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EAU 2021: Monitoring proves better than active treatment for low-risk prostate cancer
Men over 60 with low-risk prostate cancer could spend ten years with no active treatment,…
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Assessing the shape of nanoparticles to identify cancer type
A recent study by scientists from Japanese universities has shown that the shape of cell-derived…
Cancer: Immunotherapies without side effects?
In recent years, immunotherapy has revolutionised the field of cancer treatment. However, inflammatory reactions in…
New imaging method tracks cancer treatment efficacy in preclinical studies
Several cancer tumours grow through immunosuppression; that is, they manipulate biological systems in their microenvironments…
Structures discovered in brain cancer patients can help fight tumours
Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered lymph node-like structures close to the tumour…
Cancer cells eat themselves to survive
It is the membrane of cancer cells that is at the focus of the new…
Poorer survival in obese colorectal cancer patients possibly linked to lower chemotherapy doses
Obese patients with colorectal cancer receive lower cumulative doses of adjuvant chemotherapy, relative to their…
Team builds first digital model of a cancer cell
Computer models have been standard tools in basic biomedical research for many years. However, around…
New cancer findings can give wider access to immunotherapy
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden publish new findings in the journal Cancer Discovery showing how pharmacological…
Chemo upsets gut health in cancer patients
New research in BMC Cancer has shown myelosuppressive chemotherapy destabilises gut microbiome in patients with solid organ…