Scientists solve a major roadblock holding back cancer cell therapy
Researchers have found a reliable way to grow helper T cells from stem cells, solving a major challenge in immune-based ...
Tag: Cancer
What is the HPV vaccine’s role in preventing cervical cancer?
The HPV vaccine is not used to cure cancer; it also does not cure HPV if it is present. What ...
How cancer disrupts the brain and triggers anxiety and insomnia
Scientists have discovered that breast cancer can quietly throw the brain’s internal clock off balance—almost immediately after cancer begins. In ...
Vitamin A may be helping cancer hide from the immune system
A vitamin A byproduct has been found to quietly disarm the immune system, allowing tumors to evade attack and weakening ...
Color Blindness and Bladder Cancer: A Bad Combination for Survival?
(MedPage Today) -- People with color vision deficiency -- commonly known as color blindness -- may have a higher risk ...
Northwestern Medicine’s new antibody wakes the immune system against pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer uses a sugar-coated disguise to evade the immune system, helping explain why it’s so hard to treat. Northwestern ...
GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Mortality Reduction in Colon Cancer Patients With Obesity
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with colon cancer and comorbid obesity treated with GLP-1 receptor agonists had lower ...
More People Survive Cancer, Report Shows
(MedPage Today) -- The cancer mortality rate continued to decline in the U.S., falling by 34% since 1991, which translated ...
Regimen Improves PFS in Highly Mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Adding modified FOLFOX6 (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and fluorouracil) and bevacizumab (Avastin) to atezolizumab (Tecentriq) significantly ...
CAR-Like T Cells Enhance Tumor Response in Gastroesophageal Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- The response rate in metastatic gastroesophageal cancer improved by a relative 50% when patients ...