Cytokine discovered by NFCR Fellow Paul Fisher holds promise for combating prostate cancer bone metastasis
July 17, 2018
Published study continues to build evidence that cytokine discovered by NFCR Fellow Paul Fisher holds promise for combating prostate cancer bone metastasis...
Flu Virus Harnessed to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
March 23, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Led by Dr. Gunnel Halldén of Queen Mary University in London, a team of scientists modified a common flu virus to successfully inhibit the growth of pancreatic cancer. The new technique could potentially become a promising new treatment for patients with the aggressive disease,...
Genomic Computational Mapping and Nutritional Supplementation in Multiple Myeloma
March 5, 2018
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a bone marrow cancer that affects plasma cells. Bone marrow is the soft and spongy tissue which resides in the cavities of many of our bones. It is rich in cells which produce new blood cells....
Study Better Predicts Stomach Cancer
March 2, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19304" img_size="medium" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]Although stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is the third deadliest cancer in the world, claiming an estimated 10,960 lives in the United States alone in 2017, it remains one of the more difficult cancers to notice...
“Background Genetic Risk” Studied in Breast Cancer
February 23, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19296" img_size="medium" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]From a genetic standpoint, the human body is akin to a symphony, with individual genes often functioning as part of a larger whole. In the case of breast cancer, it can be that no one gene is so...
Protein Fueling Gallbladder Cancer Identified
February 9, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="19347" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]With February being Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month, the National Foundation for Cancer Research wishes to profile a recent study focused on the indication. Like cancers of other organs buried deep within the body, gallbladder cancer is notoriously difficult...
Ejaculation & Prostate Cancer
February 6, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19207" img_size="medium" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]A recent study concluded a positive correlation between frequent ejaculation and a reduced risk of prostate cancer. Research has suggested this relationship for years, but a 2016 longitudinal cohort study surveyed nearly 32,000 men across several age groups...
Cervical Cancer to “Skyrocket” Among Older Women
January 26, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="19108" img_size="medium" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]A study out of the United Kingdom predicts that while cervical cancer in young women is set to decline 75 percent by 2040, with deaths close to eradicated, women aged 50-64 will see a 62% rise in the...
New Therapeutic Option for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
January 24, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="19162" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Triple-negative breast cancer, one of the deadliest and most aggressive forms of breast cancer, spreads quickly, is resistant to many chemotherapies and is likely to reoccur even after a seemingly successful round of therapies. The cause for the latter is the resiliency...