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Experts say cancer vaccine that shrinks tumours could used for treatment in five years

While the treatments are being called vaccines, they aren't the same as traditional disease-preventing boosters. Instead, they shrink tumours and stop cancer from returning.

Chronicle Live · Jun 26, 2023

Cancer vaccine that shrinks tumours could be available in five years, say experts

Though the treatments are being called vaccines, they aren't traditional vaccines which prevent disease - instead they shrink tumours and stop cancer from coming back

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine that can shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

Microbes in your food can help or hinder your body's defenses against cancer – how diet influences the conflict between cell 'cooperators' and 'cheaters'

The microbes living in your food can affect your risk of cancer. While some help your body fight cancer, others help tumors evolve and grow.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023

Stopping the cancer cells that thrive on chemotherapy – research into how pancreatic tumors adapt to stress could lead to a new treatment approach

As with weeds in a garden, it is a challenge to fully get rid of cancer cells in the body once they arise. They have a relentless need to continuously expand, even when they are significantly cut back by therapy or surgery. Even a few cancer cells can give rise…

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023

A new kind of blood test can screen for many cancers — as some pregnant people learn

Testing pregnant people's blood to look at free-floating DNA can tell doctors about the health of the fetus. But these tests sometime turn up DNA that might be shed by cancerous cells.

WEKU · Dec 23, 2022

Researchers develop tool to detect pancreatic cysts

PITTSBURGH — Pancreatic cancer is a silent disease, said Dr. Aatur Singhi, a surgical pathologist at the UPMC Department of Pathology and an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh. It often is not detected until it has spread to other organs, making it difficult to treat.

Tribune News Service · Nov 22, 2022

Drinking a bit more black tea, not just green tea, might also offer health benefits, study suggests

Having a higher tea intake — two or more cups a day — was linked to a modest benefit: a 9% to 13% lower risk of death from any cause vs. non-tea drinkers, National Cancer Institute researchers found.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 30, 2022

Compassion is key

The most common cancer in Thai women, breast cancer is seeing a rising number of new cases while the average age of those diagnosed with the malignancy tends to be younger. According to figures from the National Cancer Institute, about 49 women in Thailand are diagnosed with breast cancer every…

Bangkok Post · Aug 7, 2022

She’s 31, has stage 4 kidney cancer — and talked openly about it in a job interview

Katie Coleman stood face-to-face with a choice no job seeker should ever have to make. She could tell her prospective employer she had stage 4 kidney cancer, the most life-threatening stage of all.

Tribune News Service · Jun 9, 2022