New therapy could help doctors fight deadly blood cancers
Aggressive blood cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome remain among the hardest cancers to treat successfully.
These diseases affect the bone marrow,...
Simple blood test may help doctors choose better treatment for spreading cancer
Cancer becomes much harder to treat once it starts spreading to other parts of the body.
Doctors often rely on scans such as CT scans,...
This old cholesterol drug may block spread of ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers affecting women. One reason it is so dangerous is that it is often discovered late, after...
Scientists may have found the exact starting point of deadly ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest cancers affecting women. Every year, thousands of women around the world are diagnosed with this disease, and...
Scientists discover big cause of major cancers
Cancer remains one of the biggest health challenges in the world today. Every year, millions of people are diagnosed with different forms of cancer,...
New drug can destroy dangerous ‘zombie cells’ in cancer and aging
Scientists have uncovered a new weakness in harmful “zombie-like” cells that may help doctors fight cancer and age-related diseases more effectively in the future.
These...
Personalized brain cancer vaccine may fight against deadly glioblastoma
A new personalized vaccine designed for one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer is giving scientists fresh hope that the immune system may...
Vitamin B12: the essential nutrient with a complicated cancer link
We’ve all heard the advice: eat your fruit and vegetables, get your vitamins, and stay healthy. For the most part, that guidance holds up....
New approach can fight one of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer
Researchers Moffitt Cancer Center have reported encouraging early results from a clinical trial testing whether immunotherapy can improve treatment for men with one of...
New vaccine can help fight deadly brain cancer
Scientists are testing a new kind of cancer vaccine that is specially designed for each individual patient, and early results suggest it may help...