Chemotherapy
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A new study led by researchers from University College London suggests that combining traditional chemotherapy with an experimental therapy that uses magnetic nanoparticles to heat tumor cells could significantly enhance the efficacy of both treatments.
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We know radiation therapy for cancer is an aggressively toxic treatment methodology. New research suggests certain gut bacteria species may protect an organism from the harmful effects of radiation, and human trials are planned to test these findings.
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The results of a trial investigating fasting as an adjunct to chemotherapy have been published, finding the simple dietary intervention can improve the outcome of cancer chemotherapy and potentially reduce cellular damage associated with the therapy.
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A new study has demonstrated the profound influence diet and gut bacteria have on the effectiveness and toxicity of drugs used in chemotherapy. The research concludes the complexity of drug, diet, and bacteria interactions in humans is “astronomical.”
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The brain’s own defense mechanism often prevents treatment of brain cancers. But a new experimental treatment has shown success in mice, with carbon nanoparticles able to sneak through the blood-brain barrier and deliver drugs directly to tumors.
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Doctors fight cancer with everything from radiation to chemicals to light-reactive particles, with mixed outcomes. Now, a new study has combined two approaches – chemotherapy and light therapy – into one drug, with promising results.
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Australian researchers have affirmed an unusual, almost paradoxical, observation that cancer patients with high body mass index tend to display greater survival rates than patients with average healthy weights.
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New research, led by scientists from the University of Rochester, has homed in on a mechanism responsible for causing the cognitive impairment seen in patients who receive cranial radiotherapy for brain cancer.
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Scientists at the Salk Institute have been researching some of the cellular processes triggered by chemotherapy treatments, uncovering a mechanism that could lead to new and improved treatments that prevent mitochondria hindering their effectiveness.
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A new study from Northwestern University is demonstrating evidence a novel implantable ultrasound device allows a less toxic formulation of chemotherapy to cross the blood-brain barrier and destroy deadly tumors.
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Sometimes to fight one villain, you have to team up with another. It works in movies – and now, medical science. Researchers have turned to anthrax as an unlikely ally in the fight against bladder cancer, with promising results in animal tests.
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A new drug delivery system has been developed that hides chemotherapy molecules inside fat cells that are quickly eaten up by hungry tumors. The method has been shown to be effective at targeting bone, colon and pancreatic cancers in animals, and human trials are proposed for the near future.
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