Category: Cancer
Why has it been so hard to use CAR-T cells to treat solid tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Will solid tumors now be treated with CAR-T cells? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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You’ve probably heard of CAR-T cells, a type of immune cells taken from someone’s body, grown up in a lab and trained to attack their cancer. CAR-Ts are known to be good for treating blood cancers like leukemia, and for …
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Different types of tumors with a specific mutation may not need surgery, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Are there cancers where surgery may be entirely avoided? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Genetic analysis of most cancers is becoming more commonplace, and now identification of one specific mutation called a mismatch repair may allow people to avoid surgery entirely. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson explains. Nelson: What they started …
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Which types of cancer treatment are impacted by the gut microbiome? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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More types of gut bacteria, or greater diversity, the healthier your microbiome. That’s one message of a recent review looking at the impact of microbiome health on cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins explains how gut …