Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of developing cancer by over 70%
Intense aerobic exercise increases the glucose (sugar) consumption of internal organs, thereby reducing the availability of energy to tumors
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Joseph Shavit
Dec 16, 2022
Breakthrough early detection blood test, can detect over 50 types of cancer
Test is proficient in detecting and classifying cell-free DNA, or tumor byproducts deposited in the bloodstream of a person with cancer.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 16, 2022
Game-changing operation 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
Dec 15, 2022
Scientists make critical breakthrough in treating lung cancer, study finds
Treatment for the condition has improved in recent years — and a new Edith Cowan study has found how to make it even more effective.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 15, 2022
Groundbreaking research finds killer T cells that eradicate cancer
As a part of our immune defences, cytotoxic T cells – or killer T cells – seek out and destroy cells that are infected or cancerous.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2022
Remarkable cancer trial results in 100% remission in all patients
The MSK clinical trial was investigating — for the first time ever — if immunotherapy alone could beat rectal cancer that had not spread.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2022
Researchers just modified a common respiratory virus to destroy cancerous tumors
A common respiratory virus, called adenovirus, to act like a Trojan horse to deliver genes for cancer therapeutics directly into tumor cells
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2022
Medical discovery substantially improves treatment of colorectal cancer
Scientists have discovered a rare gene in the tumors of some colorectal cancer patients which could lead to more personalized treatments.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2022
Current covid vaccines significantly improves cancer treatment
Patients with nasopharyngeal cancer are often treated with drugs that activate their immune system against the tumor.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2022
Anti-KRAS drug delivers unprecedented results in pancreatic cancer care
A small molecule inhibitor that attacks the difficult to target, cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS, found in nearly 30 % of all human tumors
Joseph Shavit
Dec 4, 2022
Groundbreaking cancer-treating drug developed by Stanford researchers
Researchers have discovered a rapid and sustainable way to synthetically produce a promising cancer-fighting compound right in the lab.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 3, 2022
Deep-learning AI system revolutionizes breast cancer treatment
AI can assist in making or verifying a diagnosis, it can help match the treatment to the individual patient, it can offer a prognosis.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 30, 2022
Novel cancer drug activates white blood cells to stop tumors in their tracks
In the new JEM study, teams used a computer-based screening approach to identify a drug, named C26, that activates NR2F1.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 30, 2022
Green bananas reduce cancers by more than 50%
A trial in people with high hereditary risk of a wide range of cancers has shown a major preventive effect from resistant starches.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 29, 2022
Incredible "origin-of-life" molecule found to destroy cancer cells
RNA, the molecule that gave rise to life, has been shown to be essential for repairing human genetic material and preventing mutations.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 28, 2022
Researchers develop synthetic molecule that targets and destroys cancerous tumors
Researchers have developed a synthetic molecule that combines a tumor-targeting agent with another molecule that triggers immune activation.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 27, 2022
Study uncovers why most life-long smokers never develop lung cancer
Cigarette smoking is overwhelmingly the main cause of lung cancer, yet only a minority of smokers develop the disease.
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 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
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