*Cancer cells can be killed with metal from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, thanks to new research from University of Warwick UK and Sun-Yat Sen University in China This is an artist´s impression of a dinosaur *Compound based on iridium kills cancer cells by filling them with deadly version of oxygen when activated by...
Category: <span>Cancer</span>
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New system for treating colorectal cancer can lead to complete cure
Novel three-step pretargeted radioimmunotherapy offers safe, effective treatment RESTON, Va. – Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston have developed a new, three-step system that uses nuclear medicine to target and eliminate colorectal cancer. In this study with a mouse model, researchers achieved a...
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FDA warns against marijuana ‘cancer cures’: Agency slams four companies for ‘duping customers with false promises’
The FDA has sent letter to four companies selling CBD oil in California, Florida and Colorado All four companies claim their products help shrink and beat tumors The FDA is cracking down on marijuana products marketed as cancer cures. The agency has sent a letter to four companies, slamming their unsubstantiated promises that patients can treat life-threatening...
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More than a quarter of patients with a common type of deadly brain tumor were alive 3 years after undergoing new gene therapy, promising clinical trial reveals
Results were found after treating patients with recurrent high-grade glioma, the most common type of adult brain tumor It’s the type US Senator John McCain was diagnosed with earlier this year The cancer infiltrates into the normal brain tissue and is often incurable Median survival was 14.4 months, compared with 8 months typically seen New...
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Scientists ‘completely CURE’ bowel cancer in mice using a form of pioneering immunotherapy and say it could kill ‘virtually ALL’ tumor types
Immunotherapy teaches the body to attack cancer cells and destroy tumors A US team developed a new type of radioimmunotherapy, which combines traditional radiation therapy and immunotherapy Until now, this has had limited success eradicating tumors, say the researchers The new treatment works because it delivers the correct amount of radiation However, a limitation of...
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For the first time, researchers control cells’ chromatin to prevent cancer from adapting to treatment
Northwestern Engineering’s Vadim Backman has developed an effective new strategy for treating cancer, which has wiped out the disease to near completion in cellular cultures in the laboratory. The treatment works by controlling chromatin, a group of macromolecules—including DNA, RNA, and proteins—that houses genetic information within cells and determines which genes get suppressed or expressed. In the case of cancer,...
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How Helicobacter pylori causes gastric cancer
A) Healthy epithelial tissue compared with infected epithelial tissue (green) in the human stomach destroyed by Helicobacter pylori. B) Three magnified bacteria (light green) viewed under an electron microscope. Red arrows indicate the …more Gastric cancer is one of the five most fatal types of cancer. According to the statistics of the World Health Organization...
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Circulating tumor cells associated with relapse in late-stage melanoma patients
A study revealing a connection between circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and relapse in stage IV melanoma patients points to liquid biopsy as a potential predictor of patients at high risk for disease progression. CTCs, tumor cells shed into the bloodstream or lymphatic system, can lead to additional tumor growth and/or metastasis to distant sites. Findings...
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Cancer cells destroyed in just 3 days with new technique
Cancer cells are relentless, possessing the vexatious ability to develop resistance to current therapies and making the disease hugely challenging to treat. However, an exciting new study may have identified cancer’s weak spot; the discovery has already led to the near-eradication of the disease in cell cultures. Altering the structure of chromatin in cancer cells could...
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New Therapies Approved for Multiple Myeloma
Abstract and Introduction Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) accounts for approximately 1% of all cancers and 10% of all hematologic malignant disorders. MM occurs slightly more often in men than in women, and it is twice as common in African American persons compared with white persons. The median age at diagnosis is approximately 65 years. Although...