Bloodroot-containing products sold as a cure for cancer can be highly toxic and result in disfigurement. These products are unlikely to result in a cure and may appear to resolve a tumor to the…
In February, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) took steps to remedy this “disparity in cancer care,” issuing the first treatment guidelines for people living with HIV who are later…
Proponents of Ayurveda claim that it is as effective as Western medicine but few, if any, well-designed clinical trials have been conducted using the Ayurvedic approach.
Preliminary data suggest that alpha lipoic acid, particularly in combination with other compounds, may improve quality of life and may have some anticancer activity.
Most tumors do not respond, or evolve resistance, to immune checkpoint inhibition. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins have engineered a new class of cancer immunotherapy agents designed to short…
Participants most likely to benefit from a therapy — because of their tumor biology or identifiable biomarkers, for example — become the ones chosen to participate in trials of those drugs.
A rare but potentially fatal autoimmune cardiotoxicity, myocarditis, has affected 100 patients whose cancer was treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to a recent analysis published in…
In vitro and in vivo data suggest that acai berry extracts have anticancer properties, and warrant additional studies in humans. A nanoemulsion of acai oil may be an effective photosensitizer for…
Oral nicotinamide may reduce the number and size of AKs and prevent the development of new non-melanoma skin cancers among patients at high risk. As part of a regimen that includes accelerated…