Cancer News
September 20, 2024
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Sep. 20, 2024 — Fever temperatures rev up immune cell metabolism, proliferation and activity, but they also -- in a particular subset of T cells -- cause mitochondrial stress, DNA damage and cell death, researchers have discovered. The findings offer a mechanistic ...
Sep. 20, 2024 — Researchers have shown that they can generate a strong immune response against HIV with two doses of a vaccine given one week ...
Sep. 20, 2024 — Investigators developed the largest collection of sarcoma patient-derived organoids to date that can help improve the understanding of the disease and better identify therapies that are most likely ...
Sep. 20, 2024 — Researchers have used a drug screening platform they developed to show that an antidepressant, currently on the market, kills tumor cells in the dreaded glioblastoma -- at least in the cell-culture ...
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Sep. 19, 2024 — A multi-institutional clinical trial showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy ...
Sep. 20, 2024 — There is a challenge related to prostate and many other cancers that cancer cells form resistance to treatments as the disease progresses. However, ...
Sep. 19, 2024 — By tracking the changes in prostate cancer cells over time, researchers have found that activation of the MYC gene -- a well-known cancer-causing gene -- sets off a cascade of events that leads to ...
Sep. 20, 2024 — Researchers investigated differences in T-cell responses between male and female patients with lung cancer that may help direct future treatments. ...
Sep. 19, 2024 — Researchers have found evidence that low oxygen levels in tumors could actually enhance some of the body's immune responses against cancer, in ...
Sep. 19, 2024 — A nationwide clinical trial shows positive results for cancer patients with this common wasting ...
Sep. 19, 2024 — Can an immunoassay be created and selectively detect a virus in under 5 minutes? In a new study, researchers report that it can be done using a low-power laser like a laser pointer with a little ...
Sep. 18, 2024 — A drug approved for treating the blood cancer multiple myeloma may offer a safe and effective way to reduce the risk of severe nosebleeds from a rare ...
Sep. 18, 2024 — New research identifies specific genetic changes that can increase a person's risk of breast and ovarian cancers, to help guide clinical ...
Sep. 17, 2024 — According to new research, 80% of patients with previously untreated or relapsed/refractory advanced-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) -- ...
Earlier Headlines
Sep. 17, 2024 — New study demonstrates that one type of lipid is so critical for immune evasion that certain cancers cannot proliferate without them. Modulating intake of dietary lipids could open up an avenue for ...
Sep. 17, 2024 — According to a new 10-year study, screening for breast cancer with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) increases cancer detection rates and significantly reduces the rate of advanced cancers compared ...
Sep. 16, 2024 — New research has shown that immunotherapy can be effective in treating prostate cancer in men who are selected based on the genetic characteristics of their tumors. In a recent study, it was found ...
Sep. 16, 2024 — West African genetic ancestry was associated with increased prostate cancer among men living in disadvantaged neighborhoods but not among men living in more affluent neighborhoods, according to a new ...
Sep. 16, 2024 — Long-term data from a landmark international trial show about half of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with a combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors survive cancer-free for 10 years or ...
Sep. 13, 2024 — Investigators have developed a way to 'supercharge' T cells by supplying them with extra mitochondria from multipotent stromal ...
Sep. 13, 2024 — A drug that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors has shown impressive activity against some of the hardest-to-reach cancer cells: those that have spread to the brain in patients with advanced ...
Experimental mRNA Cancer Vaccine Shows Potential for Advanced Stage Cancer Patients in Phase 1 Trial
Sep. 13, 2024 — Interim data from the Phase I dose escalation part of the mRNA cancer immunotherapy (mRNA-4359), show promise in patients with advanced solid cancers. The investigational mRNA cancer immunotherapy is ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — Scientists discovered a targetable molecule that reprograms immune cells and turns them into cancer ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers examined the impact of obesity in relation to treatment and mortality from data on over 500,000 lung cancer patients. This study suggests that immunotherapy may not be the optimal ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have discovered new insights into tumor-induced B cell changes in blood and bone marrow of triple negative breast cancer patients. The findings show two distinct patterns of B cell ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — In a series of focus groups conducted in different areas of the United States, doctors and patients expressed openness to considering environmental factors when discussing treatment options. The ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have identified five independent factors that predict cancer patients' response to checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs). The study validates these factors in more than 1,400 patients and ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — New study and promising results from the first clinical trial in patients provide novel insights and new hope for one of the deadliest of ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — A study analyzing long-term melanoma data reveals important insights into melanoma incidence trends in men and ...
Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers mined the molecular foundations of cancer and uncovered a new reason chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T cell therapy) fails in some patients. This discovery has fueled new strategies that ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — A team of doctors and researchers have identified a new, rare type of small cell lung cancer that primarily affects younger people who have never ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — The team first looked at variation in data from genetic sequencing of 106,973 post-menopausal female participants in the UK Biobank study. Researchers focused on rare types of genetic changes which ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — Many clinical trials of new cancer drugs may be inappropriately excluding some people with Duffy-null phenotype, a trait found predominantly in people of African or Middle Eastern descent, ...
Sep. 11, 2024 — The frequency of second primary malignancies (SPMs) arising in cancer survivors following treatment with CAR T-cell therapy was statistically comparable to the frequency of SPMs following other ...
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Cancer Cells May Be Using Lipids to Hide from the Immune System
- Ten-Year Study Shows Tomosynthesis Improves Breast Cancer Detection
Monday, September 16, 2024
- Immunotherapy Shows Promise for Men With Specific Types of Prostate Cancer
- Study Links Neighborhood Environment to Prostate Cancer Risk in Men With West African Genetic Ancestry
- Long-Term Metastatic Melanoma Survival Dramatically Improves on Immunotherapy, Study Finds
Friday, September 13, 2024
- Study Finds 'supercharging' T Cells With Mitochondria Enhances Their Antitumor Activity
- Antibody-Drug Conjugate Found Effective Against Brain Metastases in Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
- Experimental mRNA Cancer Vaccine Shows Potential for Advanced Stage Cancer Patients in Phase 1 Trial
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- How the Immune System Fails as Cancer Arises
- BMI's Relation to Cancer Therapy Mortality Risks Not So Straightforward
- Tumor-Induced B Cell Changes Reveal Potential Biomarker for Treatment Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Doctors and Patients Interested in Environmental Impact of Health Care Decisions, Study Finds
- Five Key Factors Predict the Response of Cancer Patients to Immunotherapy
- Breakthrough Research Extends Hope for Gastric Cancer Patients With Peritoneal Metasis
- Sex Matters in How, When, and Where Melanomas Develop, Study Finds
- Using a Molecular Scissors to Improve CAR-T Cell Therapy
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- New, Rare Type of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identified
- Genes With Strong Impact on Menopause Timing Also Link to Cancer Risk
- Clinical Trials Inappropriately Excluding People of African/Middle Eastern Descent, New Research Shows
- Risk of Secondary Cancers After CAR T Therapy May Be Similar to Risk After Other Cancer Treatments
- Researchers Improve Search for Cancer Drivers
- Evolving the Framework of Cancer Theory
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- Can Chatbots Help With Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk?
- Novel Bone Cancer Therapy Has 99% Success Rate, Tests Show
Monday, September 9, 2024
- How the Scars of Demolished Brain Tumors Seed Relapse
- Researchers Identify Factor That Drives Prostate Cancer-Causing Genes
- How Aging Affects Stem Cells: A Fly's Tale
- Scientists Learn How to Drug Wily Class of Disease-Causing Enzymes
Friday, September 6, 2024
Thursday, September 5, 2024
- Novel Study Reveals How Aging Immune System Fuels Cancer Growth, Potentially Opening New Avenues for Prevention
- Gut Bacteria Influence Responses to Immunotherapy in Patients With Asbestos Related Cancer
- Skin Fungus Colonization Accelerates Breast Cancer Tumor Growth
- How Fish Guts Might Play a Role in Future Skin Care Products
- Human Brain Cancers Fire Electrical Impulses -- Researchers Reveal Unexpected Hybrid Cell Spiking the Signals
- Pancreatic Cancer: Study Finds Most Early Staging Inaccurate
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Study Solves Testosterone's Paradoxical Effects in Prostate Cancer
- Researchers Reveal Key LAG3 Mechanisms That Could Transform Cancer Immunotherapy
- A New Artificial Intelligence Tool for Cancer
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- Adolescent Glioma Subtype Responds to CDK4/6 Inhibitor
- New Study Uncovers Key Mechanisms Responsible for the Transformation of Adult Progenitors Into Brain Tumors
- Hundreds of New Cancer Driver Genes Predicted by Algorithm
- Targeted Cancer Therapies: Getting Radioactive Atoms to Accumulate in Tumors
- Inflammation Leaves a Long-Lasting Impression on Intestinal Stem Cells That Reduces Their Ability to Heal
- Scientists Identify Potential New Immune System Target to Head Off the Spread of Breast Cancer Cells
- Unveiling the Molecular Mechanisms Linking Aging With Neurodegenerative Diseases
Monday, September 2, 2024
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Combo Immunotherapy Produces Distinct Waves of Cancer-Fighting T Cells With Each Dose
- Scientists Working to Understand Why Men With Prostate Cancer Are at Higher Risk of Alzheimer's
- Dine on DNA: Compounds from Nucleic Acids in Food Show Anticancer Effects
- Researchers Map 50,000 of DNA's Mysterious 'knots' In the Human Genome
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Scientists Discover How the Body's Killer Cells Attack Cancer
- Researchers Take Inspiration from Viruses to Improve Delivery of Nucleic Acid-Based Therapies to Cancer Cells
- Advances in Kidney Cancer Research and Care
- New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Proves Effective in Shrinking, Clearing Tumors
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Researchers Develop Affordable, Rapid Blood Test for Brain Cancer
- New Study Supports Annual Breast Cancer Screening for Women Over 40
Monday, August 26, 2024
- New Way to Potentially Slow Cancer Growth
- Key Discovery Advances Fight to Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence
- A Hybrid Arrowhead Against Immune Disorders
- Old Chemo Drug, New Pancreatic Cancer Therapy?
- Synthetic Immunology: Approaching a Turning Point in the Treatment and Prevention of Disease
Friday, August 23, 2024
- A Switch for Immune Memory and Anti-Tumor Immunity
- Study Finds Nearly Half of U.S. Counties Have at Least One 'pharmacy Desert'
- Bioengineers Develop Lotus Leaf-Inspired System to Advance Study of Cancer Cell Clusters
- Chlamydia Can Settle in the Intestine
- Artificial Intelligence Improves Lung Cancer Diagnosis
- When Is the Best Time of Day for Cancer Treatment?
- Rates of Obesity-Related Cancer Are Rising Sharply in Young Chinese People
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- The Secret to Sleepy Cells' Control of Inflammatory Secretions
- Cancer Drug Could Treat Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease, Study Shows
- Validated Targets for Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy
- Promising Treatment for Rectal Cancer Confirmed in Major Study
- Precision Drug Olaparib May Be Effective Without Hormone Therapy for Some Men With Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer
- Immune Cells Have a Metabolic Backup Plan for Accessing Their Anti-Cancer Playbook
- New Anti-CKAP4 Antibodies Deliver Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- The Changes to Cell DNA That Could Revolutionize Disease Prevention
- Early Interventions May Improve Long-Term Academic Achievement in Young Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors
- P-Bodies Sustain Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Targeted Cancer Cell Therapy May Slow Endometrial Cancer
- Benefits and Downside of Fasting
- Self-Repairing Mitochondria Use Novel Recycling System
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
- Researchers Use AI Tools to Uncover Connections Between Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer and Heart Complications
- New Worm Study Paves Way for Better RNA-Based Drugs to Treat Human Disease
- Precision Therapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Improves Survival
Monday, August 19, 2024
Friday, August 16, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
- Diet Is Main Risk Factor for Colon Cancer in Younger Adults, New Study Suggests
- New Research Poised to Transform Approach to Diagnosing and Treating Acute Leukemia in Children
- New Clue Into the Curious Case of Our Aging Immune System
- New Mechanism of Action Kills Cancer Cells
- New Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer Combines Prophylactic and Therapeutic Activity
- UV Rays May Boost Health in Low-Sunlight Countries
- A Ketogenic Diet Could Improve the Response to Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
- Researchers Call for Genetically Diverse Models to Drive Innovation in Drug Discovery
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
- 'Symptom Triggered' Testing Can Pick Up Early-Stage Aggressive Ovarian Cancer
- Two New Studies Show How Immunotherapies Collaborate to Boost T Cell Responses in Melanoma
- Surprising Insight Into Cancer Comes from Unique Plant Species That Find Different Solutions to Evolutionary Challenges