The vaccine that protects against cancer-causing types of human papillomavirus (HPV) also prevents an uncommon but incurable childhood respiratory disease, according to a new study...
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL -- State laws designed to ensure that the pill form of cancer drugs is not more costly...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 9. 2017) - New findings from University of Kentucky faculty published in Scientific Reports reveals a novel cell signaling interaction that may...
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Even 20 years after a diagnosis, women with a type of breast cancer fueled by estrogen still face...
ANN ARBOR--Honeycomb-like arrays of tiny, lab-grown cancers could one day help doctors zero in on individualized treatments for ovarian cancer, an unpredictable disease that kills...
By connecting highly effective cancer immunotherapy drugs such as anti-CTLA4 (ipilimumab) and anti-PD-L1 (atezolizumab) to peptides that bind to tissues in and around tumors, a...
(New York, NY - November 8, 2017)-- Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created the first mathematical model that can...
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Elevated levels of chronic stress hormones, such as those produced by psychological distress, may promote resistance to drugs...
Credit: A. Goodman/Rice University Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can use a laser and light-activated...
Credit: NIH Chronic inflammation is known to drive many cancers, especially liver cancer. Researchers have long thought that's because inflammation directly affects cancer cells, stimulating...
The busy world inside a cell is directed by its DNA blueprint. When the blueprints are altered, cells can sicken, die or become cancerous. To...
An enzyme that is responsible for the breakdown of specific amino acids in food plays a key role in the development of leukemias and brain...
Personalized medicine -- health care tailored to the individual patient -- not only involves the use of prescription medications but vitamins and supplements as well....
Credit: LIH Natural Killer (NK) cells, lymphocytes of the innate immune system with strong cytotoxic activity, play a major role in the immune response against...
Credit: UVA Health System In its latest pioneering effort to harness the power of focused ultrasound to battle disease, the University of Virginia Health System...
