This drug can give the immune system a double boost against cancer
Cancer immunotherapies, which empower patients' immune systems to eliminate tumors, are revolutionizing cancer treatment.
Many patients respond well to these treatments, sometimes experiencing long-lasting remissions.
But...
Every month delayed in cancer treatment can raise death risk by 10%
In a new study, researchers found that people whose treatment for cancer is delayed by even one month have in many cases a 6...
Common cholesterol-lowering drugs may do double duty on cancer and heart disease
About 40 million adults in the U.S. take a cholesterol-lowering drug statin to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
In a...
This cancer treatment may help treat COVID-19
Beta-blockers could potentially be used to treat COVID-19, according to a new international study by Italian and Australian scientists.
University of South Australia cancer researcher,...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may reduce cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may reduce cancer risk in humans through a pathway unrelated to cholesterol.
The research...
Scientists discover cancer treatment without side effects
Treating cancer without debilitating side effects has long been the holy grail of oncologists, and researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Switzerland's...
Vitamin C plus this diet may help fight hard-to-treat cancers
In a recent study from USC and the IFOM Cancer Institute in Milan, researchers found that a fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at...
Meat and cheeses directly linked to higher cancer risk, new study shows
In a new study, researchers have found a direct molecular link between meat and dairy diets and the development of antibodies in the blood...
Scientists find potential target for treating aggressive cancer cells
As researchers and medical professionals work to develop new treatments for cancer, they face a variety of challenges.
One is intratumor heterogeneity -- the presence...
New blood test can help identify more than 50 types of cancer
In a recent study at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and elsewhere, researchers found a new blood test could detect more than 50 types of cancer...