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Researchers at UT Southwestern have uncovered a surprising way in which tumors exploit the body’s own immune system to grow unchecked. Their findings reveal a hidden interaction between a hormone and an immune receptor that switches cancer-fighting cells into cancer-supporting ones. Credit: Shutterstock A hormone-receptor interaction weakens immunity. Targeting it could fight cancer. Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have …

Computed tomography, better known as a CT scan, has become one of those medical tests that doctors rely on all the time—and for good reason. It’s fast, detailed, and helps catch problems that other scans might miss. Over the years, technology has made CT scans even sharper and more useful, which explains why hospitals and clinics are using them more …

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some scientists are concerned that low doses of ionizing radiation could increase cancer risk. Importantly, at an individual level, the theoretical risk of developing cancer from a CT scan is thought to be very low, if it exists at all. Patients should …

When you order a coffee, do you ask for it to be “extra hot”? Whether you enjoy tea, coffee or something else, hot drinks are a comforting and often highly personal ritual. The exact temperature to brew tea or serve coffee for the best flavour is hotly debated. But there may be something else you’re not considering: your health. Related: …

Ethics Statement All animal studies were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Yale University. The tumor sizes in this study did not exceed the maximal tumor size (1 cm3) permitted by the institutional review board. Mouse and cell lines Mouse strains Mice were housed in a specific-pathogen-free facility with controlled temperature, humidity and day/night cycles and maintained …

Histology image of a patient whose metastatic cancer went into complete remission after receiving a new immunotherapy treatment (Ravetch lab) Over the past 20 years, a class of cancer drugs called CD40 agonist antibodies have shown great promise—and induced great disappointment. While effective at activating the immune system to kill cancer cells in animal models, the drugs had limited impact …

Off-the-shelf vaccine shows success against deadly cancers  Axios Pancreatic cancer vaccine prevents recurrence in Phase 1 clinical trial  NBC News Lymph node-targeted, mKRAS-specific amphiphile vaccine in pancreatic and colorectal cancer: phase 1 AMPLIFY-201 trial final results  Nature New ‘remarkable’ pancreatic cancer vaccine offers fresh hope for patients  The Independent New Vaccine For Two Deadly Cancers Shows Promise in Clinical Trial  ScienceAlert Source link

Notoriously hard to treat, pancreatic and colorectal cancers each have high recurrence rates in the years following treatment. A new ‘off-the-shelf’ vaccine with the catchy name ELI-002 2P offers fresh hope for individuals affected by these deadly diseases following promising outcomes in a recent clinical trial. Developed by researchers from institutions across the US, the vaccine targets mutations in the …

Getty Images The number of people surviving cancer has improved hugely in the past 50 years, but experts warn progress has been uneven with some cancers with the worst survival rates falling further behind. For some, including melanoma skin cancer, 10-year survival is now above 90% in England and Wales, while for all cancers half of patients can expect to …

An off-the-shelf vaccine has shown promise in preventing the return of pancreatic and colorectal cancer, researchers have revealed. Cancer vaccines have been the subject of promising research in recent years. The NHS in England has been trialling various jabs in patients through the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad (CVLP). Such vaccines train the body’s immune system to recognise cancer cells so …