oncology
New Discovery Could Lead to Improved Cancer Treatment
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Jul, 2022
by Alex Muller
The finding could improve cancer immunotherapy, a promising therapy that targets cancer cells using the body’s own immune system rather than radiation.
New technology may help detect lung cancer earlier at the cellular level
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Jul, 2022
by Alex Muller
A newly developed technology can help detect cancer at the cellular level, which may help doctors to diagnose and treat lung cancer earlier.
How different cancer cells respond to drug-delivering nanoparticles
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Jul, 2022
by Alex Muller
The findings of a large-scale screen could help researchers design nanoparticles that target specific types of cancer.
Scientists discover mechanism controlling spread of pancreatic cancer
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Jul, 2022
by Alex Muller
Boosting GREM1 levels could reverse this process and cause invasive cell types to revert into a less dangerous form. Researchers hope, in the future, to use this knowledge to find ways to reverse more advanced pancreatic cancer into a less aggressive form, which is easier to treat.
Researchers hail ‘breakthrough’ in blood-based technology for cancer research
Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Jul, 2022
by Alex Muller
Metastatic cancers shed DNA into a person’s bloodstream. Dr. Alexander Wyatt. In collaboration with BC Cancer, said the team has developed a blood test that uses an “unprecedented level technological resolution” to examine each cancer’s unique genetic makeup.