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Some ketogenic diets found to cause mitochondrial stress and lead to inflammation

New University of Cincinnati Cancer Center research found that a ketogenic diet high in long-chain saturated fatty acids can increase inflammation.

What men need to know after a major update to prostate cancer guidelines

Middle-aged men should undergo regular screening for prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society said Thursday in a major change to its guidelines.

Why exercise has become a key part of cancer treatment

Scientists have long known that regular exercise decreases the risk of developing many types of cancer. But last year, results from a large, randomized clinical trial of patients with colon cancer definitively showed what ...

Cancer vaccines show promise for treatment and prevention

For more than three decades, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have pursued an ambitious idea: that vaccines could train the immune system to recognize and fight cancer. Now, a landmark phase ...

Rethinking the road to cancer care in Rwanda

While studying health systems around the world during a yearlong fellowship, Abel Sapirstein traveled to northern Rwanda to visit Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence, which at the time was the country's only publicly accessible ...

Surveyed cancer patients say cannabis improves symptoms

A new study by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and the Kentucky Cannabis Center provides insight into how some cancer patients are using cannabis, the benefits they report and how physicians can help patients ...

Could a flu shot help fight skin cancer?

Injecting an ordinary flu vaccine straight into skin cancer tumors may help rally the immune system against the cancer, a small early trial suggests.

DNA 'switch' uncovers new brake on breast cancer growth

Adelaide University researchers have found a DNA "switch" that helps the body stop the growth of the most common form of breast cancer, providing new insights that could help with future treatments. Up to 80% of breast cancer ...

'Gatekeeper' cells can restrict the immune response to cancer

A new study led by King's College London has found that chemotherapy helps attract a specific population of immune cells called stem-like T cells toward tumors. The research, published in Cell Stem Cell, found that macrophages ...

Personalized vaccine targets melanoma recurrence

A personalized cancer vaccine could help prevent melanoma from returning after surgery. Sutter investigators Dr. Kevin Kim, oncologist and chief of precision medicine at Sutter Health, and Dr. Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, medical ...