By: Catharine Paddock PhD From: medicalnewstoday.com New research paves the way to the delivery of anticancer drugs into tumors with a level of precision never seen before. The new “intelligent drug delivery” system uses a nanocapsule that will only discharge its drug load when it encounters two tumor signals in the correct sequence. A “proof-of-principle” paper — now published in the journal Chemical Science — describes how …
With new genes and an electric shock, scientists turn immune cells against cancer
By: Ben Guarino From: washingtonpost.com A promising new class of cancer treatments recruits the cells in our blood to fight tumors, using powerful gene-editing tools to transform a type of white blood cell — called a T cell — from an immune cell that normally targets bacterial or fungal infections into a living cancer drug. The genetic alterations could boost immune …
AURIN BIOTECH AWARDED US PATENT FOR DRUG THAT STOPS GROWTH OF CANCEROUS TUMOURS
Aurin Biotech’s ATAC, a drug which has successfully halted the growth of cancerous tumors, was last week awarded a patent (10,004,707 B2) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the treatment of certain types of cancer. A subsidiary application has been filed for all types of cancer. Developed by Vancouver-based Aurin Biotech, under the leadership of Canada’s most cited neuroscientist, Dr. Patrick McGeer, the …
Medical Device: Breast Cancer Recovery
After a mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy, or breast reconstruction for breast cancer, survivors suffer with scars of surgery, hair loss and sickness from chemo, red skin from radiotherapy and menopausal symptoms from endocrine treatments. And then they are sent home with drains. Post-surgical grenade and Jackson-Pratt drains have tubes and bulbs that hang outside the skin near the surgical incision. …
Targeting the enzyme with a dual role in breast and brain health
LBy: Maria Cohut From: medicalnewstoday.com The enzyme tousled-like kinase 2 maintains genome stability at cellular level. Researchers have also linked it to different health conditions, including breast cancer and intellectual disability. A new study now describes this enzyme’s structure, arguing that this will help to design better therapies. Tousled-like kinases are enzymes that play a complex role in preserving genome stability within …
Savvy Cooperative Opportunity for Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
Go to https://www.savvy.coop to learn about this paid opportunity and more … Share Experiences with Metastatic Breast Cancer Your feedback can be valuable to thousands living with metastatic breast cancer. M3 Global Research is looking for metastatic breast cancer patients to participate in a market research panel. If you are interested in relaying your opinions and positions towards current treatment options, we would …
“Persevere: A Life With Cancer” Featuring the Writings of Lisa Bonchek Adams
From: Joel Pitney When Lisa Bonchek Adams was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2006 at the age of 37, she decided to start writing a blog about her life as a legacy to leave for her family. Her readership grew quickly, and Lisa discovered she had a remarkable gift for expressing what others could not find the words to say. …
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Focused ultrasound is an early stage, noninvasive therapeutic technology with the potential to improve the quality of life and decrease the cost of care for patients with breast cancer. This novel technology focuses beams of ultrasound energy precisely and accurately on targets in the body without damaging surrounding normal tissue. Where the beams converge, the ultrasound produces a variety of …
Using cell metabolism to battle cancer
By: Tim Newman From: medicalnewstoday.com By focusing on how cancer stem cells metabolize, researchers may have uncovered a new way to defeat them: by attacking their energy supply. Drug resistance is a sizable problem for cancer treatment. Medications that might initially work will soon become ineffective. Scientists from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center in Ann Arbor are focusing on how cancer stem …