A revolution in cancer treatment could soon be underway following a breakthrough that may lead to a dramatic improvement in cancer survival rates. A new study at the University of Warwick, p... Read more
Novel technology could one day help determine optimal window for cancer treatment The interstitial pressure inside a tumor is often remarkably high compared to normal tissues and is thought... Read more
Potential side effects of many of today’s therapeutic drugs can be downright frightening — just listen carefully to a drug commercial on TV. These effects often occur when a drug is a... Read more
TAU targets drug-resistant ovarian tumors with nanotechnology Ovarian cancer accounts for more deaths of American women than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. According to... Read more
Researchers from the cancer nanotechnology and signal transduction and therapeutics programs of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) have developed an innovative technique using... Read more
Chemotherapy is often preferred for fighting cancer, but its side effects can be considerable. A new technique may reduce these in future: nanoparticle-encapsulated substances could kill off... Read more
ChemoPatch™, a low-cost, disposable, electronic patch-based cancer chemotherapy device designed to be simple, automated, and easy-to-use by cancer patients outside of the hospital, has been... Read more
The experimental cancer drug ibrutinib has wowed in clinical trials, beating deadly blood cancers without the painful side effects of currently approved therapies. And it has raced through d... Read more
This new era of “bioprospecting” New technology for discovering antibiotics, anti-cancer drugs and other medicines inside soil microbes and other natural sources is reviving a treasure hunt... Read more
“The chip enables us to grow our own human cells and observe a drug’s effect on them in their natural environment,” On a rectangular chip slightly smaller than a person’s finger, two scienti... Read more
Treating a cancerous tumor is like watering a houseplant with a fire hose—too much water kills the plant, just as too much chemotherapy and radiation kills the patient before it kills the tu... Read more
They succeeded in efficiently inducing natural death (apoptosis) of epithelial cancer cells. A MANA research team has developed a new nanofiber mesh which is capable of simultaneously realiz... Read more
Perhaps the hardest part of owning a pet is making difficult decisions when a beloved companion becomes seriously ill. That’s why Michigan State University researchers are developing a new t... Read more
An eight gene ‘signature’ can predict length of relapse-free survival after chemotherapy, according to new research from Taiwan. An eight gene ‘signature’ can predict length of relapse-free... Read more
Tiny particles filled with a drug could be a new tool for treating cancer in the future. A new study published by Swedish scientists in Particle & Particle Systems Characterization shows... Read more
