'There is hope': Winston-Salem daughter’s stem cell donation offers rare perfect match in father’s cancer diagnosis

A Winston-Salem father and daughter share their story of hope after a rare, perfect stem cell match helps him treat acute myeloid leukemia.
University of California, San Francisco

Scientists Create Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells Right in the Body

UCSF scientists found a precise way to turn on cancer-fighting immune cells inside the body. This more potent form of CAR-T ...

Pharmacosmos initiates phase III clinical trial of trilaciclib in limited-stage small cell lung cancer

Pharmacosmos initiates phase III clinical trial of trilaciclib in limited-stage small cell lung cancer MORRISTOWN, NJ, ...

Promising new therapy developed for most common form of bone cancer in children and young adults

Finding an effective treatment for osteosarcoma, the most common type of bone cancer in children and young adults, has ...

I was diagnosed with cancer after the London Marathon – now I’m running it with my daughter

Pritpal Kaur first attempt to run the marathon in 2023 led to ‘bad back pain’ and fatigue which she attributed to the ...

Research uncovers the dual role of ezrin, a protein driving bone cancer in children

Scientists at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered a new dual function for a well-known cancer-related protein called ezrin. This finding could potentially open ...
Targeted Oncology

Keeping Bone Health Top of Mind in Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Petrylak, MD, of the Yale School of Medicine notes that bone health is a frequently underappreciated aspect of care for patients with prostate cancer. Because androgen d ...

'I thought I was aching from running marathon, but I had blood cancer'

A 75-year-old London woman diagnosed with blood cancer has said completing the London Marathon with her daughter would be a ...

Drug Protects Against Chemo-Caused Bleeding, Trial Shows

But the injectable drug romiplostim (Nplate) can effectively prevent chemo from causing thrombocytopenia, by boosting bone marrow cells’ ability to withstand the cancer treatment, researchers reported ...

Lake Forest restaurateur raising funds to help cancer research for children during his own treatment

When Jeff Urso received word he was facing a serious health crisis, he sprang into action — not just for himself, but for children confronting similar battles.

'I was diagnosed with eczema but didn't realise I actually had stage 4 cancer'

Michelle Smith was told she had eczema as a teenager but her skin condition gradually worsened over years - until doctors discovered she actually had stage 4 peripheral T-cell lymphoma ...