Rapidly increasing cancer incidence and mortality worldwide have raised great challenges for the currently available anticancer options, which warrants the development of new therapeutic modalities based on novel antitumor mechanisms. Ferroptosis, a recently discovered form of non-apoptotic cell death, is…
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Man who lost testicle to cancer at just 18 is set to become a dad
When Dexter Gurney-Paddick from Bicester, Oxfordshire was 18, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He had to have an operation to have his right testicle removed, going on to need gruelling chemotherapy as the disease had spread to his abdomen….
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Researchers investigate how cancer treatment could help with COVID-19 cure
These receptors are often used in cancer immunotherapy. In cancer immunotherapy the cells are engineered to intercept cancer cells and destroy them. In the case or coronavirus, the receptors would be modified to recognise the virus so it can kill off…
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Caring for cancer patients in the COVID-19 era
In Nature Medicine, the seven comprehensive cancer centers of Cancer Core Europe (CCE), including the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK Cambridge center, have shared how they rapidly reorganised their oncological healthcare systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this…
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Researchers describe possible mechanism for link between obesity and breast cancer
It is widely accepted that higher levels of body fat increase the risk of developing breast cancer, as well as other cancers. Based on his ongoing research, Bing Li, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and…
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Cancer mutation in dual role
Analyses of cell signals provide insight into the origin of severe inflammatory symptoms that appear in various types of blood cancer and point to possible therapeutic approaches: In around one-fourth of patients suffering from juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML), there is…
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Fiber consumption linked to lower breast cancer risk
Consuming a diet high in fiber was linked with a reduced incidence of breast cancer in an analysis of all relevant prospective studies. The findings are published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS)….
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Survey finds physicians struggle to communicate positive thyroid cancer prognosis
Despite excellent prognosis with most thyroid cancers, many newly diagnosed patients have cancer-related worry, and physicians vary in their responses to patients’ worry, according to new research accepted for presentation at ENDO 2020, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, and publication…
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Researchers discover novel role of specific histone deacetylase in non-small cell lung cancer
The survival rates for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have improved greatly over the past decade thanks to several new targeted treatment options for patients. However, lung cancer still remains the number one cause of cancer-related morality, leading…
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Lung cancer trials supported by drug industry stronger
Lung cancer clinical trials supported by the pharmaceutical industry demonstrate no more bias compared to studies funded by other sources, according to a study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official journal of the International Association for the…
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