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Researchers discover new leukemia-killing drugs
Researchers discovered potential new drugs that work in concert with other drugs to deliver a deadly one-two punch to leukemia.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 30, 2022


Silicone wristbands track firefighters’ exposures to harmful chemicals
Firefighters have a 9 percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14 percent higher risk of dying from the disease than average
Joseph Shavit
May 27, 2022


World First: Scientists just injected a human with a cancer-killing virus
The virus has been designed specifically to kill cancer and works by enhancing the body's immune response against cancer cells.
Joseph Shavit
May 24, 2022


How a bot can prevent cancer patients from losing their breasts unnecessarily
Too many women are getting unnecessary mastectomies and other invasive procedures due to a knowledge gap about differences in cancer genes.
Joseph Shavit
May 5, 2022


Industrial repair ‘snake’ robot now being tested for cancer surgery
A repair robot that takes inspiration from the bendiness and sensing ability of snakes is now being exploited for use in human surgery.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 27, 2022


Genetically deleting a protein can prevent common oral cancers
The most common head and neck cancer—oral squamous cell carcinoma—often starts off, as many other cancers do, quite innocently.
Joseph Shavit
Apr 27, 2022


Viral mimicry can trick the body to treat breast cancer
Viral mimicry, tricks the body into thinking that it has a viral infection, stimulating immune responses that can help the body fight cancer
Joseph Shavit
Mar 17, 2022


Cancer patient completes his final treatment then proposes to girlfriend
Last week, 26-year-old Caleb Lee rang a bell that signaled his final cancer treatment, and he pulled the string right off.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 10, 2022


Implantable ‘Drug factories’ eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer
Rice University bioengineers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice in as little as six days.
Joseph Shavit
Mar 9, 2022


10-year-old makes chemo comfort bags for patients after seeing grandfather fight cancer
A 10-year-old girl is dedicating her time to crafting "chemo comfort bags" for hospital patients after seeing her grandfather battle cancer.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 18, 2022


Virtual patient ‘surrogates’ can personalize cancer treatments
Scientists have developed mathematical models that act as patient ‘surrogates’ for evaluating potential prostate cancer treatments.
Joseph Shavit
Feb 17, 2022


Rapid cancer test provides warning from a single drop of blood
The test is inexpensive and uses a test strip and a small cube-shaped 1.6-inch reader to quantify a marker of prostate cancer.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 11, 2022


Blood test helps predict who may benefit from lung cancer screening
A blood test, combined with a risk model based on an individual’s history, more accurately determines who will benefit from screenings.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 9, 2022


New drug combination key to very long-term leukemia remission in young patients
Researchers suggest that a 2.5-year regimen involving ibrutinib and chemoimmunotherapy can provide deep, and lasting remissions.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 14, 2021


Researchers develop a world-first antibody-drug delivery system
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: a man-made crystal that can attach to antibodies and then supercharge them with potent drugs.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021


Machine learning reduces uncertainty in breast cancer diagnoses
A Michigan Tech-developed machine learning model uses probability to more accurately classify breast cancer shown in histopathology images.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 2, 2021


Virtual lung cancer screening is just as effective as in-person screening
Virtual single-visit lung cancer screenings are just as effective as single-visit screenings done in person at the hospital.
Joshua Shavit
Oct 26, 2021


Researchers discover a more targeted treatment for cancer
Several years ago, it was discovered that a group of women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer also have mutations in one of two genes
Joseph Shavit
Oct 17, 2021


Anti-nausea drug may help some cancer patients survive longer
Patients with breast, pancreatic and certain other types of cancer may survive longer if given an anti-nausea drug during surgery.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 11, 2021


Cancer breakthrough: Exercise may stop disease in its tracks
Forget bedrest, research from Edith Cowan University has shown exercise may be a key weapon in cancer patients’ battle against the disease.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 7, 2021
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