Researchers out of the UCLA Comprehensive Cancer Center are now using miniature lab-grown tumors to test a plethora of cancer treatments and find the most effective one. The tumors, called "tumor organoids," are developed using a cancer patient's own...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved the checkpoint inhibitor drug Keytruda to treat stage-3 melanoma after patients have undergone surgery. A phase 3 clinical trial revealed that patients who received Keytruda had a 43% decreased...
After a new study published by the University of Washington recently showed that the herbicide "glyphosate" raises cancer risk by 41%, numerous people are suing Bayer for selling them weedkiller filled with the chemical. In 2017, Monsanto, recently purchased by Bayer,...
A research team from the University of Queensland in Australia has created a groundbreaking test that quickly and accurately detects malignant cells in the body. Although the test cannot determine the location or severity of the disease, it does...
Over the past few years, research has shown that many cancers respond remarkably well to integrative therapies, or a combination of conventional and alternative treatments. More than 75% of American cancer patients are now seeking out these kinds of...
Fighting cancer is no easy feat. The symptoms of cancer alone can be very taxing on the body, but the side effects of cancer treatments can be even more so. The trying journey can cause fatigue, anxiety, nausea, and...
According to Fox23 News, an Oklahoma man who suffers from ALS recently petitioned a California drug company called Collaborative Medicinal Development (CMD) for the "right to try" their experimental ALS treatment.
Mike Henson told Fox reporter Shae Rozzi that he...
Charlotte Gerson, daughter of Dr. Max Gerson who founded the Gerson Therapy in 1928, died peacefully last week at the age of 96.
Charlotte was born in 1922 to a doctor who believed there were alternative ways to cure disease....
A clinical trial recently reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that several people with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer, are responding remarkably well to immunotherapy.
The trial was conducted in 13 site around the country...
A study sponsored by the charity Breast Cancer Now revealed that women with a family history of breast cancer should start annual screenings in their mid-thirties. Doing so could detect tumors early, prevent the cancer from advancing, and save...
