Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) For people newly diagnosed with advanced melanoma, a combination of two immunotherapy drugs can double the amount of time their cancer remains progression-free, a clinical trial has found. The treatment combines two drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors. One, […]
Tangled messages: Tracing neural circuits to chemotherapy’s ‘constellation of side effects’: Neural pathways behind complex sensory and motor side effects of chemotherapy
Severe and persistent disability often undermines the life-saving benefits of cancer treatment. Pain and fatigue — together with sensory, motor, and cognitive disorders — are chief among the constellation of side effects that occur with the platinum-based agents used widely in chemotherapy treatments worldwide. A new study by Georgia Tech researchers in the lab of […]
Engineered nanomaterial captures off-target cancer drug to prevent tissue damage: Super-capacity, cellulose-based material may enable high-dose targeted treatments
Standard chemotherapies may efficiently kill cancer cells, but they also pose significant risks to healthy cells, resulting in secondary illness and a diminished quality of life for patients. To prevent the previously unavoidable damage, researchers, led by Penn State, have developed a new class of nanomaterials engineered to capture chemotherapy drugs before they interact with […]
In Early Prostate Cancer, Black Men Do Better With Radiotherapy Than White Men
Black men with localized prostate cancer had better treatment- and disease-specific outcomes than white men when treated with definitive radiotherapy, according to the results of a meta-analysis. Even though Black men were more likely to present with high-risk features, they were less likely to experience biochemical recurrence (subdistribution hazard ratio [sHR] 0.88, 95% CI 0.80-0.96, […]
Does a High-Fiber Diet Help Fight Cancer? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 People undergoing immune-boosting therapy for advanced melanoma may respond better if they eat a high-fiber diet, a new study hints. Researchers said much more study is needed, but their initial findings — in both melanoma patients and lab mice — suggest […]
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) Children with the rare cancer neuroblastoma often succumb to the disease despite aggressive treatment. But researchers have found that adding an experimental antibody to that treatment, right off the bat, may improve their outlook. Of 64 children treated with […]
Wyoming Cancer Survivors Asked to Complete Survey – Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Cancer Survivors Asked to Complete Survey December 13, 2021 To learn more about the needs of Wyoming residents affected by cancer, the Wyoming Cancer Coalition (WYCC) is encouraging participation in a survey about their needs during and after cancer treatment. “This survey is meant to help gather a better recognition of the needs of […]
Wyoming Cancer Survivors Asked to Complete Survey – Wyoming Department of Health
Wyoming Cancer Survivors Asked to Complete Survey December 13, 2021 To learn more about the needs of Wyoming residents affected by cancer, the Wyoming Cancer Coalition (WYCC) is encouraging participation in a survey about their needs during and after cancer treatment. “This survey is meant to help gather a better recognition of the needs of […]
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
Latest Cancer News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) An experimental hormone therapy pill can effectively stall the progression of breast cancer, even in older patients whose tumors have mutated to make such therapy less effective, new trial results show. The drug elacestrant reduced the risk of breast […]
Gene Test Spots Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Post-Op Chemo
Latest Cancer News By Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) A genetic test can identify older breast cancer patients who can forgo chemotherapy after surgery, even if the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes, a large international clinical trial shows. “For decades, women with breast […]