New Immunotherapy Vaccine Decreases Recurrence in HER2 Positive Breast Cancer...
A new breast cancer vaccine candidate, (GP2), provides further evidence of the potential of immunotherapy in preventing disease recurrence. This is especially the case...
Aspirin, NSAIDs cut Breast Cancer Recurrence in Overweight Women by 52...
Recurrence of hormone-related breast cancer was cut by half in overweight and obese women who regularly used aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs),...
Leukemia: Scientists Report Major Breakthrough in Understanding Disease
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have discovered mutations in genes that lead to childhood leukemia of the acute lymphoblastic type – the...
Human Tumors Shrink Following Injection with Bacteria
A modified version of the Clostridium novyi (C. novyi-NT) bacterium can produce a strong and precisely targeted anti-tumor response in rats, dogs and now...
Brain Tumors Use Stealth Coating to Evade Body’s Immune System, New...
Brain tumors fly under the radar of the body's defense forces by coating their cells with extra amounts of a specific protein, new research...
Total Darkness at Night Key to Success of Breast Cancer Therapy
Exposure to light at night, which shuts off nighttime production of the hormone melatonin, renders breast cancer completely resistant to tamoxifen, a widely used...
Are Antihistamines in Your Medicine Cabinet The Next ‘New’ Cancer Drug?
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that antihistamines may play a role in reducing the growth of tumors by interfering...
Parasite in Cat Poop May Play a Role in Curing Cancer
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is a single-celled parasite that is happiest in a cat’s intestines, but it can live in any warm blooded animal. Found...
Paper Proposes That Antioxidants Accelerate Cancers Instead of Protecting Against Them
For decades, health-conscious people around the globe have taken antioxidant supplements and eaten foods rich in antioxidants, figuring this was one of the paths...
Ancient Chinese Herbal Medicine May Treat Pancreatic Cancer
The bark of the Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) has traveled a centuries-long road with the healing arts. Now it is being put through...
Sleep Problems May Increase Risk for Prostate Cancer
Men who reported sleep problems, including difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep, had up to a two-fold increased risk for prostate cancer, according to...
Elevated Melatonin Levels Shown to Reduce Advanced Prostate Cancer Risk by...
Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented...
