New Drug Combo Boosts Cancer Immunotherapy by Waking Up Immune Cells
Scientists discovered a new way to make cancer immunotherapy drugs work better. They created a special molecule that targets immune cells inside tumors that …
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New Inhaled Treatment Shows Promise Against Lung Cancer in Lab Tests
Scientists created tiny particles that can be breathed in to deliver natural plant compounds directly to lung cancer cells. The particles are coated with folic …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticle Treatment Shows Promise in Fighting Cancer
Researchers developed a new type of tiny particle designed to fight cancer in a completely different way. Instead of attacking cancer cells directly, this …
Read MoreHow a Hidden Protein Fights Head and Neck Cancer
Scientists discovered a protein called BATF2 that acts like a bodyguard against head and neck cancer. This protein gets turned off when cancer cells consume …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help Fight Lymphoma
Scientists are discovering that the bacteria living in your digestive system play an important role in how well lymphoma treatments work. A new review of …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticle Treatment Makes Radiation Therapy More Effective Against Cancer
Scientists created tiny particles made of special metals that could help radiation therapy work better against cancer. These particles are wrapped in a …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Cancer Patients Fight Back Better
Scientists reviewed 13 studies involving 2,592 cancer patients to see if vitamin D helps people respond better to immunotherapy—a type of cancer treatment that …
Read MoreNew Cancer-Fighting Cells Show Promise Against Bone Cancer
Scientists are testing a new type of immune cell therapy that could help patients with osteosarcoma, a serious bone cancer that often comes back or spreads. …
Read MoreWhy Some Colorectal Cancers Stop Responding to Treatment
Researchers discovered why colorectal cancer that spreads to the liver sometimes stops responding to a common cancer drug called anti-VEGFA therapy. The study …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Affect Uterine Cancer Risk
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of bacteria living in our bodies—especially in our gut—might play a bigger role in uterine cancer than we …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Help Cancer Immunotherapy Work Better
Scientists are discovering that what you eat and your body composition might play a big role in how well cancer immunotherapy works. This review looked at how …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help or Hurt Cancer Treatment
Scientists are discovering that the trillions of bacteria living in your gut play a surprising role in how well cancer treatments work. When these bacteria get …
Read MoreNew Cancer-Fighting Drugs Show Promise for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Researchers reviewed new types of cancer-fighting drugs called antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) that are showing better results for treating advanced …
Read MoreNew Light Therapy Shows Promise in Fighting Hard-to-Treat Cancers
Scientists discovered a new way to help cancer-fighting treatments work better for patients who don't respond well to current immunotherapies. They combined a …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Affect Cancer Treatment Success
Researchers looked at thousands of cancer patients taking a newer type of medicine called immune checkpoint inhibitors to see if vitamin D levels mattered. …
Read MoreNew Discovery: A Protein That Controls Immune Cells in Cancer
Scientists discovered that a special protein called folate receptor beta (FRβ) acts like a brake on the immune system, particularly in immune cells called …
Read MoreNew Drug Approach Shows Promise Against Hard-to-Treat Breast Cancer
Scientists have developed a new type of medicine designed to fight triple-negative breast cancer, a particularly aggressive form that's difficult to treat. The …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticles Show Promise Against Oral Cancer in Lab Tests
Researchers developed tiny particles made from natural materials that can fight oral cancer cells in new ways. These nanoparticles work by creating harmful …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Help Cancer Immunotherapy Work Better
Scientists discovered that certain foods containing special compounds called AhR ligands can help your body's immune system fight cancer more effectively when …
Read MoreWhy High-Fat Diets May Help Cancer Hide From Your Immune System
Scientists discovered that eating a high-fat diet may make it harder for your body's immune system to fight colorectal cancer. The research shows that a …
Read MoreNew Bacteria-Based Cancer Treatment Shows Promise in Lab Studies
Scientists created a special type of bacteria that fights cancer in multiple ways at once. They engineered Listeria monocytogenes, a naturally occurring …
Read MoreCommon Medications May Help or Hurt Cancer Treatment Success
Scientists studied how everyday medications affect cancer immunotherapy treatment. They looked at data from over 22,000 cancer patients to see how antibiotics, …
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