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Popular chemotherapy drug may be less effective in overweight and obese women
Breast cancer patients who are overweight or obese might benefit less from treatment with docetaxel, a common chemotherapy drug, than lean patients. An international team of researchers based this conclusion on a retrospective analysis of…
How cancer drugs find their targets could lead to a new toolset for drug development
In the watery inside of a cell, complex processes take place in tiny functional compartments called organelles. These compartments are bound by thin membranes. But in the past few years, research at Whitehead Institute and…
6 Safety Tips for Flying During COVID-19 Summer
Michael Wang, MD., Ph.D., member of AFCR Scientific Advisory Board The phased reopening in many states provides an opportunity to release the frustrations built up after staying-at-home for months. As summer begins, people are planning…
Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine Interview with Head of AFCR-Supported Translational Cancer Research Project
We have completed six studies in the US and now we are doing an international clinical trial with a target population of hepatocellular carcinoma, which is the major type of liver cancer in Asia… Read…
10 Ways Your Diet Can Reduce Your Cancer Risk
A healthy diet can impact many areas of health. A poor diet can increase the risk of the six most common types of cancer worldwide. There are many different sources telling many different stories about…
