Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.11377 A research team of Canadian and French scientists, led by INRS professor Maya Saleh, has been investigating immunotherapy resistance in certain patients…
Tag: Oncology & Cancer
Physical activity may lessen pain intensity for cancer survivors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who have had cancer often experience ongoing pain, but a new study reveals that being physically active may help lessen its intensity. The study is…
Triplet therapy including belamaf prolongs survival in multiple myeloma
For patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), triplet therapy of belantamab mafodotin (belamaf) plus bortezomib and dexamethasone (BVd) improves outcomes, with an acceptable safety profile, according to a…
New test for improving population-based colorectal cancer screening
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new stool test appears to detect colorectal cancer precursors better than the current fecal immunochemical test. This could further reduce the number of new colorectal…
Scientists discover that a protein associated with neurodegenerative diseases is also linked to childhood brain cancer
Medulloblastoma cells kept in 3D culture (tumor spheroids) or 2D culture at the researchers’ lab. Credit: Amanda Faria Assoni A protein that has been widely studied owing to its association…
Blood cancer discovery identifies high-risk patients, could improve outcomes
UVA researchers say a new method of identifying acute myeloid leukemia patients likely to have a poor outcomes could eventually lead to improved treatment plans. Credit: John DiJulio, University Communications/University…
Researchers discover epigenetic status determines metastasis
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University have investigated in mice how spreading tumor cells behave at the site of metastasis. Some…
Study shows breast cancer rates increasing among younger women
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Diagnoses of breast cancer have increased steadily in women under age 50 over the past two decades, with steeper increases in more recent years, according to…
Immunotherapy post-surgery found to improve overall survival for kidney cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For the first time in fifty years, results from a phase 3 randomized, placebo-controlled trial have shown an overall survival benefit from an adjuvant therapy in…
What are the symptoms of an enlarged prostate and how is it treated?
by Carla K. Johnson Britain’s King Charles III hosts a gathering of young UK community and faith leaders to discuss the challenges their communities face, at Buckingham Palace, in London,…
