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FDA Approves Drug That Targets Brain Cancer Gene Mutation That Could Delay Need for Radiation and Chemotherapy
A new drug for a type of brain cancer, called IDH-mutant low-grade glioma, was approved this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration—a...
Fasting-Mimicking Diet Shown to Be ‘Safe and Effective Supplement’ to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
The research also suggests that short-term fasting or fasting-mimicking diets could help to prevent tumor growth in other cancer patients as well.
‘My Lucky Day’: Man Wins Top Lottery Prize On His Way to Last Chemotherapy Treatment
The stars aligned for Ronnie Foster as he was on his way to the hospital for his final round of chemotherapy in North Carolina this month.
Café Owner Has Been Delivering Free Soup for One Year to Stranger Going Through Chemotherapy
When this restauranteur learned about a sick man's love for his soups, he started showing up at the man's door with free meals in hand.
Teens’ Right to Seek Alternatives to Chemotherapy Enacted
Virginia governor Tim Kaine enacted a law yesterday that ensures teenagers and their parents have the right to refuse medical treatments for ailments such...
Hope for Patients with Aggressive Breast Cancer: Vaccine Trial Results in 88% Survival Rate After 3 Years
Breast cancer patients have been given fresh hope after a new vaccine showed "promise" in treating an aggressive form of the disease.
The results came...
‘We Didn’t Think Our Little Boy Would Survive’ – Now He’s Saving Lives in English Waters
This is Daniel Kinsella, a 16-year-old Liverpudlian who recently rescued three separate groups of paddleboarders in the family's dinghy.
North Wales Live in the UK...
New Cervical Cancer Treatment Regime Shows ‘Biggest Gain in Survival Since 1999’
Targeting the fourth most common cancer in women globally, a new treatment regime combining chemo and chemoradiation therapy has reduced the rates of death...
Researchers Bend DNA Strands with Light, Revealing a New Way to Study the Genome
With the flick of a light, researchers have found a way to rearrange life’s basic tapestry, bending DNA strands back on themselves to reveal...
Manuka Honey Reduces Breast Cancer Cell Growth by 84% in Human Cells and Mice
Honey has all manner of often-hidden medicine-like qualities, but more eyes will certainly be falling on Manuka honey after it was recently shown to...
Charity Song Raises Money for Boy with Cancer–and Overtakes Kylie Minogue and Coldplay in Downloads
Despite being just 5 years old and suffering from stage 4 brain cancer, an adorable little boy in the UK is climbing the charts...
Experimental Cancer Treatment Gives New Jersey Mom a Chance for A Second Baby: ‘I decided to go for it’
After less than a year of treatment with an experimental new cancer drug, a young woman has seen her tumor vanish, along with her...
Cancer Vaccine Triggers Fierce Immune Response to Fight Malignant Brain Tumors in Human Patients
In a first-ever human clinical trial, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida successfully reprogrammed patients’ immune systems to fiercely attack...
After Childhood Cancer Diagnosis, Donor Bone Marrow from Little Sister Sends it into Remission
A young girl in the English city of Sheffield has seen her rare blood cancer go into complete remission, and she has her even...
Cancer Breakthrough Found to Boost Immune Cells Without Harmful Side-Effects By Directing Protein Cytokines
A new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer—avoiding harmful side-effects such as hair loss—has been developed.
Scientists at Virginia Tech devised the...
Kinder than Chemo Cancer Drug Cured This Young Man of Leukemia–Available in the US
Picture a very unhappy situation: you have leukemia; what are your options? Everyone knows about the side effects of chemo, and most people will...
Good News in History, January 27
210 years ago today, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was born in Paris. As an architect, his fame blossomed from his work restoring dozens of France's most...
White House Issues Unprecedented Pardons After FDA Finds Cannabis to Be More Like Tylenol Than Heroin
On Friday, January 20th, the federal government waved the white flag in the war on drugs as it regards the cannabis plant.
President Biden issued...
Scan of 27 Million Compounds Identified a New One that Outperforms Pain Medications
Scanning a library of 27 million different molecules, a bi-institutional team identified some that work more effectively than the existing pain medications gabapentin and...
Cervical Cancer Trial Hailed as ‘Remarkable’ After 35% Reduced Death Rate Using Simple Intervention
Sometimes the best drug for a disease is one that's already on the shelf, and that was the finding of a British cervical cancer...