BREAKING: FDA Panel Approves “Living Drug” That Uses Patient’s Own Immune System To Fight Cancer
NPR is calling scientists’ attempts at using the body’s own immune system to fight cancer “one of the most important developments in cancer research in decades.” Source: BREAKING: FDA Panel Approves “Living Drug” That Uses Patient’s Own Immune System To Fight Cancer |...New virus could help destroy cancer
Virotherapy is a treatment that uses biotechnology to transform certain viruses into anti-disease agents. These viruses include oncolytic viruses, which infect and destroy cancer cells.
A cure for cancer: how to kill a killer
Revolutionary work on the body’s immune system and a host of new drug trials mean that beating cancer may be achievable Source: A cure for cancer: how to kill a killer | Science | The...Using light to destroy metastatic breast cancer
Metastatic breast cancer may soon be treated using light to activate photo-sensitive drugs which, in turn, can target cancer cells and avoid healthy ones. Source: Using light to destroy metastatic breast...1 in 5 Breast Cancer Patients Could Benefit from This Treatment — If They Could Get It
Besides being potentially able to treat breast cancer in 20 percent of patients, PARP inhibitors also have other benefits. They target only the cancerous cells, leaving healthy cells alone, and they cause very minimal side effects in most patients. Source: 1 in 5...Antibiotic may prevent breast cancer recurrence
Metastasis and recurrence are huge challenges for breast cancer researchers. One group believes that an existing antibiotic might provide help. Source: Antibiotic may prevent breast cancer...3D Printing and Breast Reconstruction
3D printing can be used to grow new nipples using living cells and to regrow whole breasts
Could we soon be able to detect cancer in 10 minutes?
Pioneering methods are being developed to find traces of tumours quickly in small blood samples Source: Could we soon be able to detect cancer in 10 minutes? | Science | The...A cure for cancer? Israeli scientists say they think they found one
“Our cancer cure will be effective from day one, will last a duration of a few weeks and will have no or minimal side-effects at a much lower cost than most other treatments on the market,” Aridor said. “Our solution will be both generic and personal.”
Breast cancer: Changing tumor cells into fat cells stops spread
Scientists have developed a novel drug combination that makes invasive breast cancer cells transform into fat cells. The treatment prevented metastasis in mice. Source: Breast cancer: Changing tumor cells into fat cells stops...Liquid Biopsy May Help Predict Breast Cancer Relapse
The presence of circulating tumor cells found with a liquid biopsy may identify women treated for breast cancer who may be at higher risk of their disease returning years later. The findings may have implications for treatment
Beyond BRCA: New Predisposition Genes Linked to Breast, Ovarian Cancers
In addition to confirming several well-known cancer predisposition genes, investigators found that novel genes MSH6 and ATM were significantly linked to moderate risk in breast cancer and ovarian cancer, respectively, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology....Humans Are the Unwitting Test Subjects in a Worldwide Experiment on Microplastics
Much of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste in our oceans is made up of microplastics. These are defined as plastic beads, fibers or fragments with a diameter of less than five thousand micrometers (μm), equal to one-half centimeter. Nanoplastics are thousands of times tinier, with a diameter of less than 0.1 μm, and are also likely to be widely present. By comparison, a human hair ranges from about 15 to 180 μm across. Some of these microplastics are deliberately engineered like microbeads in a facial scrub. Others result from the break down of larger plastic items.
How cells actively stop breast cancer from becoming invasive
A new study shows that the cells surrounding the breast’s milk ducts form an active barrier that extends and grabs cancer cells before they spread to the rest of the body.
Breast cancer patient benefits from modified immunotherapy
Researchers designed a novel approach to immunotherapy that led to the complete regression of breast cancer in one patient for whom all other treatments failed. Source: Breast cancer patient benefits from modified immunotherapy | National Institutes of Health...The Cancer Moonshot: Moving from Planning to Research
The Cancer MoonshotSM was announced in 2016 with three overarching goals: accelerate progress in cancer research, encourage greater collaboration, and improve the sharing of data. More than 2 years later, the foundation has been laid for achieving those goals. Source:...Pricey Precision Medicine Is Financially Toxic for Cancer Patients
Medical treatments targeting DNA in tumor cells are celebrated, but insurers often won’t cover the skyrocketing cost. Source: Pricey Precision Medicine Is Financially Toxic for Cancer...How could designer proteins thwart cancer?
“Our laboratory designed proteins that, for the first time, can actually recognise the single-stranded DNA and bind it. We can basically program these proteins to target them,” he notes. In doing this, the team managed to disrupt the molecular mechanism that cancer would “hijack” in order to fuel the uncontrolled, and thus harmful, growth of cells.
Could blocking these proteins stop breast cancer?
A study suggests that blocking certain epigenetic proteins with drugs could prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease. Source: Could blocking these proteins stop breast...
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