New drug combo could improve survival in lung cancer
Scientists from Cedars-Sinai found that people with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer lived much longer when treated with a combination of ramucirumab (Cyramza) plus pembrolizumab...
Yale study finds the causes of cancer
Scientists from Yale University found the factors causing changes in the DNA that contribute most to cancer growth in tumors of most major tumor...
Understanding autoimmune diseases: when your body turns against you
Your body’s disease defense system, called the immune system, goes to battle every day.
It helps keep you healthy by fighting off viruses and bacteria...
This weight loss surgery can cut cancer risk and death
Scientists from Cleveland Clinic found that among adults with obesity, weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery was linked to a 32% lower risk of...
Having cancer may increase your diabetes risk
Scientists from Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen found that cancer patients are at a greater risk of developing diabetes.
They also found that cancer patients who...
New drug combo may treat blood cancer effectively
Scientists from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre found a new combination therapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that shows greater potency in a preclinical study...
COVID-19 pandemic increased cancer deaths in the US
Scientists from the American Cancer Society found the COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of cancer-related deaths by 3.2% in the United States from 2019...
Vitamin D could help fight ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer has one of the highest death rates of all cancers. One reason for this is that cancer turns the body's defenses against...
This herbal supplement may help treat lung cancer
Scientists from the University of Technology Sydney found berberine, a natural compound found in plants such as barberry and goldenseal, suppresses the proliferation of...
High cost of cancer care in the U.S. doesn’t reduce death risk
Scientists from Yale University and Vassar College found that while the U.S. spends twice as much on cancer care as the average high-income country,...