Category: Cancer
Individualized cancer vaccines are on the horizon, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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If you have the misfortune to develop cancer, chances are good you may have a vaccine developed just for you to treat it, if further research bears out results of a recent study looking at such a vaccine to treat …
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How might gut bacteria impact cancer treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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A type of cancer treatment known as an immune checkpoint inhibitor may be stymied by the type of bacteria someone has in their intestine, a new study shows. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins explains. Nelson: The …
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Should exercise be prescribed for some people having chemotherapy? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Can exercise help avoid a common side effect of some types of chemotherapy? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Does use of talc containing products increase a woman’s change of cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Should all women stop breast cancer screening at 74 years of age? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Women should undergo screening for breast cancer using mammography every two years from age 40 until 74, the most recent United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations state. Yet now that life expectancies are increasing, should all women observe the …