Special stealth liposomes with a polyethylene glycol (PEG) coating that serves to hide the liposomes from the immune system are injected into mice with tumors (1). There, the PEG covering ...

Researchers are beginning to understand that not only can exercise improve cancer patients’ overall wellbeing during treatment, but it may also fight the cancer itself. Experiments on cultured cells ...

This eBook explores the synergy of genetic and protein biomarkers to provide a comprehensive view of cancer, offering new possibilities for diagnosis and therapy. This infographic highlights how ...

In order to improve communication between doctors and patients, researchers have now developed visual aids to help patients understand treatment plans. Thanks to numerous research projects ...

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In this eBook, we explore some of the novel tools and techniques helping to unravel the complexity of cancer and highlight therapeutic strategies that are being employed to tackle this disease – which ...

Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are rare malignancies arising from the bile ducts. The incidence of BTCs and the associated mortality is rising, risk factors are largely unknown, and early dignosis is ...

The traditionally used, text-based explanations of treatment methods and the course of treatment for cancer can be difficult to understand for patients, who are often older. This can lead to ...