A dendritic cell vaccine has shown excellent results in the treatment of glioblastoma, significantly extending the survival of patients with a good safety profile, according to new data from a global clinical trial. To date, patients who have benefited for the longest time have survived for more than eight years.
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The trial is testing the effectiveness of two chemotherapy drugs, oxaliplatin and gemcitabine, in combination with radiotherapy, an approach that has been used to treat other aggressive tumours
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Don't Wait Until You'Re 50 To Start Preventing Osteoporosis! Reminder: These 5 Calcium Supplements Are Reliable
Osteoporosis is the cause of menopausal fractures! Do these 5 things to avoid osteoporosis
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Can I Have Surgery For Advanced Pancreatic Cancer? What Should I Do If I Have Advanced Pancreatic Cancer That Is Inoperable?
If pancreatic cancer is not treated in time, it will develop and become more and more serious as the disease progresses, and because the symptoms of pancreatic cancer are sometimes not obvious in the early stages of the disease, the disease is diagnosed in the middle and late stages.
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There are many diseases that may recur after treatment, so many head and neck cancer patients are worried about such a situation, and their frequent ruminations may cause a lot of psychological stress to them.
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New Targeted Radiotherapy For "Laser-Like" Precision Treatment Of Refractory Prostate Cancer With Fewer Side Effects!
Prostate cancer, which has been increasing in incidence worldwide in recent years, is now a more common cancer among Japanese men. Often, patients with prostate cancer have a poor prognosis and poor survival once they have developed multiple recurrent metastases after treatment with hormones and are difficult to treat with conventional radiotherapy.
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New Research Shows Promise For Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Patients To Reduce Treatment Side Effects!
Researchers at the Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have now identified a new treatment that promises to help cancer patients with bone marrow transplants manage side effects better than current standard therapies, making the treatment more effective and safer.
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J Thorac Oncol: Survival Differences In Lung Cancer Patients By Gender And The Impact Of Prognostic Factors On Them
Research suggests that gender-related differences in lung cancer survival are largely determined by known prognostic factors, suggesting an opportunity to explore gender differences in treatment preference, choice and accessibility.
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Cancer Cells Are So Cunning They Use 'Self-Evolution' To Resist Treatment! New Research Has Found The Answer
A recent study led by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on prostate cancer shows that by stopping the "transformation" of cancer cells in prostate cancer, new treatments are expected to overcome drug resistance.
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The European Union has approved the marketing of the new treatment Opdualag for the treatment of melanoma patients. New data demonstrates that the treatment resulted in the complete disappearance of tumours in 16.3% of patients, a significant reduction in tumours in 26.8% and stable disease without further progression in 18.2% of patients, giving an efficiency rate of 61.3%.