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New study offers insight into how to improve chemotherapy strategies for ovarian cancer

Most women diagnosed with ovarian cancer undergo surgery to remove as many of the tumors as possible. However, it is usually impossible to eliminate all of the cancer cells because they have spread throughout the abdomen. Surgery is therefore followed by 18 weeks of chemotherapy.

24 May 2017

Multi-protein biomarker blood test to detect breast cancer can potentially reduce use of biopsy

A new study published in Clinical Breast Cancer demonstrates that Videssa® Breast, a multi-protein biomarker blood test to detect breast cancer, can help inform better decision-making after abnormal mammogram or other breast imaging results and potentially reduce use of biopsy by up to 67 percent.

24 May 2017

Study points to new pharmacologic approach to target chemo-resistant lung cancer

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often respond to standard chemotherapy, only to develop drug resistance later, and with fatal consequences.

23 May 2017

Lung cancer diagnosis may put patients at greatest risk of suicide, study finds

A lung cancer diagnosis appears to put patients at the greatest risk of suicide when compared to the most common types of non-skin cancers, according to new research presented at the ATS 2017 International Conference.

23 May 2017

FDA grants accelerated approval to cancer treatment based on common biomarker

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to a treatment for patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker).

23 May 2017

Melanoma could affect anyone regardless of skin color

Sidney Brown thought the mole on his nose was just an annoying pimple. He didn't consider that it could be a cancerous tumor, because, Brown thought, "skin cancer is something white people get."

23 May 2017

Study shows how different genetic mutations cause acute myeloid leukemia

A study led by the University of Birmingham has made a breakthrough in the understanding of how different genetic mutations cause acute myeloid leukemia.

23 May 2017

Scientists report promising approach to combat influenza and improve survival

The influenza virus turns infected lung cells into factories that churn out thousands of copies of the virus to spread the infection. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have reported a promising new approach that uses an investigational cancer drug to dial down viral production and dramatically increase survival of flu-infected mice.

23 May 2017

FAU researchers use robot technology to gain insights into development of malignant melanoma

Malignant melanoma is one of the most common and dangerous types of cancer. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg investigated how and why brown pigmented moles turn into malignant melanoma using innovative robot technology.

23 May 2017

Study describes novel T cell population that recognizes and kills tumor cells

Scientists at the University of Basel in Switzerland have, for the first time, described a new T cell population that can recognize and kill tumor cells. The open access journal eLife has published the results.

23 May 2017

Study provides better understanding of vascular malformation

In diseases like cancer, diabetes, rheumatism and stroke, a disorder develops in the blood vessels that exacerbates the condition and obstructs treatment.

23 May 2017

VCU study provides new view about HPV-related head and neck cancers

Much of what we thought we knew about the human papilloma virus (HPV) in HPV-related head and neck cancers may be wrong, according to a newly published study by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers that analyzed data from The Human Cancer Genome Atlas.

23 May 2017

Physically active lifestyle, limiting alcohol could help lower breast cancer risk

Drinking just one glass of wine or other alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, finds a major new report by the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund.

23 May 2017

Researchers identify small RNA molecule that promotes deadly forms of breast cancer

Researchers from Princeton University's Department of Molecular Biology have identified a small RNA molecule that helps maintain the activity of stem cells in both healthy and cancerous breast tissue.

23 May 2017

Researchers develop simple, flexible technique for early cancer diagnosis

Earlier discovery of cancer and greater precision in the treatment process are the objectives of a new method developed by researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy and Boston University.

22 May 2017

Rush clinical trial offers new immunotherapy combination to patients fighting kidney cancer

Rush University Medical Center is among the first hospitals in the nation, and the only one in Illinois, to provide patients fighting advanced kidney access to a new combination immunotherapy that targets different immune system cells and processes than a widely used therapy that has been proven effective for some patients but had little effect on others.

22 May 2017

Researchers identify genetic mutations that predict better prognosis for neuroblastoma patients

The annual mortality rate in childhood cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, or neuroblastoma, is 10 per million between the ages of 0 and 4. The collaborative work between Basque and Valencian researchers has served to identify some genetic mutations that will help to improve the treatment of this disease.

19 May 2017

Cancer Research UK-funded scientists to test effect of Zika virus on glioblastoma

In a revolutionary first, Cancer Research UK-funded scientists will test whether the Zika virus can destroy brain tumor cells, potentially leading to new treatments for one of the hardest to treat cancers.

19 May 2017

New clinical trial offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat cancer caused by asbestos

Patients with a hard-to-treat type of cancer are being given new hope in a ground-breaking clinical trial. Researchers at the University of Southampton and the University of Leicester are trialing a drug that could boost the body's immune system to fight off mesothelioma, which can be caused by asbestos.

19 May 2017

Researchers show how cancer therapy works in different way to destroy tumor cells

Antibodies to the proteins PD-1 and PD-L1 have been shown to fight cancer by unleashing the body's T cells, a type of immune cell.

18 May 2017

Tumor News and Research

New study offers insight into how to improve chemotherapy strategies for ovarian cancer

Multi-protein biomarker blood test to detect breast cancer can potentially reduce use of biopsy

Study points to new pharmacologic approach to target chemo-resistant lung cancer

Lung cancer diagnosis may put patients at greatest risk of suicide, study finds

FDA grants accelerated approval to cancer treatment based on common biomarker

Melanoma could affect anyone regardless of skin color

Study shows how different genetic mutations cause acute myeloid leukemia

Scientists report promising approach to combat influenza and improve survival

FAU researchers use robot technology to gain insights into development of malignant melanoma

Study describes novel T cell population that recognizes and kills tumor cells

Study provides better understanding of vascular malformation

VCU study provides new view about HPV-related head and neck cancers

Physically active lifestyle, limiting alcohol could help lower breast cancer risk

Researchers identify small RNA molecule that promotes deadly forms of breast cancer

Researchers develop simple, flexible technique for early cancer diagnosis

Rush clinical trial offers new immunotherapy combination to patients fighting kidney cancer

Researchers identify genetic mutations that predict better prognosis for neuroblastoma patients

Cancer Research UK-funded scientists to test effect of Zika virus on glioblastoma

New clinical trial offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat cancer caused by asbestos

Researchers show how cancer therapy works in different way to destroy tumor cells

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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