Cancer is described as a rapid proliferation of mutated cells. Various mechanisms work to promote the growth and spread of cancer. Interestingly, each type of cancer is unique in its characteristics and how it ‘hides’ from the immune system. Additionally, a key hallmark includes its ability to polarize healthy immune cells to a protumor activation state that helps the tumor progress. This hallmark makes it particularly difficult to treat cancer since many of these protumor cells act as a barrier to immunotherapy.

Engineered Proteins Elicit Robust Antitumor Response

Imagine tiny fists punching their way through your body. For some cancer patients, this may be the reality. Melanoma cells can mechanically tunnel their way through tissue using fleshy membrane protrusions without the need for chemicals that chew up the environment, researchers report June 12 in Developmental Cell. Cells have...

Some melanoma cancer cells may punch their way through the body

Valrico, FL

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Hey there, Floridians! If you're a fan of fresh produce and a farmer's market vibe, you might have some mixed feelings about the news from Valrico. The Fresh Market, known for its focus on organic options and quality meats and cheeses, is set to close its doors in the Lithia Crossings shopping center.

Grocery chain known for Organic options and quality meats is set to close its doors in Florida

The Independent

A father who had pins and needles in his face and fingers while on holiday was given just months to live.Robert Armstrong, 58, a marine engineer from Felixstowe, East Suffolk, began feeling “pins and needles” on the right side of his body a few months after hurting his back in January 2023.But what the father-of-two thought was a trapped nerve turned out to be a large inoperable tumour in the middle of his brain.In a matter of weeks, Rob’s symptoms deteriorated and he started losing his vision, sensation and movement, as well as being constantly tired.Rob underwent a type of...

Father with pins and needles told by doctors he has huge deadly brain tumour

Offering patients with concussion a type of brain scan known as diffusion tensor imaging MRI could help identify the one in three people who will experience persistent symptoms that can be life changing, say Cambridge researchers. Around one in 200 people in Europe every year will suffer concussion. In the...

One-Third of Concussion Patients Diagnosed With "Hidden Disease" Using Advanced MRI

Healthline

Hard palate cancer is rare and forms on the roof of your mouth. Learn more.

What to Know About Hard Palate Cancer

“This post contains affiliate links, and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.”. A dog’s esophagus is a long, flexible muscular tube that connects the throat to the stomach. It’s main function is to transport food and liquids from the mouth and into the stomach for digestion.

Understanding Esophagitis In Dogs: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatments

Denver, CO

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More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Reuters

(Reuters) - Servier Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug administration has approved the French drugmaker's treatment for a type of brain tumor, making it the first drug to get a U.S. approval for the condition.

US FDA approves Servier's brain tumor treatment

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. It can progress slowly and may not cause many symptoms. Although it is treatable, it’s not considered to be curable. In the early stages, CLL often doesn't require treatment immediately, as studies have...

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): When to Treat Cancer or Hold Off

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, slow-growing skin cancer. People with DFSP have a highly favorable outlook, provided they can treat the cancer before it spreads. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare type of cancer that begins in the middle layer of your skin called the dermis. DFSP most often...

What Is Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP)?

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John M. Dabbs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has issued a health alert to clinicians statewide following reports of severe acute illnesses and adverse effects of consuming Diamond Shruumz™ brand chocolate bars, cones, and gummies. The warning comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of serious health issues linked to these mushroom-containing edible products.

Tennessee Health Alert: Severe Illnesses Linked to Diamond Shruumz™ Products

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer, primarily because it is usually diagnosed very late. Current markers are too insensitive and unspecific for early detection screenings. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team has now introduced a new method that could lead to a significantly more precise and reliable diagnosis. It is based on the selective detection of specific antibodies in blood samples.

Glycopeptide probes detect pancreatic-tumor-associated antibodies in blood samples

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Being a health writer, I have a good grasp of how our immune system works. I’ve written about it often, including how to know if your immune system isn’t working properly, how to slow immune system aging and how inflammation can turn your immune system harmful. And when...

Boost your cancer-killing white blood cells in 30 minutes

Cancer Health

In 2006, Diana Lindsay, who had never so much as held a cigarette, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. It had metastasized to both lungs, her brain and lymph nodes. Keith Eaton, MD, PhD, clinical director of thoracic, head and neck medical oncology at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, told her that a typical patient in this situation would have about nine months to live. But he also observed that she seemed remarkably strong and vital. “He said, ‘You don’t look like my normal lung cancer patient,’” said Lindsay, who had just returned from a business trip to Europe. She was 54 at the time. “He didn’t want to take away the health I had for the limited time I had to live.”

20 Years Since an EGFR Discovery, a Woman With Stage IV Lung Cancer Is Thriving

Medical News Today

Scientists have developed a new treatment that may help regenerate myelin around nerve cells, and potentially reverse the damage caused by multiple sclerosis (MS).

New treatment may stop and potentially reverse some nerve damage in MS

Camden, NJ

Cornelius, NC

Morristown Minute

CAMDEN, N.J. – Lisa Smith, 61, of Cornelius, North Carolina, has admitted to her role in a fraudulent scheme involving over $3.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that Smith pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen M. Williams in Camden federal court on July 17, 2024, to a charge of bank fraud conspiracy.

Woman Pleads Guilty to $3.5M COVID Relief Scam

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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With ADCs, Tumor-Targeted Antibodies Leap Forward

Cancer treatment is advancing through the use of tumor-targeted antibodies combined with toxic payloads like chemotherapy agents and radioisotopes. We are witnessing an exciting advancement in...

With ADCs, Tumor-Targeted Antibodies Leap Forward

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