by Bill Malloy | Sep 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Professor Ali Ertürk and the team at Helmholtz Munich research center have pioneered a new scanning technique involving a transparent mouse that might revolutionize the way cancer drugs are tested. This method illuminates small tumors that remained undetectable by...
by Bill Malloy | Mar 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
According to a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by the University of Pittsburgh, the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine could be used to treat head and neck cancers that are resistant to chemotherapy. The researchers...
by Bill Malloy | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
A recent study partly funded by Worldwide Cancer Research has uncovered evidence that scientists may be able to detect pancreatic cancer through stool samples. Researchers in this study discovered 27 microbial species in stool samples that could indicate the most...
by Bill Malloy | Oct 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests that remote technologies could potentially lead to an increase in volunteers for cancer clinical trials. Researchers surveyed 1,183 cancer patients who had been diagnosed or...
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...