Could this dual approach be the frontier that finally gets immunotherapy to work for MSS colorectal cancer?
It is often said in medicine that the only true constant in facing life-threatening diseases is change. Nowhere is this more evident than in oncology, where advances in chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and other novel agents continue to spark hope.…
Sleep & Cancer: Why Rest Matters More Than You Think?
Difficulty sleeping and disturbed sleep patterns are not uncommon among cancer patients, and alleviating these symptoms has always been integral to good cancer care. Now, mounting evidence of the impact…
Seeking to get pregnant when the cancer is advanced
Faced with the sudden knowledge that the life they had expected will be suddenly cut short, some women find hope and existential meaning in trying for a child that that…
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Ovarian cancer: mechanism conferring resistance to immunotherapy revealed
The presence of flagella, the propellers bacteria use to move, explains why immune checkpoint inhibitors do not work in patients with ovarian cancer. The study, published in Cancer Immunology Research, 11 February, suggests that immune cell recognition of bacterial flagella,…
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Istanbul, Ankara take action on HPV vaccination, as government delays promised national programme
The two largest cities in Türkiye have stepped in to promote HPV vaccination at a local level, including free inoculation for young people from the poorest families, as the state fails to deliver on its commitment to add HPV to…
