Category: Cancer Treatments
Prostate Cancer MRI Scans May Underestimate Tumor Size: UCLA Study Warns of Treatment Risks
Key Takeaways: Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in U.S. men, but early detection boosts survival rates to nearly 100%. Age, family history, and race …
Antibiotics Can Slow Growth of Skin Lymphoma Cells, Study Shows
Antibiotics Inhibit Skin Lymphoma A new study published in the journal Blood shows that antibiotics can be helpful in the treatment of people with a rare type of skin …Short-Term Rapamycin Treatment May Be Sufficient for Lifespan Extension, Reducing the Need for Lifelong Use
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing has revealed that brief exposure to the macrolide drug rapamycin could have similar effects on lifespan …Groundbreaking Study Discovers Cancer-Fighting Antibodies in Pancreatic Cancer Patients!
Microsatellite-stable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma PDAC have few T cells in cancer cell nests, do not react to immunotherapy, and are thought to only slightly stimulate the innate immune system. …
The Science Behind Drugs to Treat CLL: How Biological Understanding Transformed Therapy
Key Takeaways Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a slow-growing blood cancer of B lymphocytes driven by impaired programmed cell death (apoptosis), abnormal survival signaling, and interactions with the surrounding …
Ovarian Cancer Latest Facts: Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prognosis
Ovaries are paired organs that form a part of the female reproductive system. They lie on either side of the uterus and are responsible for the production of ova …The IMPORT HIGH Trial: A Paradigm Shift in Early Breast Cancer Treatment with Simultaneous Integrated Boost
Breast cancer accounts for 12.5% of all new cancer cases each year worldwide, making it the most prevalent cancer at the moment. In 2020, an estimated 7.8 million women …Tetracycline Family Antibiotics May Help Fight Melanoma by Targeting Cancer Cell Mitochondria
Antibiotics of the tetracycline family can help treat certain forms of skin cancer, specifically by targeting the mitochondria, or energy centers, of cancer cells, according to a team of …