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Targeting variant of common protein may dramatically boost effectiveness of breast cancer treatment
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, according to University of Manchester research funded by Breast Cancer Now.
Drug combination elicits efficacious anti-tumor immunity against immunotherapy-resistant cancers
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
Some patients still either don't respond to immunotherapy, or if they do, the effects are temporary, which highlights how crucial it is that we better understand the mechanisms leading to cancers resisting this kind of treatment.
First UK proton beam therapy trial for breast cancer launches
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
It will help to determine whether proton beam therapy can help to deliver adequate doses of radiotherapy to breast tissue, while minimising off-target radiation delivered to the heart.
Peterborough City Hospital bags share of £123 million NHS investment to use AI for breast cancer research
Posted in Medicine, Software on 15th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is among five NHS Trusts set to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up breast cancer diagnosis.
Exposing Tumors to Bacteria Transforms Immune Cells To Fight Cancer
Posted in Medicine on 15th Mar, 2023
by Alex Muller
The team of scientists discovered that injecting inactivated samples of the Staphylococcus aureus microbe into the tumour microenvironment – the area surrounding the tumour – flips the protective function of neutrophils.