Exciting new cancer drug kinder than chemotherapy
Arthur, 11, was one of the first in the UK to try blinatumomab, for his type of blood cancer. Source link
Arthur, 11, was one of the first in the UK to try blinatumomab, for his type of blood cancer. Source link
Cancer centers are contending with shortages of key chemotherapy drugs, with potentially dire consequences once the scarcity starts hitting patients. A new survey released this week by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) found that 93 percent of cancer centers are reporting shortages of carboplatin and 70 percent are reporting shortages of cisplatin. These two […]
Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women. In the last two decades, the treatment of breast cancers has become personalized. This has been possible due to the subtyping of breast cancers. Breast cancers have been subtyped based on the receptors on the breast cancer cell. The most clinically significant receptors — those that […]
A human breast cancer cell treated with the drug paclitaxel attempts to divide. Scientists have learned that, instead of halting cell division, the drug causes … source