oncology

University of York researchers awarded £22m to investigate blood cancer

Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Apr, 2022
by Alex Muller

Blood cancer is when the body's normal process of producing blood cells does not take place.

Doctors suggest new names for low-grade prostate cancer

Posted in Medicine on 24th Apr, 2022
by Alex Muller

A cancer diagnosis is scary. Some doctors say it's time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarm.

Particles released by red blood cells are effective carriers for anti-cancer immunotherapy

Posted in Medicine on 24th Apr, 2022
by Alex Muller

A study has demonstrated that nano-sized vesicles released by red blood cells are a viable platform for delivering immunotherapeutic RNA molecules to suppress breast cancer growth and metastasis.

Medical Imaging for Translational Cancer Research Center Opens at the University of Oklahoma

Posted in Business, Medicine on 30th Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller

The new National Institutes of Health COBRE center at the University of Oklahoma will galvanize multidisciplinary biomedical research and support junior faculty.

Screening Platform IDs 95% of Stage 1 Pancreatic Cancers

Posted in Medicine, Science on 30th Mar, 2022
by Alex Muller

“we can greatly reduce the mortality from this disease which will soon become the second-leading cause of cancer mortality in the U.S.”