Australian Targeted Drug Delivery System As Effective Alternative in Treating Leukemia, Cancers Among Children

Medicine & Technology May 18, 2023

A kind of treatment drug that can act selectively on cancer cells in the body was developed by a group of researchers, providing safer and more effective treatment options for people with aggressive blood cancers and other types of cancer in children. Read the article to find out more.

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.

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.

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.

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.