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Joseph Shavit
Nov 26, 2022
Groundbreaking drug triggers immune cells to destroy prostate cancer
A single drug compound simultaneously attacks hard-to-treat prostate cancer on several fronts, according to a new study in human cells,


Joseph Shavit
Nov 24, 2022
'Drug factory' beads eliminate advanced-stage cancers in a few days
Researchers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors with a treatment using cytokine “drug factory” implants.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2022
Breakthrough cancer drug stops recurrence and growth of breast cancer
The most aggressive triple negative breast cancer affects 1,000 patients per year in Belgium, while the figure worldwide is 225,000.

Joseph Shavit
Nov 22, 2022
At-home saliva test diagnoses cancer with over 90% accuracy
An AI-based home screening test to detect oral and throat cancers from saliva samples is now available in the United States .


Joseph Shavit
Nov 21, 2022
Groundbreaking skin cancer treatment dramatically increases patient survival rates
By treating patients with a combination of two chemotherapy drugs, they were able to re-sensitize the cancer cells to ICB treatment.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 21, 2022
Revolutionary vaccine extends life of patients with aggressive brain cancer
A vaccine using patients’ immune cells to target brain cancer can extend survival by many months or, in some cases, years according to study


Joseph Shavit
Nov 21, 2022
FDA-approved cholesterol-lowering drugs can also inhibit cancer, study finds
Understanding the molecular mechanisms of metastasis is therefore a key piece of the puzzle in the fight against cancer.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 18, 2022
mRNA vaccine can halt pancreatic cancer, study finds
The key to these vaccines appears to be neoantigens in the pancreatic tumors, which alert the immune system to keep the cancer at bay.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 17, 2022
Breakthrough cancer research reverts cancer cells back into normal cells
Researchers have tested the possibility of artificially maturing breast cancer cells as an approach to turn them into a more normal cell.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 17, 2022
'Natural killer cells' deliver dramatic results as new cancer therapy
Albert Einstein College of Medicine research team used different human immune cells known as natural killer (NK) cells with dramatic results


Joseph Shavit
Nov 16, 2022
Game-changing surgery can cure prostate cancer in one hour
Doctors in the UK hope that thousands of men with prostate cancer could be cured through an innovative hour-long operation.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 15, 2022
Researchers create killer T cells to eradicate cancer
T cells snuggle up to targeted diseased cells and form an intimate junction between the two, called the ‘cytotoxic immunological synapse’.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 13, 2022
The exceptional case of a person who survived 12 tumors revolutionizing cancer treatment
The work also shows how a new technique—single-cell analysis—can detect tumours at very early stages, or a predisposition to developing them

Joseph Shavit
Nov 12, 2022
Breakthrough research uses copper to fight cancer
New research about how cancer-related proteins bind the metal and how they interact with other proteins, opens up potential new drug targets


Joseph Shavit
Nov 10, 2022
Cancer trial results in astounding 100% remission in all patients
In every case, the cancer disappeared after immunotherapy — without the need for the standard treatments of radiation, surgery, or chemo.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 10, 2022
Key protein boosts lung cancer detection and treatment
Scientists investigating the mechanics of the early stages of lung cancer have identified a new potential treatment aiding early detection.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 9, 2022
Trojan Horse virus eliminates cancerous tumors from the inside out
A new technology enables the body to produce therapeutic agents on demand at the exact location where they are needed.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 9, 2022
Covid vaccine significantly improves effectiveness of cancer treatment
Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer are often treated with drugs that activate their immune system against the tumor.


Joseph Shavit
Nov 6, 2022
Researchers find that honeybee venom can cure breast cancer
The European honeybee (Apis mellifera) has been the source of a number of products used medicinally by humans, such as honey and venom.

Joshua Shavit
Nov 4, 2022
DNA-based 'nanotransporters' revolutionize cancer treatment
A team of Canadian researchers from Université de Montréal has designed and validated a new class of drug transporters made of DNA.
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