New portable blood testing device allows remote health monitoring
A new portable blood testing device could allow patient health to be monitored at home through an app.…
Study links dietary fructose to aggressive spread of ovarian cancer
A new study from The Wistar Institute has uncovered an unexpected link between fructose – a common dietary…
AI reveals effective combination therapy for advanced rectal cancer
Artificial intelligence developed by researchers at UCL has revealed a promising combination of cancer treatments that could help…
Engineered probiotic bacteria boost immune attack against pancreatic cancer
Cancer immunotherapies have transformed treatment for many cancers, but pancreatic cancer remains especially difficult to treat. One major…
New mechanism behind chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer discovered
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified a new mechanism behind the chemotherapy resistance that makes ovarian cancer…
Oral drug avatrombopag reduces chemotherapy treatment delays, trial finds
In a phase 2 trial of patients with gastrointestinal cancers, avatrombopag helped 70% of those receiving chemotherapy to…
LIG1 loss reveals new treatment strategy for aggressive breast cancer
Loss of one copy of the DNA Ligase I (LIG1) gene in triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) with TP53…
Sanjay Dutt On Surviving Stage 4 Lung Cancer: ‘I Treated It Like A Viral Flu’
Sanjay Dutt is not only an exemplary actor but also a cancer survivor. In August 2020, he was…
Study reports a counterintuitive new approach to treating mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive cancer, usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Inhaled asbestos fibers become lodged…
Six-gene signature predicts colorectal cancer recurrence after liver metastases
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center identified a six-gene signature in microscopic colorectal cancer…
Experimental compound BA-101 overcomes chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma
Scientists have identified a promising new strategy to tackle one of the biggest obstacles in treating glioblastoma, one…
Blood Test Predicts Chemotherapy Benefit in Colorectal Cancer, Study Finds
A blood test may help identify which patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver are…