Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 20, 2023 Source:This simple surgery could slash ovarian cancer rates in Canada, specialists say
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 16, 2023 Source:Experimental vaccine shows promise in delaying the return of aggressive brain tumor
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 15, 2023 Source:Risk of dying of breast cancer within 5 years has dropped from 15 per cent in the 1990s to five per cent: study …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 12, 2023 Source:Chemical found in Splenda damages DNA: ‘Genotoxic’ discoverySplenda (Sucralose) Isn’t Giving You Cancer
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 11, 2023 Source:Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial Reference:Personalized RNA neoantigen vaccines stimulate T cells in pancreatic cancer
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 10, 2023 Source:Artificial intelligence can be trained to spot pancreatic cancer risk three years before diagnosis: study Reference:A deep learning algorithm to predict risk of …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 29, 2023 Source:For the first time in years, researchers have identified a new susceptibility gene for breast cancer: study Reference:Variants in ATRIP are associated with …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 27, 2023 Source:Prostate cancer: New combination therapy could reduce progression risk Reference:TALAPRO-2 Supports First-Line Talazoparib/Enzalutamide in All-Comers With mCRPC
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 8, 2023 Source:AI can predict the effectiveness of breast cancer chemotherapy Reference:Cancer-Net BCa: Breast Cancer Pathologic Complete Response Prediction using Volumetric Deep Radiomic Features from …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 6, 2023 Source:Study prompts doctors to renew recommendations for fallopian tube removal to prevent ovarian cancer Reference:Ovarian cancer population screening and mortality after long-term follow-up …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 12, 2023 Source:Canadian doctors perform world-first delivery of treatment for inoperable brain tumour in kid using ultrasound Reference:
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 9, 2023 Source:Vitamin D supplement found to lower risk of melanoma, new study finds Reference:Regular use of vitamin D supplement is associated with fewer melanoma …
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 14, 2022 Source:Experimental mRNA cancer vaccine with immunotherapy reduces risk of melanoma returning, preliminary study finds Reference: Awaiting data release and publication
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 28, 2022 Source:Drug triggers immune cells to attack prostate cancer Reference:Inhibiting ACK1-mediated phosphorylation of C-terminal Src kinase counteracts prostate cancer immune checkpoint blockade resistance.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 24, 2022 Source:Shortened course of radiation therapy safe and effective for men with high-risk prostate cancer
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 12, 2022 Source:Immune cells engineered to battle cancer can be turned ‘on’ or ‘off’ Reference:High-performance multiplex drug-gated CAR circuits
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 10, 2022 Source:Small Cancer Trial Resulted in Complete Remission for All Participants Reference:PD-1 Blockade in Mismatch Repair–Deficient, Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 30, 2022 Source:New Type Of Cancer Vaccine Bypasses Tumor Defenses In Animal Studies Reference:A vaccine targeting resistant tumours by dual Tcell plus NK cell attack
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 7, 2022 Source:Cancer patients called cured a decade after gene therapy Reference:Decade-long leukaemia remissions with persistence of CD4+ CAR T cells
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 23, 2021 Source:Breast cancer screening guidelines based on flawed Canadian study, new paper say Screening Guidelines as they stand today: Don’t routinely do screening mammography …