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Cancers ‘change spots’ to avoid immunotherapy
Cancers can make themselves harder for new immunotherapies to see by ‘changing their spots’ -…
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High-dose vitamin D shows benefit in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
Results of a small clinical trial suggest that supplementing chemotherapy with high doses of vitamin…
High-fructose corn syrup boosts intestinal tumour growth in mice
Does sugar directly feed cancers, boosting their growth? The answer seems to be ‘Yes’ at…
Blocking platelets: A possible option to prevent fatty liver disease and liver cancer
Blood platelets which interact with liver cells and immune cells play a major role in…
Screening for colorectal cancer at 45 would avert deaths, but testing older adults would do more
Starting routine colorectal cancer screening at age 45 rather than 50 would decrease U.S. cancer…
AACR 2019: Combo of virotherapy and radiotherapy shows early promise in patients with oesophageal cancer
The experimental oncolytic adenovirus telomelysin (OBP-301) in combination with radiotherapy was safe and showed early…
Oesophageal cancer could be diagnosed in the future with a £30 blood test – new research
Gareth Jenkins, Swansea University At present, oesophageal cancer has a terrible prognosis. Survival rates for…
Colorectal cancer increase in younger adults: What could be the cause?
Franklin G. Berger, University of South Carolina Colorectal cancer remains a major source of cancer…
Three-pronged attack can overcome drug resistance in bowel cancer
Combining three targeted drugs together can block drug resistance in bowel cancer patients, a study…
Solving the ‘Catch 22’ of rectal cancer
Today’s standard procedure to treat rectal cancer includes radical surgery to remove the tumour along…