Latest Cancer Research Stories

Series of five webinars will discuss cutting-edge research and breakthroughs in immune treatments for cancers and ways to get involved in immunotherapy NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a New York-based nonprofit organization committed to developing immune system-based cancer treatments, is holding a series of five webinars in June to talk about breakthroughs in cancer immunotherapy research and treatments as part of Cancer Immunotherapy...

May allow doctors to track progression of cancer, response to treatment, and risk of relapse In their quest to learn more about the variability of cells between and within tissues, biomedical scientists have devised tools capable of simultaneously measuring dozens of characteristics of individual cells. These technologies have led to new challenges, however, as scientists now struggle with how to make sense of the resulting trove of data. Now a solution may be at hand. Researchers at...

Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization dedicated to brain cancer research and advocacy, will host the 8th annual “Sounding Off For A Cure” Benefit Concert featuring The Wailers. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 On May 16, Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization dedicated to brain cancer research and advocacy, will host its 8th Annual “Sounding Off For A Cure” benefit concert on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at The Hammerstein in New York City at 6:00 PM. The concert is...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and MENLO PARK, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DelMar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: DMPI) ("DelMar Pharma") is pleased to provide the following update from President & CEO, Mr. Jeffrey Bacha: During the past quarter, we continued to advance our lead product candidate VAL-083 in an ongoing brain cancer clinical trial. Our current trial is a dose-escalating study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of VAL-083 as a potential treatment for...

A novel drug may help increase the effectiveness of radiation therapy for the most deadly form of brain cancer, report scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center. In mouse models of human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the new drug helped significantly extend survival when used in combination with radiation therapy. Recently published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, the study provides the first preclinical evidence demonstrating that an ATM kinase...

Voices Against Brain Cancer talks about an article on WWLTV.com and praises Mona Leingang on how she keeps her husband Gary’s memory alive each year after he lost his battle with brain cancer. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 On May 10, Voices Against Brain Cancer, an organization dedicated to brain cancer research, commends Mona Leingang on her development of Gray Day as a way to keep her husband’s memory alive. According to an article on WWLTV.com, Gary Leingang passed away 20...

The TLC Foundation in partnership with Be Your Own You have created Signature Series designs to benefit the Foundation dedicated to Childhood Cancer Research. Carmel, NY (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 The Ty Louis Campbell foundation announced today it has launched a campaign to help finance their efforts to support Childhood Cancer research by offering a series of Signature Series designs in honor of their son Ty Louis Campbell who fell to cancer at the age of 5. In partnership with BYOU, a...

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) declares June “Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month” to increase awareness of cancer immunotherapy, a new class of cancer treatment that mobilizes the immune system to fight the disease and represents the most immediate hope for curing patients with any type of cancer. The month will feature educational webinars offered free to the public from top experts in cancer immunotherapy, and a Wear White for a Cure Day on June 7. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 08,...

Advocates from across the country joined the National Brain Tumor Society in meeting with congressional leaders to discuss the importance of cancer research funding and oral chemotherapy parity. Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 National Brain Tumor Society, the largest nonprofit dedicated to the brain tumor community in the United States, today held their annual “Head to the Hill” advocacy day in Washington, D.C. The event drew hundreds of brain tumor advocates from across the country...

Changes in estrogen breakdown, or metabolism, may be one of the mechanisms by which aerobic exercise lowers a woman's breast cancer risk, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "Observational studies suggest physical activity lowers breast cancer risk, but there are no clinical studies that explain the mechanism behind this," said Mindy S. Kurzer, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Food...