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Harnessing protons to treat cancer
Radiation therapy techniques have been used for more than a century to treat cancers. Physicists…
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Neural network models based on clinical characteristics for predicting immunotherapy efficacy in small cell lung cancer
As immunotherapy makes breakthrough progress in treating small cell lung cancer (SCLC), predicting treatment outcomes…
For younger adults, a colorectal cancer diagnosis impacts their lives much differently than older adults
Younger adults with colon cancer tend to be diagnosed at a later stage and have…
Increased risk of suicide attempts and death among spouses of cancer patients
A new study published in JAMA Oncology has revealed that spouses of cancer patients face…
Researchers find ‘natural killer’ cells that live in the lung are ready for a sugar rush
Trinity College Dublin researchers, Ireland, based at St James’s Hospital have provided important insights into…
A look into ‘mirror molecules’ may lead to new medicines
A University of Texas at Dallas (USA) chemist and his colleagues have developed a new…
Disrupting Asxl1 gene prevents T-cell exhaustion, improving immunotherapy
Immunotherapy, using a patient’s own immune system to treat disease, has shown promise in some…
New study suggests diet may lower risk of prostate cancer progression
A recent study highlights the link between diet and prostate cancer grade reclassification in men…
Zika virus as a treatment for brain cancer: A systematic review
“Despite limited human evidence, it shows potential benefits.” A new review was published in Oncotarget’s Volume 15 on…
Dual immunotherapy plus chemotherapy benefits specific subset of patients with lung cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA, have demonstrated that patients with metastatic non-squamous…