Why is there an increase in cancer diagnoses?
Cancer diagnoses appear to be on the rise worldwide, but what might explain this apparent increase? We investigate, with input from experts. Source: Why is there an increase in cancer diagnoses?
Chemoprevention for Early Breast Cancer
Even though preventive chemotherapy is effective for breast cancer, uptake of these medications is low among women who have a high risk of developing breast cancer or who have benign lesions, such as atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), atypical lobular hyperplasia...
This Philly Cancer Center Is Overturning Our Basic Understanding of Cancer with Its Insight into the Field of Epigenetics
Because epigenetics doesn’t focus on the specific genetic code of a tumor, solutions aren’t limited to a specific type of cancer (breast cancer or colon cancer, for example). They have the potential to apply to a broad range of cancers. Source: This Philly Cancer...
Metformin Has Been Shown to Prevent Multi-Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer
Metformin—a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes when diet and exercise are not enough—has previously been reported to decrease all-cause mortality in breast cancer patients Source: Metformin Has Been Shown to Prevent Multi-Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer – The...
Scientists investigate a new class of anticancer drugs
A new class of drugs prevents the repair of damaged DNA. In recent animal studies, scientists found that it killed cancer cells with BRCA mutations. Source: Scientists investigate a new class of anticancer drugs
Blood-Thinning Drug Warfarin Decreases Risk of Several Types of Cancer
Prostate cancer risk was lowered by 31%, lung cancer risk was lowered by 20%, and breast cancer risk was lowered by 10%. In patients with atrial fibrillation, bowel cancer risk was also reduced by 29%. Overall, patients were 16% less likely to get any type of cancer...
Immunotherapy for breast cancer: Types and effectiveness
This article looks at the currently available immunotherapy treatments in more detail, including how they work and which types of breast cancer they may treat. Source: Immunotherapy for breast cancer: Types and effectiveness
Cancer research: New advances and innovations
Here, we provide a sneak peek at the fascinating forefront of cancer research in 2021. Source: Cancer research: New advances and innovations
New Vaccine Stimulates Survivors’ Immune Systems to Keep Triple-Negative Cancer from Returning
For some cancer survivors, recurrence seems inevitable. But it might not be that way for long. Source: New Vaccine Stimulates Survivors’ Immune Systems to Keep Triple-Negative Cancer from Returning | The Breast Cancer Site News
Cancer Is Much Easier to Find Now that Researchers Have Found a Way to Make It GLOW!
Cancer can’t hide anymore. Source: Cancer Is Much Easier to Find Now that Researchers Have Found a Way to Make It GLOW! | The Breast Cancer Site News
A Clever New Strategy for Treating Cancer, Thanks to Darwin
Most advanced-stage cancers mutate, resisting drugs meant to kill them. Now doctors are harnessing the principles of evolution to thwart that lethal adaptation. Source: A Clever New Strategy for Treating Cancer, Thanks to Darwin | WIRED
Cancer “Decoys” Planted Underneath The Skin Lure In Cancer Cells And Stop Metastasis
A device being dubbed a cancer “decoy” can attract cancer cells roving through the body and trap them, according to a study out of the University of Michigan. Source: Cancer “Decoys” Planted Underneath The Skin Lure In Cancer Cells And Stop Metastasis |...
How Close Are We to a Breast Cancer Vaccine?
Clinical trials for a breast cancer vaccine are set to begin in early 2021. See more information here. Source: Breast Cancer Vaccine Trials Set to Begin in 2021 | Patient Power
Scientists Create First-of-Its-Kind Metabolic Road Map of Cancer
Researchers are increasingly drawn to the study of metabolism, the collective suite of chemical reactions occurring in cells, for answers to questions about cancer. A new searchable database aids that quest. Source: Scientists Create First-of-Its-Kind Metabolic Road...
Nanoparticle Trains Immune Cells to Attack Cancer
Cancer researchers are exploring all kinds of new and creative approaches to immunotherapy, treatments that help the immune system fight cancer. The latest involves nanoparticles that trains immune cells to attack cancer. Source: Nanoparticle Trains Immune Cells to...
1 in 5 Breast Cancer Patients Could Benefit from This Treatment — If They Could Get It
It targets cancer cells, leaving healthy cells alone, and has minimal side effects. Source: 1 in 5 Breast Cancer Patients Could Benefit from This Treatment — If They Could Get It | The Breast Cancer Site News
Breakthrough discovery could turn cancer into a treatable disease
While this new family of drugs must now undergo clinical trials the work directly shows proof of concept that it is feasible to successfully design drugs that can prevent metastasis, by targeting the process of cellular energy production. Hence, cutting off the fuel...
Researchers Have Discovered How To Turn Cancer Cells BACK Into Normal Cells!
A study published in Nature Cell Biology revealed incredible news: cancer cells in the lab can be turned back into normal cells. Source: Researchers Have Discovered How To Turn Cancer Cells BACK Into Normal Cells! | The Breast Cancer Site Blog
1 in 5 Breast Cancer Patients Could Benefit from This Treatment — If They Could Get It
It targets cancer cells, leaving healthy cells alone, and has minimal side effects. Source: 1 in 5 Breast Cancer Patients Could Benefit from This Treatment — If They Could Get It | The Breast Cancer Site Blog
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