A ‘Game Changer’ for Patients With Esophageal Cancer
A drug that unleashes the immune system offers a rare glimmer of hope for those with a cancer that resists most treatments.
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A ‘Game Changer’ for Patients With Esophageal Cancer
A drug that unleashes the immune system offers a rare glimmer of hope for those with a cancer that resists most treatments.
A ‘Game Changer’ for Patients With Esophageal Cancer
A drug that unleashes the immune system offers a rare glimmer of hope for those with a cancer that resists most treatments.
FDA rejects Athenex’s oral chemotherapy, asks for another clinical trial
Athenex’s bid to offer an oral version of an intravenous chemotherapy has stalled after the FDA rejected the drug. Among the remedies proposed by the regulator is another Phase 3 study.
Dietary Cure for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
What is the role of dairy- and yeast-exclusion diets on arresting and reversing an inflammatory autoimmune disease? A landmark study suggested that exposure to dietary yeast, like baker’s yeast, brewer’s yeast, and nutritional yeast, may worsen the course of Crohn’s disease, an autoimmune inflammatory bowel… Read More »Dietary Cure for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
A study to avoid chemotherapy in patients with early HER-2+ breast cancer
MEDSIR, a global company dedicated to independent clinical research in oncology, has initiated the PHERGain II clinical trial to demonstrate that in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer with a good prognosis, a chemotherapy-free therapeutic approach can be as effective as the current standard of… Read More »A study to avoid chemotherapy in patients with early HER-2+ breast cancer
Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet
Dr. Dean Ornish showed that a plant-based diet and lifestyle program could apparently reverse the progression of prostate cancer for early stage, localized, watch-and-wait cancer. What about for more advanced stage life-threatening disease? Dr. Dean Ornish showed that a plant-based diet and lifestyle program could… Read More »Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer with Diet
Be in the room: Turning patient engagement to patient centricity
After three brushes with cancer, Robert Weker understands the patient journey more than many – and he is determined to put that experience to good use. The avid blogger and passionate advocate retired from his R&D role four years ago to focus on his own… Read More »Be in the room: Turning patient engagement to patient centricity
Model-based Strategy to Guide the Choice of Clinical Doses for ADC
Chemotherapy has been a powerful method for fighting cancer for decades. One of the most effective therapies available, it is also known for weakening the patient and causing harsh side effects like pain, nausea, and hair loss. This is because in its zeal to attack… Read More »Model-based Strategy to Guide the Choice of Clinical Doses for ADC
Food Combining for Prostate Cancer
What would happen if you secretly gave cancer patients four of the healthiest foods? In my video Pomegranate vs. Placebo for Prostate Cancer, I discussed how pomegranate pills appeared useless in the treatment for prostate cancer, and the same disappointing results were seen with a… Read More »Food Combining for Prostate Cancer
DuPont Announces Research Collaboration with Rutgers University
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont) today announced a research collaboration in microbiome science with the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine (CABM) at Rutgers University in New Jersey. The two-year research partnership will focus on improving the benefit/risk ratio of chemotherapy by decreasing gut inflammation… Read More »DuPont Announces Research Collaboration with Rutgers University
Using Green Tea to Help Prevent Cancer and Treat Cancer
Tea consumption is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, and premature death in general, with each additional cup of green tea a day associated with a 4-percent lower mortality risk. So, perhaps “drinking several cups of tea daily can keep the doctor… Read More »Using Green Tea to Help Prevent Cancer and Treat Cancer