Does viral load matter for cancer patients with COVID-19?
The SARS-CoV-2 viral loads were measured by quantitative PCR to look for a possible relationship between mortality rate and viral load in…
Category: RWU and Tufts Cancer Biology
Biology students from Tufts University and Roger Williams University summarize the latest advances in cancer research.
The drug cemiplimab is being studied for cervical cancer
Each year, roughly 600,000 women are diagnosed with new cases of cervical cancer, accompanied by 350,000 deaths worldwide. In the United…
Cancer patients appear to be more vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2
How does COVID-19 affect patients with cancer? New research performed using data from hospitals in Hubei Province, China suggest that cancer…
Another possible entry point for the coronavirus
Researchers are studying the HSPA5 receptor, as it may hold clinical significance to COVID-19 and cancer, which may provide future…
Scientists analyze the domino effect of breast cancer escalation
Research conducted in China has made way for potential treatment options for treating breast cancer metastasis in lymph nodes.
Shrinking ovarian tumors with personalized medicine
In a recent study, a group of scientists from the UK evaluated whether a combination of several proteins and a cancer drug that interferes…
A personalized vaccine to treat ovarian cancer
An exciting recent clinical trial developed a personalized vaccination as a safe and effective approach in ovarian cancer treatment.
Why do some breast cancer cells survive treatment?
For tumor cells that survive treatment, one of their tricks is using microRNA molecules to communicate with one another and stay alive.
New research finds negative effects of chemotherapy on kids
Behavior scales and MRI scans are used to connect possible psychosocial effects on pediatric cancer patients post chemotherapy.
Seizures may exacerbate brain tumor growth
German research team discovers a new connection between brain tumors and epileptic seizures!