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Improved treatment emerges for mantle cell lymphoma

Written by | 25 Jun 2022

Addition of ibrutinib to standard chemotherapy for patients over 65 with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) has led to significantly improved progression-free survival, researchers reported on June… read more.

Sun safety for children – new research will explore the role of primary schools in preventing skin cancer

Written by | 17 Jun 2022

With skin cancer rates rising, much of it preventable, a new research project is to explore the role of primary schools in Wales and assess the effectiveness of… read more.

Immunity boosting treatment enhances CAR-T cell therapy for blood cancers

Written by | 15 Jun 2022

Advances in cellular immunotherapy that spur genetically modified T cells to attack cancer cells have revolutionized the treatment of certain blood cancers. Six such CAR-T cell therapies are… read more.

Study finds COVID-19 pandemic reduced breast, cervical, colorectal cancer screenings by millions

Written by | 10 Jun 2022

New findings led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) show the number of women in the United States who reported having a recent (in the past year) breast cancer… read more.

“Breakthrough” COVID infections more prevalent and more dangerous for cancer patients

Written by | 3 Jun 2022

Breakthrough COVID-19 infection is more prevalent among vaccinated cancer patients than in the general population, and the results are more dangerous, researchers reported on April 8, 2022 in… read more.

Prostate cancer linked to increased risk of venous thromboembolism

Written by | 1 Jun 2022

Researchers from Sweden have reported that, compared with men with no prostate cancer, men diagnosed with prostate cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE)… read more.

One-off treatment shown to prevent long term side effects of cancer radiotherapies

Written by | 24 May 2022

A new study has found that a simple, one-off treatment was able to prevent long term side effects of cancer radiotherapies. There are about 2 million cancer survivors… read more.

Many pathologists agree overdiagnosis of skin cancer happens, but don’t change diagnosis behavior

Written by | 10 May 2022

As the most serious type of skin cancer, a melanoma diagnosis carries emotional, financial and medical consequences. That’s why recent studies finding that there is an overdiagnosis of… read more.

Breast cancer: Why metastasis spreads to the bone

Written by | 28 Apr 2022

When cancer cells break away from a primary tumor and migrate to other organs, this is called “metastatic cancer.” The organs affected by these metastases, however, depend in… read more.

Therapeutic target for aggressive blood cancer

Written by | 25 Apr 2022

A new study published today in the journal Genes & Development reveals a gene that normally suppresses the formation of tumours but is reprogrammed at the onset of acute promyelocytic… read more.

Novel combination treatment effective in recurrent ER-positive endometrial cancer

Written by | 20 Apr 2022

Researchers from a phase 2 study report that combination treatment with abemaciclib and letrozole shrinks or stabilizes tumors in a majority of subjects diagnosed with recurrent or persistent… read more.

How ovarian cancer defies immunotherapy

Written by | 12 Apr 2022

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, with collaborators at La Jolla Institute for Immunology and… read more.

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