Radiotherapy doubles survival for patients with mesothelioma
Mesothelioma patients are twice as likely to survive for two years or longer, if they…
Browsing: Rare Cancers
For teens living with cancer, keeping life as ‘normal’ as possible
As if adolescence isn’t difficult enough, imagine the many complicated feelings around being diagnosed with…
AACR 2019: Cancer preventive vaccine showed promising results in preclinical model of Lynch syndrome
Vaccination with as few as four tumour antigens generated antigen-specific responses, reduced intestinal tumours, and…
Helping infants survive brain cancer
Choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) is a particularly challenging type of brain cancer. The tumour most…
Active substance from plant slows down aggressive eye cancer
An active substance that has been known for 30 years could unexpectedly turn into a…
How prostate cancer becomes treatment-resistant
The development of effective anti-androgen therapies for prostate cancer is a major scientific advance. However,…
Use of gastric acid suppressants may negatively impact survival outcomes in sarcoma patients treated with pazopanib
In patients with soft tissue sarcoma, the concomitant use of gastric acid suppressant (GAS) therapy…
Neuroendocrine tumours: choosing the best treatment
An increasing number of new anti-cancer drugs are made available each year. During the authorisation…
New precision medicine procedure fights cancer, advances treatment for pets and humans
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists at the University of Missouri have helped advance a patient-specific,…
Virus-based therapy targets a paediatric eye cancer
A cancer-killing, virus-based therapy showed promising effects against retinoblastoma – a tumour of the retina…