Cancer Treatments: Information and Research News | Publications
Summary: The "Cancer Treatments: Information and Research News" section in the Disabled World (DW) informational database features an extensive collection of peer-reviewed articles, research papers, and insightful publications on various cancer treatments. Topics include traditional therapies like chemotherapy and radiation, innovative approaches such as immunotherapy and targeted therapy, and considerations for accessibility in treatment for people with disabilities. These resources are particularly helpful for individuals seeking to understand treatment options, including seniors and those with disabilities, as they address barriers like limited provider awareness or accessibility challenges. The publications provide valuable data on treatment efficacy, patient experiences, and evolving medical strategies, offering both practical guidance and deeper insights into cancer care.
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
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| CAR-T Cell Therapy: Cancer Treatment Through Precision Immunotherapy An in-depth look at CAR-T cell therapy, a personalized cancer treatment offering targeted, long-term immune response for hard-to-treat blood cancers. | ✓ ✓ | 13 May 2025 16 May 2025 |
| Predicting Early Cancer With Molecular Vibration in Serum A team of scientists have taken a significant leap forward by developing a label-free SERS-Artificial intelligence method for cancer screening (SERS-AICS). | 29 Jul 2023 | |
| Preventing Tumor Growth by Eliminating Extra Chromosomes in Cancer Cells Overexpression of certain genes pointed researchers to a vulnerability that might be exploited to target cancers with aneuploidy. | 6 Jul 2023 | |
| MCED Blood Test for Early Cancer Detection A simple blood test can now detect common cancer signal across over 50 types of cancer from tumor DNA in blood. | 11 Sep 2022 22 Sep 2023 | |
| Desmoid Tumor Drug Shows Promise Significant improvement in progression-free survival and response rate combined with reduced symptoms and better quality of life outcome of new treatment approach for patients with desmoid tumors. | 11 Sep 2022 21 Sep 2023 | |
| Improving Access to Essential Life-Saving Cancer Medicine Access to Oncology Medicines (ATOM) Coalition is a global partnership to increase access to quality-assured essential cancer medicines in low and lower middle-income countries and to help countries develop capacity for their proper use. | 20 May 2022 27 Sep 2023 | |
| Cancer Care Adaptations and Innovations Through COVID-19 On World Cancer Day UICC shines a light on responses to COVID-19 pandemic by world cancer organization's and individuals struggling to maintain progress in cancer care. | 20 Jan 2021 4 Feb 2021 | |
| Molecular Profiling of Cancer Tumors: Implications for Precision Medicine Advances in molecular profiling of tumor cells have increased potential of evolution of cancer cells and showcased need for early cancer diagnosis and personalized disease management. | 18 Feb 2020 6 Oct 2023 | |
| Breakthrough Hybrid Nanomaterial Platform to Kill Cancer Cells Hybrid nanomaterial based on magnetite gold particles can serve as a platform to detect cancer cells anywhere in the body and to complete targeted deliveries of drugs to these cells. | 18 Aug 2018 | |
| Anti-cancer Effects of Natural Alkaloid Extracted from Daffodils Study published in the scientific journal Structure describes anti-cancer effects of natural alkaloid extracted from Daffodils. | 2 Mar 2018 | |
| Minimally Invasive Device to Treat Cancer and Other Illnesses New medical device may revolutionize delivery of medicine to treat cancer as well as a host of other diseases and ailments. | 8 Dec 2016 6 Jul 2023 | |
| Discovery Paves Way for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Patients with pancreatic cancer may soon face better treatment options due to a discovery by Dr. Reginald Hill, Archibald Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology. | 12 Nov 2016 19 Apr 2020 | |
| Multi-Million-Dollar Research to Stop Cancer Ability to Spread The primary goal is to figure out how and why some cells break away from a tumor site and spread the disease to other parts of the body in a process called metastasis. | 29 Oct 2016 | |
| New Approach to Control Cancer Not Eliminate It Metronomic dosage regimen uses significantly lower doses of chemotherapeutic drugs but at more frequent time intervals. | 26 Aug 2016 18 Jan 2022 | |
| Blocking Autophagy May Stop Cancer Cell Migration Research shows inhibiting autophagy can block tumor cell movement and prevent cancer metastasis by anchoring cancer cells in place, offering a new treatment approach. | ✓ ✓ | 12 May 2016 9 Dec 2025 |
| Turning Plant Virus Shells Against Human Cancers Research to customize tobacco mosaic virus to distinguish between indolent and aggressive prostate cancers, and potato virus X to deliver treatments to breast cancer tumors. | 15 Mar 2016 4 Nov 2020 | |
| T Cell Therapy: Fighting Cancer and Infections Peer-reviewed research explores T cell therapy's role in treating cancer and infections, highlighting engineered T cells with safety mechanisms for personalized care. | ✓ ✓ | 18 Feb 2016 14 May 2025 |
| Cancer Information, Prognosis and Survival Statistics Understanding your cancer and knowing what to expect may help you and your loved ones make decisions. | 23 Dec 2015 17 Jan 2020 | |
| Plant Virus Shell Triggers Immune Response Against Cancer The cowpea virus-based nanoparticles act like a switch that turns on the immune system to recognize and fight against the tumor. | 22 Dec 2015 6 Jul 2023 | |
| New Vaccines for Head and Neck Cancer Therapy The vaccine is designed to induce an immune response against cancer cells that remain in patients who have completed conventional therapy. | 30 Nov 2015 20 Jul 2021 | |
| Understanding Chemo Brain: Causes and Coping Strategies Explore chemo brain: cognitive fog from chemotherapy, its causes like drug effects and inflammation, symptoms, and management tips for better daily functioning. | ✓ ✓ | 6 May 2015 19 Aug 2025 |
| Cancer Statistics: 22% Drop in Mortality Rate Over Past 20 Years Annual cancer statistics report finds 22% drop in cancer mortality over two decades led to avoidance of over 1.5 million cancer deaths. | 31 Dec 2014 24 Sep 2021 | |
| Detectable Pre-cancerous State in Human Blood Researchers uncover easily detectable pre-malignant state in blood that increases likelihood a person will develop blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, or myelodysplastic syndrome. | 27 Nov 2014 16 Nov 2020 | |
| Preventing Hair Loss During Chemotherapy Treatment Leading manufacturer of scalp cooling equipment Paxman Coolers is to fund research into the science behind hair loss during chemotherapy treatment. | 29 Oct 2014 | |
| Study Explores Exosomes' Role in Cancer-Immune System Dynamics Study reveals how exosome communication shapes the immune system's fight against cancer, suggesting new, less harmful treatment strategies. | ✓ ✓ | 23 Sep 2014 16 May 2025 |
| Evolved Protein that May Stop Cancer from Spreading Discovered Researchers develop protein therapy that disrupts the process that causes cancer cells to break away from original tumor sites. | 21 Sep 2014 | |
| Antibody Stops Cachexia a Cancer-related Wasting Condition New research study pinpoints a molecular cause of cachexia, and hints at a future potential treatment for the condition. | 13 Jul 2014 21 Jun 2021 | |
| Possible 19M Cancer Survivors in U.S. by 2024 The number of cancer survivors in the U.S. currently estimated to be 14.5 million will grow to almost 19 million by 2024. | 2 Jun 2014 9 Jul 2021 | |
| Diet Changes May Block Aggressive Breast Cancer Spread Calorie restriction may reduce triple negative breast cancer metastasis by strengthening tissue barriers around tumors through epigenetic changes. | ✓ ✓ | 30 May 2014 20 Jun 2025 |
| Nano Device for Early Cancer Detection Researchers announce development of lab-on-a-chip platform for detecting protein cancer markers in blood using advances in plasmonics, nano-fabrication, microfluids and surface chemistry. | 18 May 2014 9 Oct 2023 | |
| New Drug a Revolution in Cancer Treatment A revolution in cancer treatment may soon be underway following breakthrough that could lead to dramatic improvement in cancer survival rates. | 25 Mar 2014 29 Jan 2021 | |
| Fighting Cancer on the Nanoscale: Nanoparticles Carry Chemotherapy Drugs Directly to Tumor Cells New method to fight cancer using light activated drug delivery demonstrated using human breast cancer cells holds promise for treating cancer. | 3 Mar 2014 | |
| Potassium Iodide, Radiation and Thyroid Risks Information regarding Potassium Iodide (KI) a substance that floods the thyroid with iodine preventing radioactive iodine from becoming absorbed. | 8 Jan 2014 28 Jun 2017 | |
| Using Nanoparticles to Battle Cancer Research on new cancer treatment technique that uses nanoparticles to reprogram immune cells so they are able to recognize and attack cancer cells. | 20 Aug 2013 15 Mar 2018 | |
| Cancer Drug Shortage Toll on Patients A national survey of health professionals showed that drug shortages are taking a heavy toll on cancer patients. | 23 Mar 2013 7 Feb 2022 | |
| Matching Cancer Tumors with Appropriate Drugs Study finds potential to match tumors with known cancer drugs by mapping the landscape of kinases which could aid in personalized cancer treatment. | 6 Feb 2013 29 May 2021 | |
| New Cancer Drug 10 Times More Potent Scientist creates new cancer drug that is 10 times more potent - Drug efficiently targets breast, lung and colon cancer; Clinical trials could start within 2 years. | 29 Aug 2012 12 Feb 2022 | |
| Daily Aspirin Equals Lower Cancer Mortality Study of aspirin for prevention of vascular events found an estimated 37% reduction in cancer mortality among those using aspirin for five years or more. | 11 Aug 2012 10 Aug 2021 | |
| Doubling Efficacy of Radiation Therapy for Cancer Tumors Scientists have devised a way to reduce lung cancer cells ability to repair the lethal double strand DNA breaks caused by radiation therapy. | 17 Dec 2011 21 Sep 2012 | |
| Cancer Tumor Destruction Method Also Creates Immunity Not only are cancerous cells more reliably destroyed but in the majority of cases the body develops immunity against the return of the tumor. | 6 Dec 2011 | |
| Cure for Cancer - Can Double Suicide Virus be the Answer Surgery free cancer treatment uses adenovirus to destroy and reduce cancer cells within the specific part of the body. | 16 Oct 2011 | |
| Lung Cancer Inhaler Treatment Using Nebuliser New method for giving drugs by inhalation to lung cancer patients through a nebuliser instead of current approach of intravenous delivery. | 13 Oct 2011 | |
| Public Still Ignorant Regarding Diet and Cancer Research reveals widespread lack of knowledge of the importance of diet and obesity as contributing causes towards the development of cancer. | 27 Sep 2011 5 Feb 2013 | |
| Unequal Access to Cancer Care Can Not Be Tolerated Report from The Lancet Oncology Commission tries to tackle the problem of how to deliver affordable high quality and equitable cancer care in developed countries. | 26 Sep 2011 | |
| Speeding Drug Development for Rare Cancers Including Ependymoma New approach to drug development identified dozens of potential new treatments of ependymoma a rare tumor of the brain and spinal cord. | 15 Sep 2011 | |
| Development of Cancer Treatment Device The Government of Canada is supporting development of new cancer radiation therapy device that may lead to more precise and life-saving treatment methods. | 18 Aug 2011 | |
| Urine Test for Diagnosis of Cancer Cancers of the gut stomach and pancreas could be detected much sooner with a simple urine test. | 13 Jun 2011 | |
| B-Cell DNA Repair Flaw Linked to Lymphoma Risk Sheffield researchers discover how B-cells' DNA repair deficiency leads to lymphoma, explaining why UV exposure is the top environmental risk factor. | ✓ ✓ | 9 Jun 2011 10 Nov 2025 |
| Pain, Fatigue, Insomnia and Confusion in Cancer Survivors Many cancer survivors still suffer moderate to severe problems with pain fatigue sleep memory and concentration years after treatment has ended. | 7 Jun 2011 | |
| Good Cholesterol Nanoparticles Seek and Destroy Cancer Cells High-density lipoprotein's hauls excess cholesterol to the liver for disposal, but new research suggests good cholesterol can also act as a special delivery vehicle of destruction for cancer. | 2 Apr 2011 28 Apr 2022 | |
| Patients Willing to Undergo Multiple Tests for New Cancer Treatments Cancer patients are willing to undergo many tests to receive advanced experimental treatment in clinical trials. | ✓ ✓ | 4 Mar 2011 11 Jan 2026 |
| Erlotinib Cancer Treatment Drug The targeted cancer drug erlotinib has comparable efficacy to chemotherapy, and is better tolerated. | 27 Feb 2011 | |
| Genetic Differences Between Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients New technology detects distinct genetic changes differentiating cancer patients. | 23 Feb 2011 | |
| Wiping Out Cancer - Cancer Stem Cell Targeting Chemical antibody that acts like a guided missile to seek out and bind only to cancer stem cells. | 19 Feb 2011 | |
| Genetic Evidence Antioxidants Help Treat Cancer Antioxidant drugs currently used to treat lung disease, malaria, and even the common cold, can also help prevent and treat cancers. | 15 Feb 2011 2 Jun 2022 | |
| Cancer Breakthrough May Prevent Heart Failure and Increase Survival Rates Cancer treatment breakthrough could help reduce heart failure in cancer patients around the world and ultimately increase survival rates. | 10 Feb 2011 | |
| Childhood Cancer Research in Danger Long-term funding and better collaboration are needed to maintain improvement in the cancer survival rate. | 9 Feb 2011 8 Jun 2022 | |
| New Treatment for Childhood Cancer - Protein May be Key A protein may be central to a new treatment for the often-fatal childhood cancer neuroblastoma. | 8 Feb 2011 | |
| Lifestyle Factors Key to Saving Lives Global trend of unhealthy sedentary lifestyles responsible for putting millions at high risk of cancer. | 4 Feb 2011 17 Sep 2023 | |
| Fight Against Cancer - Blue Cross Gold Standard accreditation by meeting criteria of workplace programs by reducing the risk of cancer for employees and their families through healthy lifestyle choices. | 3 Feb 2011 | |
| Antibiotic Offers Potential for Anti-Cancer Activity The potential for developing anti-cancer agents grew out of an attempt to determine how the compound tautomycetin exerts its immune suppression activities. | 28 Jan 2011 | |
| Light Therapy For Early Stage Laryngeal Cancer Light or photodynamic therapy helps preserve voice and vocal cord function for patients with early stage laryngeal or voice box cancer. | ✓ ✓ | 28 Jan 2011 22 Feb 2025 |
| Does Chocolate Hold the Key to Curing HPV Applications for the antioxidant-rich beans which could spur an innovative approach to treating human papillomavirus (HPV) a precursor to cervical cancer. | 24 Jan 2011 | |
| Treating Head and Neck Cancer Combining radiation therapy chemotherapy safely treats head and neck cancer patients. | 6 Nov 2010 | |
| Breakthrough in Cancer Vaccine Research Vaccines created to prompt the immune system to attack cancerous cells in tumors have shown to activate an immune response in the body. | 5 Nov 2010 15 Mar 2018 | |
| Women Fight Effects of Chemotherapy Long After Treatment Ends For some women the effects of breast cancer the most common cancer affecting women do not end when they leave the hospital. | 20 Oct 2010 | |
| Soft Drink Could Enhance Effects of an Anti-cancer Drug Experiments suggest a popular lemon-lime soft drink could play unexpected role in improving effectiveness of an oral anticancer drug. | 14 Oct 2010 | |
| Surgical Technique Relieves Painful Spine Fractures in Patients with Metastatic Cancer Many patients with multiple myeloma suffer compression fractures in their spine because the spine is one of the most common sites for metastatic spread of the disease. | 9 Oct 2010 5 Apr 2018 | |
| Less Chemotherapy Works Well for Some Childhood Cancer Childhood cancer can be fought successfully with far less chemotherapy than previously believed. | 30 Sep 2010 5 Oct 2023 | |
| New Therapy Boosts Cure Rate for Neuroblastoma Childhood Cancer First substantial increase in over 10 years in cure rates for the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. | 29 Sep 2010 16 Mar 2018 | |
| Researchers to Activate Anti Cancer Gene Researchers hope to stop colon cancer by activating special anti-cancer genes. | 30 Aug 2010 | |
| Revolutionary Way to Treat Eye Cancer Silicone oil already used to treat retinal detachment could screen out a majority of harmful radiation. | 27 Aug 2010 | |
| Palliative Care Prolongs Life for Cancer Patients Early referrals to palliative care prolongs life for patients living with metastatic lung cancer. | 21 Aug 2010 | |
| US Oncology Helps Deliver Latest Cancer Therapies US Oncology Helps Deliver Latest Cancer Therapies Through Local Community Access to Cutting Edge Research. | 19 Aug 2010 | |
| SonoPhotoDynamic Therapy for Cancer Treatment Photodynamic therapy uses photo-sensitizers and harmless visible light with oxygen which kill cells by apoptosis and/or necrosis. | 6 Aug 2010 | |
| Reducing Cancer Pain and Depression Pain and depression associated with cancer are often unrecognized and under-treated in cancer treatments. | 13 Jul 2010 | |
| ESMO Cancer Care Guidelines Updated Enhanced and revised documents provide vital evidence based information for treating cancer. | 9 Jul 2010 17 Jun 2024 | |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Proton Therapy for Cancer Patients Childrens Hospital Philadelphia announces availability of proton therapy cancer radiation that offers potentially life changing benefits to children. | 27 May 2010 16 Nov 2020 | |
| Medical Costs of Cancer have Nearly Doubled over Last 20 Years Analysis finds costs of treating cancer have nearly doubled over the past two decades. | 10 May 2010 | |
| Radiation Therapy for Terminal Cancer Patients Proportion of patients with end-stage or terminal cancer do not benefit from palliative radiation therapy. | 12 Apr 2010 | |
| Variations in How Women with Early Breast Cancer are Treated Global study of women with early breast cancer has found wide variations in how they were treated. | 12 Apr 2010 14 Mar 2016 | |
| Radiotherapy Can Cause Lasting Vascular Disease New research suggests that sustained inflammation induced by post-radiotherapy changes in the gene expression in the arteries could be the cause. | 22 Mar 2010 5 Jan 2023 | |
| Cryotherapy Radiology Freeze Treatment for Cancer Tumors Cryotherapy is an interventional radiology treatment to freeze cancer tumors. | 16 Mar 2010 | |
| New Cancer Treatment for Leukemia and Lymphoma Patients New cancer drug being assessed in a Phase I clinical trial gives hope to treatment for lymphoma and leukemia patients. | 26 Feb 2010 | |
| Celastrol Plant Extract Could Help Refine Cancer Treatment Cancer treatment research with an anti-inflammatory plant derivative long used in Chinese medicine. | 4 Feb 2010 | |
| Radiation Therapy AAPM AAPM issues statement in the wake of recent articles that discuss a number of rare but tragic events in the last decade involving people undergoing radiation therapy. | 29 Jan 2010 5 Oct 2023 | |
| Benefits from Radiation Therapy Outweigh Risks for Cancer Patients Radiation therapy is one of the safest most effective ways to treat cancer. | 25 Jan 2010 | |
| Researching Treatment for Rare Cancers - Scott & White Healthcare Clinical trials targeting cancers that affect both adults and children. | 5 Jan 2010 | |
| Mushroom Derived Drug Promising for Cancer Treatment Promising cancer drug discovered in a mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine. | 23 Dec 2009 19 May 2017 | |
| Tracking Cancer Killing Particles with MRI Single nanoparticle can be tracked in real time with MRI as it homes in and kills cancer cells with heat. | 14 Dec 2009 | |
| Why Cancer Cells Will Not Die New cancer cell discovery has implications for both the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. | 9 Dec 2009 | |
| Radiation Therapy Treats Pain in Patients with Advanced Cancer Radiation to tumors effectively controls pain in patients with cancer that has spread to the spine. | 3 Nov 2009 | |
| New Cancer Research Priorities Needed Cancer research is too focused on new drug development not enough money and effort is devoted to pursuing advances in knowledge. | 22 Sep 2009 | |
| Oncology Radiation Therapy Methods to Treat Cancer Examines a variety of oncology methods for the radiotherapy treatment of cancer and tumor growths. | 20 Jul 2009 | |
| Cancer and Trojan Horse Therapy An editorial presenting the Trojan Horse Therapy research being done in Australia related to Cancer. | 1 Jul 2009 15 Apr 2010 | |
| MicroRNA Replacement Therapy may Stop Cancer New study suggests that delivering microRNAs to cancer cells could help to stop the disease in its tracks. | 12 Jun 2009 26 Jan 2018 | |
| New Treatment Safe for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Patients undergoing treatment for advanced head and neck cancers may respond well to the addition of gefinitib to chemotherapy. | 31 May 2009 17 Apr 2015 | |
| RNAi Delivery Personalized Cancer Treatment Researchers have developed a new efficient system for delivering siRNA into primary cancer cells. | ✓ ✓ | 17 May 2009 11 Jan 2026 |
| Gel Studied as Treatment for Esophageal Cancer Drug therapy delivers a dose of chemotherapy injected directly on to the tumors in the esophagus to reduce the size of cancerous throat tumors. | 15 Apr 2009 20 Jul 2009 | |
| Acupressure Wristbands Ease Nausea with Cancer Treatment Cancer patients who wore acupressure wristbands had much less nausea while receiving radiation treatment. | 8 Apr 2009 6 Jul 2023 | |
| Researchers Discover Molecular Interplay that Moves Cancer Cells Cancer that spreads elsewhere in the body known as metastasis is the process that most often leads to death from the disease. | 29 Mar 2009 20 Jul 2009 | |
| High Dosage Brachytherapy for Head and Neck Cancer Tumors High dosage perioperative brachytherapy obtains excellent results in the treatment of head and neck tumors. | 27 Mar 2009 17 Apr 2015 | |
| Radiation Therapy: Overview and General Information Overview of radiation therapy for both internal and external cancer treatment including types and possible side effects. | 24 Mar 2009 2 Jun 2022 | |
| Chemotherapy: General Overview and Information Defines the use of Chemotherapy as a treatment for cancer and lists some side effects of receiving Chemotherapy. | 23 Mar 2009 2 Jun 2022 | |
| Starve Cancer Tumors of Blood New mechanism involved in cancer tumor development could lead to an innovative cancer cure treatment. | 11 Feb 2009 20 Jul 2009 | |
| Top Cancer Fighting Food Groups List of foods that have the ability to fight cancer many of the cancer fighting foods identified are found to contain phytochemicals. | 15 Jan 2009 16 Mar 2018 | |
| Radiation Treatments - Preparing for and Having Radiation Treatments Discusses preparing for and under going radiation treatment for cancer a real life story. | 15 Jan 2009 30 Jun 2010 | |
| New Genes that Fuse in Cancer New technology for detecting gene fusions opens field in cancer research at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. | 11 Jan 2009 5 Nov 2016 | |
| Research Shows Cell Inactive State Critical for Cancer Treatment A new study shows biological process called quiescence which enables blood forming stem cells to exist in a dormant or inactive state. | 9 Jan 2009 20 Jul 2009 | |
| Should We Treat or Prevent Cancer If cancer is caught in the early stages of development it can be treated and cured. | 15 Nov 2008 13 Oct 2010 | |
| Is There a Cure for Cancer As a cancer survivor who now dedicates much of my time to giving cancer support I am often asked if there is a definitive cure for cancer. | 20 Jul 2008 17 Jan 2010 | |
| Ways to Prevent or Fight Cancer How you can possibly prevent and fight cancer with healthy foods. | 20 Jul 2008 19 Apr 2015 |
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