Category: Cancer
Comprehensive Guide to Lung Cancer: Understanding Causes, Symptoms, and Advanced Treatment Options
Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, most often in the cells that line the air passages, is known as lung cancer. The two major types of lung …Throat Cancer Latest Facts: Types, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Throat cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the laryngeal area where the voice system, i.e, the vocal cords, is located. In most cases, laryngeal cancer affects smokers. …
Liver Cancer Latest Facts: Causes, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Prognosis, and Treatment
Liver cancer occurs when cells in the liver begin to grow uncontrollably, forming a malignant tumor. It may begin in the liver itself (primary liver cancer) or spread from …
Cancer Treatment: Nor-1 a Protein That Can Limit Heart Damage from Chemotherapy
Norwegian researchers have identified a protein called NOR-1 (Neuron-Derived Orphan Receptor 1) that has been shown to protect the heart from the cardiac side effects of chemotherapy. Read Also: …Nanoparticles Create an Anti-Tumor Immune Response in Mouse Models
The development of various forms of immune therapy has helped activate the immune system against tumors. The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has changed the focus of cancer …
FDA Approves Temporary Importation of Cisplatin to Address Domestic Shortage of the Anti-Cancer Drug
To meet the domestic need for an anti-cancer drug in the US, Cisplatin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed temporary importation of the injectable drug from overseas …Researchers Say Cancer Immunotherapy Could Get a Boost from Reinvigorating Extremely Exhausted T Cells
The thinking used to be that when T cells get exhausted to a certain degree, they become practically useless and nothing can be done to salvage them. But new …Study Reveals How T Cells May Help Tumors Evade Immune Response
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered how tumor-nibbling T cells can have the unintended effects of helping cancer elude immune response. The immune system helps the body …