Cancer Research

Why ERs End Up With So Many Cancer Patients: Poor Palliative Care For Their Pain

There are 15 million people living with cancer in just the United States and it is painful. The huge downside to CDC claiming that recreational fentanyl use is an opioid epidemic is that they have stigmatized legitimate pain patients and their care- and so ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2019 - 9:29am

Genetically Edited White Blood Cells Are Already Helping Fight Cancer

For the first time in the United States, a gene editing tool has been used to treat advanced cancer in three patients and showed promising early results in a pilot phase 1 clinical trial. So far the treatment appears safe, and more results are expected so ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 20 2019 - 5:01am

Sometimes It Is Lupus- And Here Is What Cancer Scientists Just Discovered

Blocking a key regulator of the immune system helps unleash the body's natural defenses against several forms of cancer, a discovery which opened up a new era of cancer immunotherapy.  Now researchers have flipped this script and found that, when impa ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 12 2019 - 11:36am

High BMI Linked To Both Increased Cancer And Improved Cancer Survival

A high body mass index (BMI), a measure of weight relative to height, has been linked to cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases, and that has led to guidelines based on low BMI, despite it being a population-level statistical correlation with little ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 30 2019 - 3:20pm

Gay, Bisexual Men Get More Skin Cancer

Results from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), using data collected from annual questionnaires from 2014 to 2018, finds that rates of skin cancer were higher among gay and bisexual men compared to heterosexual men but lower among bise ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2020 - 10:01pm

18% Fewer Deaths Since 2013: Melanoma Treatment Has Been A Huge Public Health Victory

In the 1980s, as tanning beds became a craze, melanoma rates began to climb. Since cancer often takes time to develop deaths due to melanoma peaked in 2013 but thanks to immunotherapy, less risky behavior, and earlier detection, rates dropped 18 percent wi ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2020 - 5:29pm

No Digit: Rectal Exams Aren't The Best Way To Find Prostate Cancer

Three prime ministers and nearly three years ago, “first bloke” Tim Mathieson caused a brouhaha with his advice on prostate cancer screening: We can get a blood test for it, but the digital examination is the only true way to get a correct reading on your ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 22 2020 - 11:05pm

Why Some Prostate Cancers Are More Aggressive

Why are some prostate cancers are more aggressive and result in death when others can be treated? The answer could mean more optimal treatment; aggressive forms could still get the full treatment while less harmful forms can get a less damaging approach. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 23 2020 - 7:31am

Lung Cancer Trials From Industry Aren't More Biased, But They Are Better

Clinical trials in the modern regulatory environment are so expensive that many companies with a product that is going into a phase III clinical trial will just sell out to a Big Pharma company that can afford it. It's a necessary, yet somehow despise ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2020 - 7:01am

ACE-i And ARB Medications May Reduce Colorectal Cancer Risk

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-i) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) medications are prescribed for conditions such as heart failure, high blood pressure or heart disease. They inhibit or block angiotensin, a chemical that causes arter ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 6 2020 - 4:58pm