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Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease due to its often late diagnosis and its unresponsiveness to current therapies. It is estimated that 57,600 new cases were diagnosed in 2020 in the U.S., with a dismal 10%five-year survival rate. For a study published in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition, a research team led by CUNY […]
Get in shape to fight off cancer: In the final extract from a compelling new book, learn how to reset your own body clock… and how exercising helps from top to toe Taking regular exercise is one of the most important ways of staying healthy and avoiding illness — and the good news is you […]
Crissy Rock, 61, is an award-winning actress and stand-up comedian, and is best known for playing Janey York in the ITV show Benidorm. She had previously revealed her battle against vulva cancer, while admitting that she was “lucky”. Crissy, whose real name is Christine Murray, made her acting debut in the 1994 film Ladybird Ladybird. […]
Genetic modifier HDAC6 was found to control tumor growth and halt metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer in vivo, according to a new study published in the top-tier journal Cancer Research by investigators at the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center. Immunotherapy—the use of drugs to stimulate one’s own immune system to recognize and destroy cancer […]
An international team of researchers has developed a non-invasive blood test that can detect whether an individual has one of five common types of cancers, four years before the condition can be diagnosed with current methods. The test detects stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver cancer. Called PanSeer, the test detected cancer in 91% of […]
A type of drug known as a PARP inhibitor, already used to treat breast and ovarian cancer, may be useful in treating children with high-risk neuroblastoma—a common childhood tumor with a low survival rate. Neuroblastoma is a cancer in children which arises from nerve cells in either the chest or the abdomen. In some neuroblastoma […]
A team of researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) reported on the epidemiology of COVID-19 illness experienced at an NCI-designated cancer center during the height of pandemic in New York City. The characterization of COVID-19 in patients with cancer remains limited in published studies and nationwide surveillance analyses. Reports from China and Italy […]
A balanced Vitamin D Status could be both for the prevention as well as for the progression of several types of cancer, beneficial. This is from a new review in the journal "Seminar in Cancer Biology" appeared. But not all people respond equally to the Vitamin D, some need more to achieve the full Benefits. […]
Cancer medicine and Co come now to short? News, social media, and Newspapers are dominated by reports about the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The most current studies and research also deal with the Virus that can trigger new disease COVID-19. As it currently stands with the research in other important areas such as cancer, Diabetes and […]
(HealthDay)—States that expanded Medicaid (EXP) had a greater decrease in age-adjusted cancer mortality than those that did not, according to a study presented at ASCO20, a virtual scientific program hosted by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Anna Lee, M.D., M.P.H., from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and colleagues used […]