colon cancer News
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Filtricine research on scientific conference for cancer treatment
At the AACR-NCI-EORTC conference for molecular targets (#Targets19) at Boston, we presented our latest preclinical research on treating colon cancer and boosting anti-PD-1 immunotherapy with our “targeted nutrient deprivation” ...
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Announcing Radiation (and Hemorrhagic) Cystitis Patient Registry: for people affected by pelvic radiation during cancer treatment.
Pittsburgh, PA – (May 9, 2022) – Lipella Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is announcing the Radiation Cystitis Patient Registry, an on-line patient registry program for people who are affected by pelvic radiation exposure, including survivors of pelvic cancers, such as prostate, uterine, cervical and colon cancer. ...
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Bladder Health Foundation Launches Patient Registry for Survivors of Pelvic Radiation Therapy
Pittsburgh, PA – (April 30, 2021) – The Bladder Health Foundation announces the rollout of the first on-line patient registry for pelvic radiation cancer survivors. The online registry is located at www.radiationcystitis.com The Bladder Health Foundation, with support from Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc., is promoting the awareness of a serious bladder health condition, hemorrhagic ...
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Obesity Primes the Colon for Cancer, According to NIH Study
Obesity, rather than diet, causes changes in the colon that may lead to colorectal cancer, according to a study in mice by the National Institutes of Health. The finding bolsters the recommendation that calorie control and frequent exercise are not only key to a healthy lifestyle, but a strategy to lower the risk for colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United ...
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Nanobodies and CAR-T
Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital and MIT took mini-antibodies from alpacas Bryson and Sanchez. Then they shrunk the mini-antibodies into even smaller nanobodies and engineered these nanobodies onto CAR-T cells. During this process, they discovered a new form of cell therapy. The goal is to enhance CAR-T cells’ targeting abilities by targeting immunosuppressive proteins in ...
By IMAPAC
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Celixir publishes positive study results for potential cancer gene therapies showing cancer cell reduction in colon and breast cancer cell lines
Celixir publishes positive study results for potential cancer gene therapies showing cancer cell reduction in colon and breast cancer cell lines Promising cancer gene therapy programme using small interfering RNA (siRNA) Data from in vitro study published in PLOS journal Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, 13 May 2019 – Celixir, a privately-owned company discovering and developing life-saving ...
By Celixir plc
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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Colorectal cancer incidence on the rise among young adults in several high-income countries
The incidence of colon and rectal cancer in adults younger than 50 years has increased substantially over the latest available 10-year period in several high-income countries, going against a decline or stabilisation trend in the incidence of colorectal cancers within the overall populations of high-income countries. This is according to an observational study published in The Lancet ...
By Siemens AG
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EPA urges everyone to play it safe in the summer sun
As millions of families prepare to enjoy the great outdoors this weekend, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reminds everyone to bring their hats, sunglasses, sunscreen, and seek shade. Why? Because overexposure to ultraviolet radiation (UV) from the sun or artificial light is the number one risk factor for skin cancer. By taking these simple steps you can significantly reduce your risk. ...
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EPA raises awareness on skin cancer prevention with “Don’t Fry Day” campaign agency urges everyone to be smart in the sun
As millions of families prepare to enjoy the great outdoors over the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reminds everyone to bring their hats, sunglasses and sunscreen, and seek shade. EPA has teamed up with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to promote sun safety on May 28 – “Don’t Fry Day.” The number one preventable risk ...
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It’s World Lung Cancer Day
August 1 marks World Lung Cancer Day -- a time to raise awareness of the need for increased lung cancer research and innovation. Anyone can get lung cancer. Here are the facts you need to know: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide More patients die every year from lung cancer than from prostate, breast, and colon cancer combined The lung cancer five-year survival rate ...
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National Bladder Awareness Month: A Look at the Facts about Pelvic Radiation Cancer Survivors
Lipella Pharmaceuticals promotes awareness of hemorrhagic cystitis, a chronic painful syndrome that can be acquired by cancer patients who have received pelvic radiation therapy. PITTSBURGH, November 12, 2020 – During this November, Bladder Health Awareness Month, we promote the awareness of a serious bladder health condition, hemorrhagic cystitis, which affects many cancer survivors who ...
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Enjoy summer weather in New England: ‘Don’t Fry’ to prevent skin cancer
With Memorial Day weekend signaling the unofficial start of New England’s long-awaited summer, EPA reminds everyone to protect their skin from too much sun by wearing hats, sunglasses and sunscreen, and seeking shade. “Even as we all enjoy the good weather this time of year, and we want to enjoy some of New England’s splendid natural areas, we remind folks to protect their ...
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EPA region 7 urges heartland residents to guard against skin cancer by observing ‘don’t fry day’ on Friday, May 27
Every hour, one American dies from skin cancer – the number one cancer in the U.S. To help people learn easy ways to combat the disease, the U.S. EPA SunWise Program has partnered with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to designate the Friday before Memorial Day (May 27) as “Don’t Fry Day.” EPA Region 7 encourages residents to learn about and practice sun-safe ...
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Cancer Vaccine Start Up, Calviri, Closes Successful Seed Funding
Calviri, Inc., a biotech startup spun out of Arizona State University Biodesign Institute, focused on ending deaths from cancer, today announced the closing of $2.25 million in seed round funding. The funding is from five private investors including Dr. Jacque Sokolov, a Calviri Board member, and Dr. Mitzi Krockover. Calviri was founded based on the discovery that tumors make frequent and ...
By Calviri
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EPA asks arkansas residents to fight #1 cancer in U.S. with “don’t fry day” (Friday, May 27)
Every hour, one American dies from skin cancer – the number one cancer in the U.S. To help people learn easy ways to combat the disease, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SunWise program has partnered with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to designate the Friday before Memorial Day (May 27) as “Don’t Fry Day.” EPA encourages Arkansas residents to ...
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FRONTBIO Inc Launches Preclinical Trials for its New Anticancer Drug
FRONTBIO a bio company that develops new pharmaceuticals announced on the 20th that it has developed a new anticancer drug that only kills cancer cells and will begin preclinical trials FRONTBIO confirmed the anticancer drug candidate FB320A3 signed a contract with the preclinical CRO Contract Research Organization and began the preclinical trials The phase 1 clinical trial will begin in 2022In ...
By Frontbio
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EPA region 10 asks washington residents to fight #1 cancer in U.S. with “don’t fry day” (Friday, May 27)
Every hour, one American dies from skin cancer – the number one cancer in the U.S. To help people learn easy ways to combat the disease, the U.S. EPA SunWise program has partnered with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to designate the Friday before Memorial Day (May 27) as “Don’t Fry Day.” EPA encourages Washington residents to learn about and practice ...
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EPA asks New Mexico residents to fight #1 cancer in U.S. with “don’t fry day” (Friday, May 27)
Every hour, one American dies from skin cancer – the number one cancer in the U.S. To help people learn easy ways to combat the disease, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SunWise program has partnered with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to designate the Friday before Memorial Day (May 27) as “Don’t Fry Day.” EPA encourages New Mexico residents to ...
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EPA asks louisiana residents to fight #1 cancer in U.S. with “don’t fry day” (Friday, May 27)
Every hour, one American dies from skin cancer – the number one cancer in the U.S. To help people learn easy ways to combat the disease, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SunWise program has partnered with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to designate the Friday before Memorial Day (May 27) as “Don’t Fry Day.” EPA encourages Louisiana residents to ...
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EPA asks Maryland residents to be sun-wise and sun-safe this summer
Every hour, one American dies from skin cancer – the number one cancer in the U.S. To help people learn easy ways to combat the disease, the U.S. EPA SunWise program has partnered with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to designate today, the Friday before Memorial Day, as “Don’t Fry Day.” EPA encourages Maryland residents to learn about and practice sun-safe ...
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