Supercomputers End Traditional Development Process to Discover New Chemotherapy Drugs

Medicine & Technology May 02, 2017

Researchers have found a way to improve medical treatment, shifting to supercomputers to assist their journey to find new chemotherapy drugs.

Cause of ‘Chemo Brain’ Found, Side Effect May Now Be Prevented

Apr 19, 2017

'Chemo brain' is a common side effect of chemotherapy wherein the cancer patient suffers from cognitive impairment. New research may have finally found the root cause of this and can move on to researching how to prevent it.

Anticancer & Antiviral Drugs: New Discovery On How They Get Into Cells, Geared Towards Development Of New, More Specific Drugs

Apr 18, 2017

A new mechanism was discovered on how an anti-cancer and anti-viral drug gets into cells. The discovery is an important information towards the development of more effective and specific drugs.

Immune Cells Plays Critical Role In Patients Under Immunotherapy

Apr 04, 2017

Scientists extended the research of nivolumab as its treatment was not effective in all patients. The extended study was able to discover one important medical fact.

Breast Cancer Drug Combats Other Types Of Cancer As Well

Dec 30, 2015

A research discovers that a drug used to treat breast cancer alone or in combination with endocrine therapy can potentially work for other types of cancer as well.

New Cancer Pill Found More Effective Against Leukemia Than Chemo, Study Shows

Dec 08, 2015

A cancer drug by Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie called Imbruvica can significantly decrease risk of death and slow down disease advancement with an estimated 84 percent lowered risk.

Urine Test Detects Pancreatic Cancer At An Early Age

Aug 06, 2015

Pancreatic cancer belongs to the deadliest cancer of the world and has the highest listed date rate. Early detection of pancreatic cancer can lead to high survival rate and this can be done with a simple urine test.

Women gain weight after breast cancer diagnosis, researchers tell

Jul 17, 2015

Women are more likely to gain weight following breast cancer diagnosis, a study revealed, as chemotherapy is believe to play a significant factor.

Vegetable Compound PEITC May Fight Cancer Stem Cells

May 07, 2015

Your mother was right: eating your green veggies, not to mention your apple a day, might keep the oncologist away. Researchers have found that chewing up cruciferous vegetables transforms a precursor compound and enzyme they contain into a powerful cancer-preventing compound called phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC).

New ‘Chemoimmunotherapy’ Proves Potent Against Prostate Cancers

Apr 29, 2015

In spite of aggressive chemotherapy treatments, advanced prostate cancers have proven to be quite difficult to treat. As a heterogeneous mass of different cancerous mutations, prostate tumors often evade cellular death, and have even been known to accumulate cells capable of suppressing a body’s immunological defenses. But in a new study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers have found that chemotherapy, when paired with immunotherapy, is a potent duo that has already proven successful in achieving prostate cancer remission in mouse models—now they think that the strategy may be ready to treat humans.

New Issue of ‘Science’ Tackles Individualized Immunotherapies and the Future of Cancer Research

Apr 02, 2015

When it comes to tackling important issues within the science community that address realistic needs of the public, few publications are quite as thoughtful as the journal Science when it comes to curating the best of the best research, in any given field. Though the journal often covers a wide breadth of topics, this week they’re headed in a new direction, talking about game-changing cancer immunotherapy and the future possibility of individualized treatments that will take every patient’s genetic makeup and mutations into consideration. And it has become a conversation led by many hopeful researchers at the helm, backed by promising data.

Fasting, New Drugs Offer Less Side Effects In Cancer Treatment

Mar 31, 2015

Fasting and New Drug Offers Less Side Effects In Cancer Treatment

State Enforced Chemo Clears Cancer—But The Teen Is Still Angry

Mar 11, 2015

A 17-year-old girl who initially refused treatment for a highly curable cancer was forced by the state to undergo treatment after she and her mother refused. Now, thanks to the life-saving chemotherapy she received, the teenager is now in remission and has requested to return home. And while she may be eager to go home, she's still angry about the way her case publically transpired.

Pharmacyclics May Soon Be Acquired by Johnson & Johnson for $18 Billion

Mar 03, 2015

Pharmacyclics will ‘possibly’ be acquired by Johnson & Johnson for $18 Billion

Colorado's Pot Laws Stir Debate & Reconsideration Over Pending Lawsuits

Jan 08, 2015

A year has passed since Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational use, and the state has enjoyed lower crime rates and higher tax revenues as a result. Oklahoma lawmakers are now calling for the state to withdraw from a lawsuit against Colorado that attempts to compel the state to once again make the drug illegal for recreational use.