News that has caught Rachael Babin’s eye this week
Browsing: Editor’s Choice
Cancer-killing T cells ‘swarm’ to tumours, attracting others to the fight
When immune system T cells find and recognise a target, they release chemicals to attract…
Dual checkpoint blockade promising as pre-surgical approach for certain patients with localised bladder cancer
Neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical, combination treatment with the immune checkpoint inhibitors tremelimumab (anti-CTLA-4) and durvalumab (anti-PD-1)…
New therapeutic target identified for rare virus-associated lymphomas
Targeting a “cell survival” protein could be a valuable new approach to treating certain blood…
Colorectal cancer treatment: the winning combinations
Chemotherapy-based cancer treatment has distressing side effects for patients and increases the risk of developing…
Promising breath-test for cancer
The global quest to use a person’s breath analysis for rapid, inexpensive and accurate early-stage…
Ludwig study finds a common nutritional supplement might boost cancer immunotherapy
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a mechanism by which the tumour’s harsh internal…
Black lives also matter in cancer care
It is not biology, but access to health care that is causing Black Non-Hispanic patients…
High-fiber diet, low level inflammation: Sidestepping the effects of radiation
Loved or hated, the humble oat could be the new superfood for cancer patients as…
Women could conceive after ovarian tumours
Women receiving fertility-sparing surgery for treatment of borderline ovarian tumours were able to have children,…
Mastectomies have been performed for over 500 years – yet we still can’t talk about them
Alanna Skuse, University of Reading In the middle of the 17th century, Mrs Townsend found…