by Bill Malloy | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Two recent cancer studies have shown that some cancer patients may be able to safely skip radiation or chemotherapy following surgery. The first study used a blood test to evaluate which colon cancer patients could safely forgo post-surgery treatment, while the other...
by Bill Malloy | Sep 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Statistically, men with cancer have worse prognoses and outcomes compared to women. This discrepancy has been the subject of extensive study over the past few decades, but the oncology community is still working toward understanding the difference. However, a study...
by Bill Malloy | Sep 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
In a recent clinical trial, an experimental cancer-killing virus was tested on a human patient for the first time. Known by the brand name Vaxinia (CF33-hNIS), the tested drug is a type of oncolytic virus therapy. This genetically modified virus is designed to...
by Bill Malloy | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
A drug commonly used to treat HIV patients may be a viable treatment for metastatic cancers, according to findings from a trial recently published in the journal Cancer Discovery. While the study focused on patients with fourth-line metastatic colorectal cancer, the...
by Bill Malloy | Aug 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Oncology researchers have been exploring whether artificial intelligence can be used to detect cancer faster or more accurately than radiologists. A promising new breast cancer study by German researchers suggests that AI could detect breast cancer in ways that...
by Bill Malloy | Aug 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have made a pair of discoveries that could potentially improve the treatment of metastatic brain cancers. In a study led by Dr. Manuel Valiente, the team of researchers found a new biomarker that could...
by Bill Malloy | Aug 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Cancer researchers at Rice University recently conducted a study on how a novel method of anti-cancer medication administration would affect tumors in mice. This exciting new study showed that the potential new treatment method effectively eradicated tumors in a...
by Bill Malloy | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
A study recently published in the journal of European Urology Oncology has found a link between microbiomes in the urine and the development of several forms of cancer, especially advanced prostate cancer. The findings of this study suggest that five different types...
by Bill Malloy | Jul 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
A recent study at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute has revealed that a protein called GIT1 has shown the ability to protect against the growth of estrogen receptor-negative breast tumors. This type of breast cancer is among the most difficult variations to treat, and the...
by Bill Malloy | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
A clinical trial at the University of Cincinnati has found that adding a newly developed immunotherapy drug to standard treatment methods could improve survival rates for head and neck cancer patients. The trial was led by Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, and published in the...
