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Tag: Immune System Therapies

Searching for a cancer clinical trial
February 17, 2022 Clinical Trials

Finding a Cancer Clinical Trial

Participating in a clinical trial can be a way to benefit from a treatment that is better than the current standard-of-care for any stage of cancer.

Research on immunotherapy in breast cancer treatment
January 22, 2022 Research Updates

Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer: Updates from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2021

Immunotherapy is now part of standard of care for some types of triple negative breast cancer, with much more research ongoing.

Reviewing top stories about cancer research in Summer 2017
September 6, 2017 Research Updates

5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Summer 2017

Two FDA approvals for immunotherapy treatments highlight cancer research news this summer. But the extremely high costs of new cancer therapies are yet to be addressed.

July 21, 2017 Charity Reviews

Charity Review: Cancer Research Institute

The Cancer Research Institute fosters research in cancer immunology to develop more effective life-saving treatments for all types of cancer.

Reviewing top stories about progress against cancer in 2016
December 20, 2016 Progress Against Cancer

10 Things We Learned About Progress Against Cancer in 2016

Prominent issues in cancer research this year included finding ways to make immune system therapies safer and effective for more patients, and the need to make new cancer medicines more affordable.

Reviewing top stories about cancer research in Summer 2016
August 23, 2016 Research Updates

5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Summer 2016

Cancer research stories worth following this summer include reports from ASCO on a web app that improves survival for lung cancer patients and a “biosimilar” treatment for the breast cancer drug Herceptin.

Reviewing the charity, Breast Cancer Research Foundation
July 19, 2016 Charity Reviews

Charity Review: Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation provides seed grants for studies that have the potential for rapid clinical application in breast cancer.

May 31, 2016 Charity Reviews

Charity Review: Stand Up To Cancer

Stand Up To Cancer funds cancer research “Dream Teams” with a common goal of moving new cancer therapies quickly from the lab to patients.

Reviewing top stories about cancer research in Spring 2016
May 17, 2016 Research Updates

5 Cancer Research Stories Worth Following – Spring 2016

Cancer research stories worth following this spring include a potential new combination treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer and evidence that a gene assay may help breast cancer patients avoid unnecessary chemotherapy treatment.

Reviewing top stories about progress against cancer in 2015
January 4, 2016 Progress Against Cancer

10 Things We Learned About Progress Against Cancer in 2015

Taking a look back at major stories about developments in cancer research and breast cancer in 2015.

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