Global Cancer News

Breakthrough discovery to transform prostate cancer treatment

A novel formulation of the prostate cancer drug abiraterone acetate — currently marketed as Zytiga — will dramatically improve the quality of life for people suffering from prostate cancer, as pre-clinical trials by the University…

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Popular chemotherapy drug may be less effective in overweight and obese women

Breast cancer patients who are overweight or obese might benefit less from treatment with docetaxel, a common chemotherapy drug, than lean patients. An international team of researchers based this conclusion on a retrospective analysis of…

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How cancer drugs find their targets could lead to a new toolset for drug development

In the watery inside of a cell, complex processes take place in tiny functional compartments called organelles. These compartments are bound by thin membranes. But in the past few years, research at Whitehead Institute and…

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AACR Virtual Annual Meeting I presents new data on cancer biology, treatment, screening, risk reduction

Brief points covered in the America Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Virtual Annual Meeting I held on April 27-28th: -Treating BRAF-Positive Melanoma by adding checkpoint inhibitor Tecentriq (atezolizumab) to a combination of two targeted drugs…

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Link between Children with Cancer and COVID-19

May 16th, 2020 A study indicates that children with cancer are not at increased risks of severe cases of COVID-19, and researchers find that Medicaid expansion was associated with reduced cancer deaths. Read more at:…

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