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It is possible to follow the spread of cancer cells in the colon
Researchers are now able to make the malignant cells fluorescent, which allows them to follow their journey inside the intestine.Colorectal ...
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A new system for identifying hidden cancer cells
The technique put in place by Yale University would help our immune system to locate and destroy cancer cells thanks ...
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Lung cancer: two distinct pulmonary routes of spread
According to a new study, pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most frequent form of lung cancer, would spread in the human body ...
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Colorectal cancer: how physical exercise reduces the risk?
Sport releases cancer-fighting proteins into the blood, which helps repair potentially damaged cells and lowers the risk of developing cancer. ...
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Lung cancer: why many smokers are spared?
Some smokers might have very effective systems to repair DNA damage or to detoxify cigarette smoke, which would protect them ...
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Acute myeloid leukemia: the path to a treatment thanks to neighboring bone cells
In this blood cancer, cancer cells bind to bone cells. Targeting these with treatments would slow the progression of the ...
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Barbara Opsomer with uterine cancer: “It’s super important to have pap smears every year…”
In an interview with blogger Jeremstar, former reality TV contestant Barbara Opsomer revealed that she has cervical cancer and will ...
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We all carry cancerous mutations in our cells!
After age 60, at least 100 billion cells with at least one carcinogenic mutation are present in our body. Fortunately, ...
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Prostate cancer: a blood test to predict resistance to chemotherapy
In patients with resistant prostate cancer, regular blood testing to measure the number of circulating cancer cells (CTCs) may help ...
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Cancer: researchers discover the “Achilles’ heel” of solid tumors
Canadian researchers have demonstrated the existence of an enzyme called CAIX, which is essential for the survival of cancer cells ...
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A new cancer cell defense mechanism unmasked
The mechanism by which cancer cells repair themselves has just been discovered. In the long term, it could help heal ...
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Soon a personalized vaccine to eradicate cancer?
A combination of oncolytic viruses and synthetic peptides specific to the targeted cancer attack cancer cells and stimulate the immune ...
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Breast cancer: a catalog of breast cells to prevent the risk
Researchers have developed a catalog referencing healthy breast cells and those that can develop into cancerous cells. Their work could ...
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Melanoma: towards a new customizable vaccine
The NeoVax specifically targets each patient's tumor cells. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it kills tumor cells, but ...
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Breast cancer: when tumor cells play hide and seek
Researchers have succeeded in discovering how breast cancer cells hide from immune attacks and prevent treatments from being effective. A ...
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Researchers unlock one of the secrets of cancer
The mechanism of transformation of glucose by cancer cells is particular: called the Warburg effect, it provides valuable information on ...
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How cancer cells “hibernate” to escape chemotherapy
When they feel in danger, cancer cells go to sleep, as bears can do in winter. They then devour their ...
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Breast cancer: it is possible to strengthen the effectiveness of immunotherapy
Thanks to the addition of a molecule, it is possible to reinforce the effects of immunotherapy in the treatment of ...
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A new defense against metastases?
How do you stop cancer cells from moving around the body? Researchers have just identified a molecule that would block ...
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Jet lag would promote the growth of tumor cells
When we are in a state of confusion because of a major jet lag, our immune defenses collapse while we ...
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Resistant prostate cancer: Antioxidant compound offers new treatment option
Thymoquinone, an active ingredient that has antioxidant properties, helps kill prostate cancer cells at advanced stages. THE ESSENTIAL 11% of ...
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Cancer: treating it using the cell’s self-destruction mechanism
To circumvent chemotherapy, heavy and sometimes ineffective, a new therapy aims to directly attack the cancerous tissue by activating the ...
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How blood platelets protect against the spread of cancer in the body
Researchers in Uppsala, Sweden, have just discovered an unprecedented function of blood platelets: that of reducing the spread of tumor ...
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Skin cancer: an antibody that protects against inflammation could be involved
An antibody known to defend the skin against environmental aggressions could contribute to the growth and survival of cells with ...
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Cancer: researchers reproduce a mechanism at work in cell division
Researchers have succeeded in recreating a process involved in cell division. Eventually, their discoveries could lead to the development of ...
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Liver cancer: discovery of a new protein involved in its development
Called clathrin, this cell membrane molecule is, according to the researchers behind its discovery, involved in the development and progression ...
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Nobel Prize in Medicine: three researchers rewarded for their work on the control of cell oxygenation
The Americans William Kaelin, Gregg Semenza and the Briton Peter Ratcliffe were honored for their discovery "on how the level ...
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Extracellular vesicles, a new therapeutic avenue against cancer
Called "extracellular vesicles", these entities released by our cells would have the ability to carry a combination of drugs and ...
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Cancer: a new method to weaken the defenses of malignant tumors
Researchers have found a way to break down the protective wall that surrounds tumors. Ultimately, this approach could help improve ...
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Breast cancer: electromagnetic fields to block the movement of cancer cells
Researchers at the University of Ohio have designed a tool capable of slowing down or even preventing the migration of ...
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