Beating cancer by eating cancer Researchers engineer bacteria capable of consuming tumours from the inside out At first glance, infecting yourself with bacteria to get healthy sounds counterintuitive. How could something that gets us sick make us better? But bacteria, like people, come in many varieties: some are beneficial which we consider symbiotic and someContinueContinue reading “Microscopic healthcare workers: how bacteria are being used to treat cancer”
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Microbubbles are making a Macro Impact in Healthcare
Radiation enhancement using focussed ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles for breast cancer: A Phase 1 clinical trial Paper Authors: Daniel Moore-Palhares, Archya Dasgupta, Murtuza Saifuddin, Maria Lourdes Anzola Pena, Shopnil Prasla, Ling Ho, Lin Lu, Joseph Kung, Evan McNabb, Lakshmanan Sannachi, Danny Vesprini, Hanbo Chen, Irene Karam, Hany Soliman, Ewa Szumacher, Edward Chow, Sonal Gandhi, Maureen Trudeau, BelindaContinueContinue reading “Microbubbles are making a Macro Impact in Healthcare”
New Drug May Nearly Double Survival for Some Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Daraxonrasib or Chemotherapy in Previously Treated Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Eileen M. O’Reilly, M.D., Zev A. Wainberg, M.D., Andrew E. Hendifar, M.D., Mitesh J. Borad, M.D., Filippo Pietrantonio, M.D., Shubham Pant, M.D., Pascal Hammel, M.D., Chiara Cremolini, M.D., Ph.D., Gulam A. Manji, M.D., Ph.D., Paul E. Oberstein, M.D., Ignacio Garrido-Laguna, M.D., Ph.D., Christoph Springfeld, M.D., Ph.D.,ContinueContinue reading “New Drug May Nearly Double Survival for Some Patients with Pancreatic Cancer “
A New Category of Breast Cancer Is Changing Treatment Options
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Previously Treated HER2-Low Advanced Breast CancerShanu Modi, M.D., William Jacot, M.D., Ph.D., Toshinari Yamashita, M.D., Ph.D., Joohyuk Sohn, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2303-2764, Maria Vidal, M.D., Ph.D., Eriko Tokunaga, M.D., Ph.D., Junji Tsurutani, M.D., Ph.D., +31 , for the DESTINY-Breast04 Trial Investigators* For many people, a breast cancer diagnosis is quickly followed by a secondContinueContinue reading “A New Category of Breast Cancer Is Changing Treatment Options”
Planning to start tanning? Read this first.
Sunscreens and Photoprotection Sarah Gabros; Preeti Patel; Patrick M. Zito In this digital age with all the sunscreen marketing, it’s fairly easy to be influenced on which sunscreen you should buy. However, in this review, they show indeed that not all sunscreens are made equal. Everyone knows that going without sunscreen might mean sunburns, andContinueContinue reading “Planning to start tanning? Read this first.”
Chameleon Cancer Cells: Shapeshifting to Survive
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How Does a Cancer Cell Hit The Big Red Button?
The death domain kinase RIP1 links the immunoregulatory CD40 receptor to apoptoticsignaling in carcinomasPauline G. Knox,1,2 Clare C. Davies, 3Marina Ioannou,2 and Aristides G. Eliopoulos1,2 Image generated by author Normally, when a cell senses it’s becoming cancerous, it can press the self-destruct button to protect the body. However, mutations in this mechanism can keep aContinueContinue reading “How Does a Cancer Cell Hit The Big Red Button?”
Scientists Arm Immune Cells To Combat Aggressive Brain Tumors: Early Trial Results
Locoregional delivery of IL-13Rα2-targeting CAR-T cells in recurrent high-grade glioma: a phase 1 trial Christine E. Brown, Jonathan C. Hibbard, Darya Alizadeh, M. Suzette Blanchard, Heini M. Natri, Dongrui Wang, Julie R. Ostberg, Brenda Aguilar, Jamie R. Wagner, Jinny A. Paul, Renate Starr, Robyn A. Wong, Wuyang Chen, Noah Shulkin, Maryam Aftabizadeh, Aleksandr Filippov, AmmarContinueContinue reading “Scientists Arm Immune Cells To Combat Aggressive Brain Tumors: Early Trial Results”