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City of Hope's late-breaking clinical trial data to be presented at AACR

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, will present late-breaking and clinical trial findings at this year's American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, which begins today.

8 Apr 2022

World Health Day; Creating a Better Planet for a #HealthierTomorrow

In recognition of World Health Day 2022, we speak to Dr. Maria Neira from the WHO about this year's campaign 'Our Planet, Our Health', and what this message means.

6 Apr 2022

Study to investigate new microbial-derived biomarkers for early detection of lung cancer

Dr Annalicia Vaughan from the Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation is the successful recipient of the Kenyon Foundation Inflammation Award for 2022.

6 Apr 2022

New technique can reliably identify patients most likely to suffer post-surgery pain

Patients who are most likely to suffer severe pain following an operation can be reliably identified using a new technique developed at the University of Birmingham.

5 Apr 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary announces an extension on the cancer call for evidence to April 8

More people can share their experiences and views on how the country can lead the world on cancer care, as the Health and Social Care Secretary announces an extension on the cancer call for evidence to inform an ambitious 10-Year Cancer Plan.

1 Apr 2022

Large-scale comparative study of cancer trends in China and the USA

Cancer is currently the most common cause of death in most developed countries around the world. In the USA, comprehensive progress in cancer research, prevention, and care has resulted in reduced rates of cancer since the 1990s, indicating that these strategies could also benefit other countries, such as China, where the cancer burden is steadily increasing.

31 Mar 2022

New tactic to disrupt cancer repair mechanism could lead to a potential treatment strategy

While cancer therapies targeting specific genes or disease pathways have extended lives, they can also lead to highly resistant tumors when small reservoirs of cancer cells survive treatment, grow, and spread.

30 Mar 2022

Antiviral functions of interferon regulatory factors during human coronavirus infection

Researchers assessed the roles of the interferon regulatory factors: IRF1, IRF3, and IRF7 in infections by human coronaviruses.

30 Mar 2022

Biomarker testing in lung cancer patients has increased in real-world clinical practice, study reveals

More than half of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergo biomarker testing, and this figure has increased over the last five years, reveal real-world data from a Spanish national registry study reported at the European Lung Cancer Congress, 30 March-2 April 2022.

23 Mar 2022

Smart bra can aid in early detection of breast cancer

A smart bra device developed in Nigeria can detect breast cancer early, potentially saving African women long journeys to access screening services, its inventor says.

23 Mar 2022

New magnetic tentacle robot can reach the smallest bronchial tubes in the lung

Engineers and scientists have developed proof of concept for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs - to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy.

23 Mar 2022

Researchers receive a combined $1 million grant to study RET-positive lung cancer

University of Colorado Cancer Center member Tejas Patil, MD, is one of three researchers to receive a combined $1 million grant from the Hamoui Foundation and LUNGevity Foundation to study RET-positive lung cancer.

21 Mar 2022

Study reveals the extent of pandemic-related cancer screening deficits across the U.S.

Deaths from cancer are expected to increase over the next decade as a result of screening deficits due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Mar 2022

Study unveils several natural marine products as potential agents against SARS-CoV-2

A recent study, published in the Journal of Natural Products of the American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy, highlighted three natural marine products as potent inhibitors of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – without any apparent toxic effects for human lung cells.

21 Mar 2022

Novel device uses tiny worms to detect lung cancer cells

Dogs can use their incredible sense of smell to sniff out various forms of cancer in human breath, blood and urine samples.

20 Mar 2022

Novel oncogenic gene fusions identified in lung and pancreatic cancer

A Yale Cancer Center research team has identified novel oncogenic gene fusions in lung and pancreatic cancer, as well as sarcoma.

16 Mar 2022

Study finds a promising new target for immunity-boosting cancer treatments

Tumors can use an enzyme called ART1 to thwart antitumor immune cells, making the enzyme a promising new target for immunity-boosting cancer treatments, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

16 Mar 2022

Zentalis contributes $1 million to SU2C Catalyst program for research into targeted cancer therapeutics

Stand Up To Cancer and Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Zentalis will contribute $1 million to the SU2C Catalyst program to support research that investigates the use of certain small molecule inhibitors for treating a variety of cancer types.

15 Mar 2022

Research finds many undetected cancer cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Research in the March 2022 issue of JNCCN-;Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network examined data from the Ontario Cancer Registry from September 25, 2016 through September 26, 2020, to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of new cancer cases detected.

14 Mar 2022

Salk professors receive $3 million Endeavor Award to support lung cancer research

Professors Reuben Shaw, Susan Kaech, Christian Metallo and Alan Saghatelian have received a 2022 Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Endeavor Award to support their research exploring the metabolic changes that help lung cancers develop.

11 Mar 2022

Lung Cancer News and Research

Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

City of Hope's late-breaking clinical trial data to be presented at AACR

World Health Day; Creating a Better Planet for a #HealthierTomorrow

Study to investigate new microbial-derived biomarkers for early detection of lung cancer

New technique can reliably identify patients most likely to suffer post-surgery pain

Health and Social Care Secretary announces an extension on the cancer call for evidence to April 8

Large-scale comparative study of cancer trends in China and the USA

New tactic to disrupt cancer repair mechanism could lead to a potential treatment strategy

Antiviral functions of interferon regulatory factors during human coronavirus infection

Biomarker testing in lung cancer patients has increased in real-world clinical practice, study reveals

Smart bra can aid in early detection of breast cancer

New magnetic tentacle robot can reach the smallest bronchial tubes in the lung

Researchers receive a combined $1 million grant to study RET-positive lung cancer

Study reveals the extent of pandemic-related cancer screening deficits across the U.S.

Study unveils several natural marine products as potential agents against SARS-CoV-2

Novel device uses tiny worms to detect lung cancer cells

Novel oncogenic gene fusions identified in lung and pancreatic cancer

Study finds a promising new target for immunity-boosting cancer treatments

Zentalis contributes $1 million to SU2C Catalyst program for research into targeted cancer therapeutics

Research finds many undetected cancer cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Salk professors receive $3 million Endeavor Award to support lung cancer research

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