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A second dendritic cell vaccine has received fast track designation from the Food and Drug Administration. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a fast track designation to a dendritic cell vaccine for the treatment of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Immuno-oncology company Diakonos Oncology Corporation announced the designation...

FDA Fast Tracks Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine

A drug that was developed to treat pancreatic cancer has now been shown to increase symptom-free survival in preclinical medulloblastoma models – all without showing signs of toxicity. Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. Survival rates vary according to which one of the four subtypes...

Pancreatic Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Aggressive Medulloblastoma

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Hope for new treatments after researchers find spread of disease is aided by shutting down of molecules in key genes

Scientists make DNA discovery that could help find pancreatic cancer cure

In a significant step forward in the fight against glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer, two independent research teams have made promising discoveries that could lead to more effective treatments. A Canadian-American collaboration has identified a new brain pathway hijacked by glioblastoma cells, while researchers from the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an AI-driven immunotherapy approach to reprogram cancer cells.

Two Promising Advances in Glioblastoma Treatment: New Brain Pathway Discovered and AI-Driven Immunotherapy Developed

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A healthy 38-year-old who began struggling to finish a half-marathon and experienced night sweats, body aches, and COVID-like symptoms learned he was facing stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite the shocking diagnosis, he plans to remain positive while he fights the cancer.

Fit, Healthy Man, 38, With Swollen Knee Felt Covid-Like Symptoms for a Month Before Learning He Had Stage 4 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

MedwireNews: Findings from the Cancer of the Pancreas Screening program in the USA support the use of annual endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for patients with a familial or genetic predisposition for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). “Surveillance of high-risk individuals for PDAC using EUS and MRI within...

Annual screening supported for people at high-risk of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Hard palate cancer is a rare oral cancer that forms on the roof of your mouth. While the exact cause may be unclear, some of the most common risk factors include tobacco and alcohol use. This form of cancer often appears as a bump or sore in your mouth that...

What to Know About Hard Palate Cancer

The results of routine blood tests could be used to speed up cancer diagnoses among patients with abdominal symptoms, according to a recent study published by Rafiq et al in PLOS Medicine. Background. Most patients who report symptoms of abdominal pain or bloating to their physicians are referred for blood...

Common Blood Tests May Improve Early Cancer Diagnosis

Bone cancer is a rare type of cancer, which can go undetected for some time before being diagnosed. Although benign (non-cancerous) bone tumors are more common than malignant (cancerous) bone tumors, malignant bone cancer can be an aggressive cancer, and some types grow quickly. Quick progression makes early detection and treatment all the more important.

Bone Cancer Without Knowing: How Long Can It Go Undiagnosed?

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Hundreds of blood cancer patients will be able to access a ‘game changer’ drug which will allow them to be treated at home, it has been announced. The drug is the first ever ‘take-at-home’ tablet to be approved to treat blood cancer patients, according to an announcement from NHS England. Patients in England with marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) can be offered the drug, called zanubrutinib, where they have not responded well to previous treatments. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended the use of the drug on the NHS from 1 August. In clinical trials, up to...

‘Game changer’ take home blood cancer drug to be offered to hundreds of NHS patients

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The newly discovered gene is said to play a crucial role in the proper functioning of many organs and could be the answer to controlling one of the deadliest cancers known

Scientists may have found key gene to stop one of deadliest cancers

Doctors monitor lymphocyte and other blood cell levels to predict how your lymphoma will progress. Low lymphocyte counts may suggest that cancer has spread to your bone marrow, or it can be a side effect of treatments. Lymphoma is a group of cancers that develop in your lymphocytes. These white...

Understanding Lymphocyte Levels in Lymphoma: Uses and Significance

Certain patients with non-small cell lung cancer who are treatment-naive may benefit from receiving a biopsy regarding treatment decision-making. Receiving genomic testing (looking for cancer cells and potential mutations being shed in the blood) via a liquid biopsy can be valuable in treatment decision-making for patients with ROS1-positive advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study.

Liquid Biopsy May Be Helpful for Treatment Decisions in ROS1-Positive NSCLC

In the last 6 months prior to PDAC diagnosis, visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue decreased by 12.9% and 14.7%, respectively. LDL, total cholesterol and triglycerides also decreased before diagnosis. In the 36 months prior to diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, researchers observed “predominant changes” in patients’ body composition and biochemical...

Body fat, metabolic changes before pancreatic cancer diagnosis may aid in early detection

Ashley, a 35-year-old non-smoker who was unexpectedly diagnosed with lung cancer, found a unique way to raise awareness about the early detection of the disease. Using her platform on TikTok, she shared information about the five-second 'diamond test,' also known as the Schamroth window test, which can aid in the early detection of lung cancer.

'diamond Test' Can Help In Detection Of Early Signs Of Lung Cancer

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ALL over-60s who go to the GP with stomach pain or bloating should get checked for cancer, say scientists. A University College London study found just one of those symptoms puts older patients above the NHS risk threshold for tests. They had about a 3.1 per cent chance of cancer...

Doctors should check all over-60s with stomach pains for cancer as tests miss vital clues, scientists say

In 1972, Janet Rowley sat at her dining room table and cut tiny chromosomes from photographs she had taken in her laboratory. One by one, she snipped out the small figures her children teasingly called paper dolls. She then carefully laid them out in 23 matching pairs—and warned her kids not to sneeze.

Path to precision: Targeted cancer drugs go from table to trials to bedside

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Experts from Vanderbilt Medical Center review mechanisms, supporting data, and patient cases associated with the use of IORT in pancreatic cancer. CancerNetwork® spoke with Kamran Idrees, MD, MSCI, MMHC, FACS; Natalie A. Lockney, MD; and Milad Baradaran, PhD, DABR, about the potential utility of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) among patients with pancreatic cancer. The group detailed the design and mechanism, gradual technical advancements, and trial data supporting the application of this radiotherapy modality for this patient population.

Advancing Pancreatic Cancer Care Through Intraoperative Radiation Therapy

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Medically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DOMedically reviewed by Archana Sharma, DOCancer becomes metastatic when it grows and spreads from where it originally started to another part of the body. Metastatic lung cancer develops primarily in the lungs and later spreads to distant organs and tissues. It can also be referred to as advanced lung cancer or end-stage lung cancer due to the severity of symptoms and higher risk of serious complications.Lung cancer metastasis (spread) usually doesn’t occur in the early stage of the disease. However, depending on the type of lung cancer you have, cancer cells may grow and spread...

Metastatic Lung Cancer

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Adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy boosts progression-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to standard-of-care chemotherapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with...

Adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy boosts progression-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer

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