110 Posts
March 14, 2017
Genetic tests may be helpful, but understand their limitationsWhen it comes to managing the cancer risks you’re born with, you may gain new insights with the help of a blood test.
March 9, 2017
8 healthy habits for better sleepWhen you don’t get enough sleep, you’re more prone to excessive fatigue and a decrease in cognitive function, especially relating to memory.
February 14, 2017
Can playing video games help cancer patients?For cancer patients who have trouble focusing on certain tasks or remembering what they were looking for in the kitchen, for example, playing video games may exercise their brain and help them combat confusion, memory loss and other treatment-related side effects.
December 27, 2016
Trial studies immunotherapy drug designed to trigger cascading immune responseResearchers have launched a study on an immunotherapy drug that may add a new tool to the immune system's arsenal against cancer.
December 20, 2016
TAPUR trial targets individual cancers with treatments outside of FDA-approved indicationsResearchers have launched a new study designed to broaden access to drugs for some patients with advanced cancers and to collect and share data on individual responses to drugs that have not yet been approved for their specific cancer types.
December 1, 2016
How does cancer do that? Attacking cancer cells where they hideIn the search for better treatments and prevention strategies, scientists are learning more about how cancer grows and survives, even in the most hostile environments.
August 25, 2016
Cancer: When good cells go badSometimes, good cells in our body go rogue and find ways to survive. When that happens, a cancer may be born.
August 18, 2016
Positive news in triple-negative breast cancer researchA recent study by researchers at The Scripps Research Institute is shedding new light on the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer, among the most difficult of all cancers to treat.
August 2, 2016
Healthy habits may cut cancer risksThe results of a study released this summer have confirmed what doctors—and most Americans—have known for decades: Specific changes in lifestyle may help reduce your risk of getting certain cancers.
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