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Raquel A. was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 33 after experiencing increased and abnormal bowel movements—symptoms she dismissed as a food intolerance or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a debilitating condition impacting the stomach and manifesting in symptoms such as diarrhea and constipation, which actress Kirsten Dunst understand all too well.

Seattle Tech Worker, 33, Discovers Food Intolerance Symptoms Are Actually Colon Cancer —

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Although very rare, past reports show some cancer patients may develop secondary cancers following lifesaving CAR T-cell therapy.

Immunotherapy to treat cancer gave rise to 2nd cancer in extremely rare case

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Paul Edmonds, a Californian man, achieved remission from both cancer and HIV after a groundbreaking treatment five years ago, marking a significant medical milestone. The treatment, known as a stem cell transplant, is commonly used for blood cancers like leukaemia. In Edmonds' case, the transplanted stem cells came from a donor with a rare genetic mutation associated with HIV resistance.

Rare Genetic Mutation Helps a California Man Overcome Both Cancer and HIV

Some weird signs of iron deficiency include developing a craving for ice or clay, an overwhelming urge to move the legs, and hair loss. However, iron deficiency can cause a range of symptoms. Iron deficiency describes when a person does not have enough iron in their body. When iron levels...

5 weird signs of iron deficiency

NEW YORK — Could skipping a few meals each week help you fight cancer? It might sound far-fetched, but new research suggests that one type of intermittent fasting could actually boost your body’s natural ability to defeat cancer. A team of scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center...

Intermittent fasting may supercharge ‘natural killer’ cells to destroy cancer

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Since his diagnosis with incurable Stage IV brain cancer in 2023, Australian doctor Richard Scolyer revealed that he has been cancer-free for a year after undergoing a world-first treatment based on his own research on immunotherapy to treat melanoma, a type of skin cancer, according to BBC. Last year, following...

Doctor Is Cancer-Free Following World-First Treatment He Developed

A major cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been discovered by UK scientists. They found a weak spot in our DNA that is present in 95% of people with the disease. It makes it much easier for some immune cells to go haywire and drive excessive inflammation in the bowels.

Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease found

He explained in a video post, “The day after that I just went downhill [with a] swollen knee, although I thought that was because my knee was injured from a stack when I was in Hobart running some trails. “[I had] really bad body aches and sweat, and everything...

38-Year-Old Man’s Swollen Knee and Body Aches Led To Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Diagnosis, Now He’s Urging Others To Get Symptoms Checked As Cancer ‘Doesn’t Discriminate’

The Independent

 Cancer treatment tailored to an individual child’s condition can lead to significant remission, a new study has found, giving hope to millions of children and their families.The study was a part of Australia’s national precision medicine programme for children suffering from cancer, involving over 100 scientists and clinicians working together across nine child cancer centres.The programme, which began in 2017, is focused on finding new treatment options for children with high-risk cancers.Precision medicine using genome sequencing is superior to standard therapy for the survival of children, even those with aggressive cancers, according to the new study published in the...

Targeted cancer medicine able to cure most aggressive cases with ‘remarkable results’

Metformin, a medication commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, helps the body regulate sugar in the bloodstream. Part of the class of drugs known as biguanides, metformin reduces the amount of sugar you absorb from food and the amount produced by the liver. Metformin also impacts the way the body will respond to insulin, the natural substance that regulates blood sugar levels.

Diabetes Drug Metformin Investigated for Cancer Prevention Use

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

In a recent study from China, researchers have revealed a potential dual benefit of a new antidepressant in combating both depression and certain types of cancer. Ansofaxine hydrochloride, an oral antidepressant, has shown promise in inhibiting the growth of colon cancer cells in both cell cultures and mice. When combined strategically with anti-tumour drugs, ansofaxine hydrochloride bolsters the immune system and triggers programmed cell death in cancer cells.

New Antidepressant Shows Dual Promise in Fighting Depression and Colon Cancer

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GSK announced a major breakthrough concerning cancer therapy. A drug called Jemperli (dostarlimab) showed impressive results in a phase 2 trial at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). The study included 42 patients suffering from mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) locally advanced rectal cancer, a type of bowel cancer.
Used as a first-line treatment and an alternative to chemotherapy and surgery, Jemperli cured cancer in all patients, showing “an unprecedented 100% clinical complete response rate.” Tests that followed showed no evidence of remaining tumors. Moreover, the first 24 of the 42 patients were observed after an average time of 26.3 months,...

New bowel tumor drug helped cure cancer in 100% of cases

Review the multiple uses of metformin. A recent article on the multiple uses of metformin brings up the important topic of repurposing medications.1 Repurposing has been around since the advent of modern medicine. One prominent example is the use of chlorpromazine (CPZ) as an antipsychotic.2 Chlorpromazine was first synthesized in 1951 as a potentiator of general anesthesia.2 The psychiatric benefits were found later by Henri Laborit, a surgeon in the French army. He was doing research with artificial hibernation in prevention of surgical shock.2 Laborit employed the drug as an adjunct to anesthetics.2 He observed that CPZ at doses of 50 mg to 100 mg produced a lowering of body temperature, sedation, and disinterest without loss of consciousness.2 He was able to persuade his colleagues in the military hospital in Paris to try CPZ in the treatment of one of their patients who was experiencing psychotic agitation.2 Laborit hypothesized that since cooling with water had been used to treat agitation in France, the drug would have a similar effect.2 The mechanism of action was not fully known, and it was thought that it worked in controlling agitation because of its cooling effect and induction of “artificial hibernation” in patients.2 The pharmacological mechanism was not fully understood until many years later and the way it has impacted the practice of psychiatry needs no introduction. These “happy accidents” in medicine have played a vital role in getting where we are right now compared with just 50 years ago. This begs the question, are we onto another “happy accident” with metformin? There is an accumulating body of evidence that metformin may have benefits in aging that are beyond its effect on glycemic control.3.

Metformin, Inflammation, the Gut Microbiome, and Health Span: Connecting the Dots

Research findings show that pitavastatin suppresses skin and pancreatic cancers by inhibiting interleukin-33. A recent study conducted by researchers at Mass General Cancer Center has found that statins, which are widely used to reduce cholesterol, might inhibit a specific pathway linked to cancer development caused by chronic inflammation. These results were reported in Nature Communications.

Groundbreaking New Study Reveals That Statins Could Prevent Cancer

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Scaling back treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference. It’s part of a long-term trend toward studying whether doing less — less surgery, less chemotherapy or less radiation — can help patients live longer and feel better. The latest studies involved ovarian and esophageal cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma.

Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds

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Fact Check: Soursop Fruit '10,000 Times More Effective Than Chemotherapy'?

The signs that thyroid cancer has spread can vary depending on where in the body it has traveled to. Thyroid cancers often spread to the nearby lymph nodes and the lungs, bone, brain, and liver. For all types of thyroid cancer, early detection and personalized treatment plans are crucial for...

What are some signs that thyroid cancer has spread?

Medical News Today

A new cell study has shown the common type 2 diabetes medication metformin alters levels of microRNAs that target genes to slow down the growth and multiplication of colorectal cancer cells. The researchers say their findings could lead to new RNA therapeutics for cancer prevention and treatment.

Metformin slows colorectal cancer growth using microRNAs, study finds

Clinical trials play a vital role in many aspects of our fight against cancer. Not only do they help test cutting-edge treatments that could be more effective and better tolerated, but they also help experts develop new methods of prevention, screening, diagnosis and care. Trials can even lead to improved communication models, medical devices and much more.

2024 Cancer Health 25: People Who Power Clinical Trials

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Mystery Solved: Surprising Origins for a Rare Cancer Uncovered

Recent research has redefined the cause of fibrolamellar carcinoma, a rare liver cancer, showing that it stems from the overproduction of the PKA protein rather than...

Mystery Solved: Surprising Origins for a Rare Cancer Uncovered

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