Mushroom consumption may protect against cancer

CANCER DIGEST – April 24, 2021 – People who eat mushrooms daily have a lower risk of breast cancer in particular, and any cancer overall, compared to similar people who don't consume fungi, a new study shows.

Movement disorder drug may prevent skin cancer recurrence

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CANCER DIGEST – April 18, 2021 – A drug already approved for treatment of Parkinson’s and other neurotransmitter disorders may be effective in reducing skin cancer recurrence, say researchers at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Their findings appear in the April 12, journal Cancer Prevention Research.

Dual targeted CAR T-cell approach shows promise of reducing resistant relapse

The diagram above represents the process of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR).
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CANCER DIGEST – April 10, 2021 – Early results from a small clinical trial involving 5 patients to test safety of a dual targeted immunotherapy approach has shown promise of minimizing treatment resistance, a group of UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers report.

Morning chemo may boost survival for brain cancer patients

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CANCER DIGEST – April 4, 2021 – Switching treatment to mornings may add months of survival to patients treated for an aggressive form of brain cancer, a new study shows.

The study involved a look back at the treatment of 166 patients treated for glioblastoma at Washington University School of Medicine. The treatments included surgery, chemoradiation and a chemotherapy regimen using Temozolomide (TMZ).