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Cancer Deaths Drop Among Middle-Aged in UK
Fewer middle-aged people are dying from cancer in the UK than at any point over the last 25 years, with mortality rates dropping by over a third.
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Targeting Cancer-Fueling Proteins Shows Potential for Treating Aggressive Leukaemia
Researchers have found a new way to potentially treat one of the most common forms of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The study was able to kill leukaemia cells in the lab and stop cancer cells from growing.
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Genetic “Dark Matter” Could Help Monitor Cancer
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a machine-learning approach that identifies these sequences in both tumor DNA and cell-free DNA (cfDNA) that are shed into the blood.
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“Dramatic” Brain Cancer Regression in Early Results of Cell Therapy Trial
Just days after a single treatment of a new cell therapy, three glioblastoma patients experienced dramatic reductions in their tumors.
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Colorectal Cancer Blood Test Is 83% Accurate
A blood test that screens for circulating tumor DNA in people with an average risk for colorectal cancer is 83% accurate at detecting the disease, reports a new study.
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Targeting Dual Proteins Shows Promise in Reducing Tumor Growth
Targeting two brain tumor-associated proteins—rather than one—with CAR T cell therapy shows promise as a strategy for reducing solid tumor growth in patients with recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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How a Compound From Sea Squirts Fights Cancer
Trabectedin, a promising drug derived from the sea squirt Ecteinascidia turbinata, has shown potential in combating cancers resistant to conventional treatments. However, its precise mechanism of action has remained elusive—until now.
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Understanding Breast Cancer Immune Escape May Lead to Treatment Pathway
A recent University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study published in PNAS uncovers a critical pathway involved in immune evasion by breast cancer cells.
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Age-Related Skin Changes May Influence the Spread of Melanoma
Age-related changes that cause the skin to stiffen and become less elastic may also contribute to higher rates of metastatic skin cancer in older people, according to research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
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New Class of Artificial Intelligence Can Advance Cancer Research
Mayo Clinic researchers recently invented a new class of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms called hypothesis-driven AI that are a significant departure from traditional AI models which learn solely from data.
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