Researchers found an antibody that seems to play a role in people with better lung cancer prognoses, but turning it into a ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an experimental immunotherapy that takes an ...

Lung cancer varies widely from patient to patient, and that diversity makes it hard to find effective treatments. Researchers ...

How do immune cells strike a balance, unleashing rapid attacks against pathogens or cancer, while avoiding damage to healthy cells? Research into an immune kill switch holds potential for controlling ...

Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) were recently ...

The rare Antrodia cinnamomea fungus (also known as Taiwanofungus camphoratus) is only found in Taiwan, and is associated with one particular type of endangered tree. Long used for herbal medicines, ...

Lipid nanoparticles without drugs can make some cancer cells swell and burst, offering a new way to target tumors resistant to existing treatments. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ability to selectively ...

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...

An international research team led by RMIT University have created tiny particles, known as nanodots, made from a metallic compound that can kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells largely ...

A common flu virus could be used to overcome patients' resistance to certain cancer drugs -- and improve how those drugs kill cancer cells, according to new research from Queen Mary University of ...

Compounds derived from marijuana can kill cancerous cells in patients with leukemia, according to a recent study. The study, published in the Anticancer Research journal, was partially funded by GW ...

Even with breakthroughs, treatment for advanced squamous cell carcinoma is more complex. Patients often need more than one treatment. Many patients with this advanced cancer are cared for by a team of ...