Immune Therapeutic Strategies for Liver Cancer

Posted in Liver Cancer Support group on Tue, 05 Mar 2019

KAIST team presents novel pathways involving T immune cell exhaustion, providing evidence and rationale for designing optimal strategies for immune checkpoint blockades in liver cancer patients....Rea...

New Approach to Prevent Liver Cancer Growth Discovered

Posted in Liver Cancer Support group on Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Using an innovative approach, UC San Francisco researchers were able to successfully beat back the growth of aggressive liver cancers. Read More

Undiagnosed Hepatitis Infections in Many Cancer Patients

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 05 Mar 2019

An alarmingly high rate of undiagnosed acute and chronic hepatitis B and C in cancer patients is observed in the most extensive study of hepatitis B and C and HIV infections in patients with cancer. H...

Hep C Infection can be Treated in Liver Cancer Patients

Posted in Liver Cancer Support group on Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Many previous studies have claimed that people infected with hepatitis C treated with antiviral drugs have increased risk of liver cancer recurrence. However, recent research studied the patients� rec...

Hepatitis C Infection Is Being Prevented By Needle And Syringe Programs Cost-Effectively

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Providing fresh needles during Needle and syringe programs is causing a decline in hepatitis C transmission, finds a new study. The results of this study are published in the Addiction journal.Read Mo...

Measures to Reduce Global Impact of Hepatitis C by 2030

Posted in Liver Cancer Support group on Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Improvements in screening, prevention, and treatment in high-burden countries such as India, China, and Pakistan will reduce the impact of liver diseases and complications globally. By 2030, these me...

Hepatitis A Evolution: Vaccination Policies Are Giving Rise To New Variants

Posted in General Support group on Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Could the vaccination policies be going against the disease eradication plan? In this study, governmental vaccine policy decisions such as reduction of antigen doses are being scrutinized here, as it ...

Selective Treatment of Liver Cancer Cells Using Platinum Nanoparticles

Posted in Liver Cancer Support group on Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Conventional chemotherapeutic agents play a significant role in today''s cancer treatment which include platinum-based cytotoxic agents that attack cancer cells and kill them. However, they even damag...

Nitrogen Pollution is a Big Environmental Issue: UN Environment

Posted in Others Support group on Tue, 05 Mar 2019

The UN Environment agency on Monday has warned about the ill-effects of nitrogen pollution in the environment. According to a report released by the UN Environment, nitrogen pollution is one of the bi...

Gene That may Predict Pancreatic Cancer in Type 2 Diabetes People Discovered

Posted in Pancreatic Cancer Support group on Wed, 27 Feb 2019

UCP-1 gene that helps predict pancreatic cancer development in people with Type 2 diabetes has been discovered by Mayo Clinic researchers. Their findings are published in Gastroenterology. ...Read Mor...