Researchers Develop Novel Cancer Treatment That Eliminates Tumors in Mice
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...
Study Finds Link between Prostate Cancer and 5 Newly Discovered Bacteria
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...
Could The GIT1 Protein Be Used to Inhibit Breast Cancer Growth?
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...
Could This Immunotherapy Drug Improve Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes?
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...
Colorectal Cancer Study Continues with $10 Million in New Funds
An international study researching innovations in the treatment of colorectal cancer was bolstered in early February by a five-year renewal and $10 million in new funding. Based at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, the ColoCare Study commenced...
These 2 Stem Cell Discoveries by Cedars-Sinai Scientists Could Improve Cancer Treatment
A team of stem cell scientists from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles recently made two discoveries that could have major implications for cancer treatment. Researchers in the first study made a discovery that could drastically improve the efficiency of...
How Machine Learning Could be Used to Improve Cervical Cancer Outcomes
A variety of technological innovations have made modern-day cancer research exciting, as findings of various studies have provided hope for next-generation treatment methods that could save countless lives. Machine learning methods of data analysis are one of many...
Newly Approved Drug Cytalux Could Increase Ovarian Cancer Survival Rates
In November 2021, a cancer treatment agent called Cytalux was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Between 22,000 and 24,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the United States. Oncologists are hopeful that this new treatment can...
Could This MUSC Study Improve Colorectal Cancer Treatment and Prevention?
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and, as the second-leading cause of cancer deaths, it is also one of the most serious. For years, cancer researchers have been searching for ways to prevent and treat colorectal cancer more...
How Purdue University’s New Mutation-Based Cancer Immunotherapy Could Help Patients
A potential cancer immunotherapy treatment has been developed by researchers at Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy. Led by Zhong-Yin Zhang, the researchers are continuing to develop the immunotherapy treatment, which is based on an enzyme mutation. The team of...
