breakthrough sparks new hope for bowel cancer patients
Every year, over 15,500 Australians are diagnosed with bowel cancer, and it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the country. Over 1,700 (one in 10) of those diagnosed are young Australians aged under 50, and this ...
Oct 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Proof-of-principle study shows immunity from routine vaccines has potential to fight cancer
A University of Massachusetts Amherst team has demonstrated "in theory" that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can be delivered into the cells of a malignant tumor to refocus the body's immune system against the ...
Oct 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Vulnerability found in immunotherapy-resistant triple-negative breast cancer
Researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have discovered a drug target on natural killer cells that could potentially trigger a therapeutic response in patients with immunotherapy-resistant, triple-negative breast cancer.
Oct 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Immunotherapy shows promise as a kinder first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancers
Immunotherapy can extend the response of some head and neck tumors to treatment, maintaining the anti-tumor effects and preventing them from growing or spreading for longer, a study reports.
Oct 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
An ancient anti-cancer mechanism: DISE
A new editorial paper titled "DISE, an ancient anti-cancer mechanism that senses mutational load in cancerous cells?" has been published in Oncotarget.
Oct 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune checkpoint blockade prior to surgery promising in multiple cancer types, finds study
Treating cancer with immunotherapies known as an immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) prior to surgery (so-called neoadjuvant immunotherapy) has been a rapidly growing area of research, but the scientific community is just scratching ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New treatment trialed in mice offers hope for advanced liver cancer
Researchers have discovered a new way to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) the most common type of liver cancer, and the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide.
Sep 26, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Rewiring tumor mitochondria enhances the immune system's ability to recognize and fight cancer
Immunotherapy, which uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer, is an effective treatment option, yet many patients do not respond to it. Thus, cancer researchers are seeking new ways to optimize immunotherapy so ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Immunology
Reducing stress on T cells makes them better cancer fighters
Even for killer T cells—specialized immune cells—seeking and destroying cancer cells around the clock can be exhausting. If scientists can understand why killer T cells become exhausted, then they can create more resilient ...
Sep 20, 2023
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