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Scientists harness diptheria toxin and interleukin 2 to help the immune system attack melanoma
Researchers investigating ways of prompting the immune system to recognise and kill tumour cells have found that a drug containing parts of the diptheria toxin appears to work well in patients with advanced melanoma (skin cancer). view more (2006-11-09)
Nodal status is best predictor of outcome after neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer
The number of lymph nodes that contain evidence of cancer is the best predictor of the effectiveness of adding chemotherapy and radiation to a treatment plan prior to surgery in individuals with oesophageal cancer. view more (2007-07-16)
New Treatment Slows Bone Metastasis - Patients survive incurable disease longer
Together with US colleagues researchers from the University of Bonn have developed a new treatment which enables certain types of cancer to be treated more effectively than was previously the case. The radioactive substance becomes particularly concentrated in metastases in the bones and partially destroys them. To date such metastases have been... view more... (2003-08-05)
New cancer drug test promises safer and more effective clinical trials
A group of scientists from Hamburg may have taken a big step towards more effective cancer drug development. view more (2009-09-23)
New Developments in Angiogenic Therapy Emerging from Oxford
Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, is important in the healthy body for healing wounds and, in females, for the monthly reproductive cycle and during pregnancy. It is controlled in the body through the use of the body’s own angiogenesis inhibitors and stimulators. In certain diseases the body is unable to control blood vessel... view more... (2002-08-23)
Laparoscopy For Colon Cancer Could Offer Long-term Survival Benefit Over Conventional Surgery
A study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that laparoscopy-assisted surgery to treat colon cancer could be more favourable than conventional open surgery, with the potential to reduce operative complications, hospital stay, and increase cancer-related survival in the longer term. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of... view more... (2002-06-26)
Cancer cells with a long breath: seeking the origin of brain tumors in children
Medulloblastoma is one of the most common and most malignant brain tumours among children and teenagers. These tumours grow very rapidly, and fifty percent of patients in the long term die from the condition. view more (2008-08-13)
Tiny magnets offer breakthrough in gene therapy for cancer
A revolutionary cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable 'armed' human cells to target tumours has been developed by researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). view more (2008-04-18)
First steps towards a vaccine for pancreatic cancer
Research carried out in the United States has raised the hope that one day there could be a vaccine against pancreatic cancer - one of the most difficult cancers to treat successfully. view more (2003-09-20)
Gene Signature Can Predict Breast Cancer Spread
Researchers have discovered a genetic signature that can identify breast cancer patients at high risk of distant recurrence, reporting their results in this week's issue of The Lancet. view more (2005-02-16)
Laser Therapy Offers Alternative to Surgery for Liver Tumours
Research News in the British Journal of Surgery 11 September 2003: Laser light can be delivered in a controlled and predictable manner to destroy tumours. By inserting fibre optic cables through needles, doctors can direct the powerful laser light onto liver tumours - killing the cells and thus eliminating the need for major surgery. A review of... view more... (2003-09-11)
Novel fungal enzyme reduces tumour progression
We need oxygen to survive, but ironically oxygen also speeds up aging and can cause cancer! Highly reactive forms of oxygen known as oxygen radicals are produced in our bodies, and this leads to tissue damage and disease. A paper in the June issue of Microbiology reports on a novel enzyme produced by a fungus that can mop up these rogue chemicals... view more... (2001-05-30)
World-famous cancer specialist links hormones to organ growth
New work from internationally renowned cancer specialist Dr Judah Folkman indicates that organ size can be controlled by hormones. This important new finding may have implications for the treatment of a variety of conditions, including endometriosis, abnormal menstrual bleeding, and prostate conditions. view more (2000-03-07)
Gene therapy improves gemcitabine effects in experimental glioma model
ttempts to improve the chemotherapeutic efficacy and radiotherapy-sensitivity of the anticancer agent, gemcitabine, using gene therapy have yielded interesting results in preclinical glioma models presented at the 13th European Cancer Conference (ECCO). view more (2005-11-01)
Photodynamic therapy: an effective treatment for head and neck cancers
A therapy that activates light sensitive drugs represents a major advance in the treatment of head and neck cancer, a consultant surgeon said today. (Monday 22 October 2001) Known as Foscan photodynamic therapy (PDT) 1, it is an "effective and well tolerated treatment" and can be administered without surgery, said Mr Colin Hopper of the National... view more... (2001-10-22)
A new line of treatment discovered for acute lymphoblastic leucemia
A study undertaken by a group of Spanish scientists, amongst which were members of the University Clinic of the University of Navarra and the Centre for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the same university, have recently discovered a new line of treatment for patients with acute lymphoblastic leucemia. view more (2007-02-12)
Cancer researchers confirm brain tumor genetic subtype informs treatment, predicts outcome
Research confirms that determining the genetic composition of brain cancers can better inform doctors and patients for treatment options and prognosis. The findings could change the future of how cancers are diagnosed. view more (2006-07-07)
Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combining it with vitamin E is even better
A study by Dutch and German researchers has provided evidence that lycopene may be able to inhibit the growth of prostate tumours and that its effect may be enhanced if it is combined with vitamin E. view more (2004-09-28)
Light therapy could be a new approach to treating patients with pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, largely because of the location of the pancreas close to major arteries and vital organs, and the effects of a poorly functioning pancreas on the rest of the body. It is one of the top 10 leading causes of death from cancer worldwide, and in the UK kills around 6500 people every year. view more (2002-03-11)
Cancer vaccine one step closer
Andreea Ioan-Facsinay from Leiden University Medical Center has attached proteins from tumour cells to antibodies. With these she treated immune cells from a mouse. These treated cells were used to make a vaccine, which was shown to be effective in animal experiments. If the follow-up research is successful, vaccines against cancer will become... view more... (2003-02-14)
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