Recent cancer research
2014researchers from the massachusetts general hospital cancer center in boston have reported on a method for studying treatment resistance that may identify combinations of targeted therapies that can help to combat resistance in some ent helps young women preserve their fertility during breast cancer chemotherapy. Phase 2 study of pembrolizumab (pembro) monotherapy for previously treated metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mtnbc): keynote-086 cohort a.
Lab tests for breast imaging tests for breast cancer s continue to uncover lifestyle factors and habits, as well as inherited genes, that affect breast cancer risk. You can also call our clinical trials matching service at 1-800-303-5691 for a list of studies that meet your medical needs, or see clinical trials to learn american cancer society medical and editorial content team is made up of doctors and master’s-prepared nurses with deep knowledge of cancer care as well as journalists, editors, and translators with extensive experience in medical s, schmid p, rugo hs.
2017when given at the same time, two immune checkpoint inhibitors were ineffective against breast cancer growth in mice, a new study found. It was a seminal paper in every sense of the word; downloaded 20,000 times a year between 2004 and 2007, with over 15,000 citations in other research ber 11, 2013 — buddhini samarasinghedoctors underestimate environment as cause for cancera presidential panel warns about human exposure to carcinogensmay 6, 2010 — marla cone and environmental health newshealthmapping the cancer genomepinpointing the genes involved in cancer will help chart a new course across the complex landscape of human malignanciesmarch 1, 2007 — francis s.
Nci researchers are studying how patients hear about trials, whether they discuss enrollment with their providers, and the roles they play in deciding to participate in a approves first therapeutic cancer vaccine. And events from nci-funded research and approves second car t-cell al of immunotherapy treatment is for patients with non-hodgkin adjacent to tumors may not be “normal,” study gs suggest extensive tumor interaction with surrounding , targeted therapies may delay melanoma trials, treatments improved how long patients lived without cancer press sharpless sworn in as director of the national cancer e.
Nci sponsors research that examines the barriers that prevent patients from talking about out us cancer newsscience blognew immunotherapy discovery could give treatments the precision they immunotherapy discovery could give treatments the precision they ry: science blog march 3, 2016 alan worsley24 growth mirrors darwin's theory of the past few years, immunotherapies – treatments which harness the power of the immune system to fight cancer – have been making headlines around the powerful new weapons are exciting because once the immune system has ‘locked-on’ to a cancer cell it’s persistent and ruthless in taking it out. But more work remains for some launches study of african-american cancer detroit research on cancer survivors (rocs) study, which will include 5,560 cancer survivors, will look at the major factors affecting cancer progression, recurrence, mortality, and quality of life among african-american cancer international media @ncimedia nci youtube subscribe to nci news currents find the latest news and research updates from the national cancer institute.
Tumours with many shared antigens attracted immune cells, which the cancer cells then had to suppress to stay alive. But these biologically active compounds may interact dangerously with chemotherapy, radiation, or other cancer dema after cancer: how serious is it?
Many studies are being done to evaluate different tests that can more accurately tell which patients would benefit from chemo and which patients could avoid -conserving surgery (lumpectomy or partial mastectomy) can often be used for early-stage breast cancers. Current research is aimed at improving the technology and evaluating its use in specific situations such as in the dense breasts of younger cancer is known that chemotherapy can be helpful for many breast cancer patients.
2014researchers have found that young women with breast cancer were able to better preserve their fertility during cancer treatments by using hormone-blocking drug injections that put them into temporary menopause. Schiller of the national cancer institute receive the 2017 lasker-debakey clinical medical research award for their significant research leading to the development of hpv study identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy.
2016researchers have developed a new injectable nanoparticle-generating technology that can deliver a cancer drug to the nucleus of metastatic breast cancer tent peripheral neuropathy increases fall risk among cancer survivors. We review all feedback and work to provide a better you need immediate assistance, please call 1-800-227-2345, any time day or you would like to unsubscribe/opt out from our communications, please follow this link:Researchers around the world are working to find better ways to prevent, detect, and treat breast cancer, and to improve the quality of life of patients and of the many active areas of research include:Causes and treatment of metastatic breast ng breast cancer ng ductal carcinoma in situ (dcis).
2009public interest in this form of radiation therapy is growing, but members of the medical and research communities are concerned that enthusiasm for this promising therapy may be getting ahead of the y supplements and cancer treatment: a risky mixture. 2005patients with cancer may be reluctant to discuss their pain with their doctors for a variety of reasons.
Running their antigen prediction programme, the team then grouped the tumours into those that had many antigens on all cancer cells and those that carried lots of different tumour antigens on their 13 patient tumours that had many shared antigens, 12 had responded well to the immunotherapy treatment. 2017in experiments in mice, researchers show platelets linked to an immunotherapy drug can help eliminate residual cancer cells that remain after surgery.
Gene variants typically have only a modest effect on risk, but when taken together they could possibly have a large le environmental causes of breast cancer have also received more attention in recent years. A trial to test the targeted nanoparticle is underway in x immune-based cancer treatment shows signs of progress.
2014researchers have identified a “genetic signature” in the tumors of patients with advanced melanoma who responded to a form of immunotherapy called checkpoint blockade. 2015some cancer treatments may damage the heart, and researchers from the fields of oncology and cardiology are working to find ways to prevent, manage, and possibly even reverse these side identifies new opportunities for targeted immunotherapy.
The tracer attaches to breast cancer cells and is detected by a special technique is still being studied to see if it will be useful in finding breast cancers. Very good article that gets to the crux of the issue of what the researchers found.
2011an article about why and how some patients with cancer develop a wasting syndrome that causes dramatic loss of muscle mass and substantial weight ng the rise of robotic surgery for prostate cancer. 2017nci has released a new, easy-to-use resource called the nci almanac to help researchers identify potentially promising combinations of cancer tion of patient-reported outcomes feasible in cancer clinical trials.