cancer
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New mRNA Cancer Vaccine Passes Important Human Trial
In patients with advanced melanoma, the vaccine along with immunotherapy reduced the risk of cancer recurrence and death by 44%, the companies said.
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A Cancer-Fighting Version of Herpes Shows Promise in Early Human Trial
Scientists may be able to turn a long-time germ foe into a cancer-fighting ally, new research this week suggests. In preliminary data from a Phase I trial, a genetically modified version of the herpes virus has shown promise in treating difficult-to-eradicate tumours, with one patient having experienced a complete remission for 15 months so far.…
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A Deadly Cancer Hijacks the Brain to Render Itself Untreatable, Study Finds
New research this week suggests that an aggressive brain cancer can hijack the brain’s own circuitry to further spread and render itself unstoppable. Researchers in Germany studied glioblastoma cells in mice and in the lab, finding that these tumours use some of the same mechanisms behind normal neuron development and migration to systematically invade the…
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Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Cancer Risk, Study Finds
New preliminary research this week points to long term benefits from bariatric, or weight loss, surgery. The study found that people who underwent surgery were noticeably less likely to develop certain cancers over a ten-year period compared to similarly matched people with obesity who did not receive surgery. Those who did develop cancer were also…