Half of advanced cancer patients given new drug saw their tumours stop growing or disappear completely as first clinical trial provides ‘encouraging’ results

Researchers in the UK tested berzosertib on 40 patients with advanced tumoursDespite being an early trial to evaluate safe dosage, results were 'encouraging'Berzosertib works by blocking the protein in cancer cells that…

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Gene-editing therapy for cancer moves one step closer as scientists engineer patients’ blood cells to recognise and destroy tumours

Gene-editing is the next great hope in the ongoing race to find a cure for cancer Scientists have shown gene-edited white blood 'T-cells' are safe in patientsThey can stay in the…

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Scientists stumble across killer immune cell that can destroy most types of cancer in major step for a ‘one size fits all’ treatment

T-cell recognised and destroyed most types of cancers, ignoring healthy cellsIt killed off 10 types of cancer including lung, skin, blood, colon, breast and boneOpens door to a 'one size fits…

Continue ReadingScientists stumble across killer immune cell that can destroy most types of cancer in major step for a ‘one size fits all’ treatment

Test that looks at your SPIT to tell if you have mouth or throat cancer caused by HPV ‘could save thousands of lives if rolled out for doctors to use

Test takes less than 10 minutes and spotted disease in four out of five sufferersIt's one of fastest rising cancers in Western world, killing 2,722 Britons last year Early detection can…

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Scientists ‘cure cancer in mice’ by injecting lung and bowel tumours with tiny toxic copper particles and super-charging the animals’ immune systems

Researchers used tiny amounts of a metal which is known to be toxic to cellsThey injected it into tumours and boosted the immune system for a double effectWhen tumour cells…

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‘Trojan horse’ drug that tricks cancer cells into letting it inside ‘completely eliminates’ bone, pancreatic and colon forms of the disease in a trial

Approach binds chemo to fat, which tumours use as fuel to growThe fat gets taken up by malignant cells with the cancer-killing therapy in towOnce inside a tumour, the drug…

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Cancer breakthrough: Scientists discover a new Achilles’ Heel of tumors that causes them to self-destruct – and we already have a drug that can target it

The technique worked on a range of human forms of the disease and mice with bowel and blood cancerThe team at the University of Pennsylvania report the finding in a…

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Read more about the article Striking scans show how ‘lung cancer patient’s tumours SHRANK within three months of him taking daily drops of cannabis-derived oil’

Striking scans show how ‘lung cancer patient’s tumours SHRANK within three months of him taking daily drops of cannabis-derived oil’

The 81-year-old, who hasn't been identified, repeatedly refused chemotherapy  Instead, the ex-smoker opted to take CBD oil for two months to tackle his cancer Doctors have now published stunning pictures…

Continue ReadingStriking scans show how ‘lung cancer patient’s tumours SHRANK within three months of him taking daily drops of cannabis-derived oil’