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Though commonly associated with food poisoning, the strain of salmonella used is a benign variety. Shutterstock/Tatiana Shepeleva

12 août 2016

Could friendly bacteria be used to treat cancer?

Paul Dyson, Swansea University

What started with a study of diseases transmitted by mosquitos, could end with a new way of treating cancer.

A breast cancer patient undergoes radiation treatment at a hospital in Honduras in 2012. Jorge Cabrera/Reuters

21 mars 2016

Radiation combined with immune-stimulating drugs could pack a powerful punch against cancer cells

Charlie Garnett-Benson, Georgia State University

Researchers believe that combining immunotherapy with traditional therapies such as radiation could open up new possibilities for cancer treatment.

Different parts of the guayabano or soursop plant has cancer-fighting properties. shutterstock

10 novembre 2015

Natural cancer remedies: sorting fact from fiction

Kareemah Gamieldien, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

There are several natural remedies that have can help reduce cancer cells.

2 octobre 2015

New research shows how to trap cancer by turning your body against the tumour

Sarah Allinson, Lancaster University

Novel drugs that reduce the spread of cancer in mice could pave the way for changing the way we fight tumours.

Is sugar the answer for tackling cancer cells? Flickr/Wellcome Images

23 septembre 2015

Starving cancer cells of sugar could be the key to future treatment

Concetta Bubici, Brunel University London et Salvatore Papa, Birkbeck, University of London

Eating less sugar isn't enough to stop glucose-hungry cancer cells but new research points the way to how we might starve them to death.

22 juin 2015

How weaponising the body’s immune system can deliver a cure for cancer

Mark Cragg, University of Southampton

New immunotherapy drugs that enhance the body's natural ability to fight cancer offer several key advantages over previous treatments.

Adjusting to sexual changes after cancer can be challenging, but the right support can make a difference. scion cho/Flickr

10 avril 2015

Cancer survivors can have a fulfilling sex life – we need to talk about how

Catalina Lawsin, University of Sydney

After treatment ends, many cancer survivors are left with sexual changes that, when left unaddressed, can become long-term problems.

Research suggests the chemicals in chokeberry have a synergistic effect with a cancer drug. Katja Schulz/Flickr

18 septembre 2014

Nutraceuticals are often big on promise but fail to deliver

Nial Wheate, University of Sydney

Extracts from a berry can improve the effectiveness of a chemotherapy drug, according to research published today in the Journal of Clinical Pathology. But it’s best to view this finding with caution because…

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Nial Wheate
Nial Wheate est un(e) ami(e) de The Conversation

BPharm Coordinator and Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
Sarah Allinson
Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University
Charlie Garnett-Benson
Assistant Professor, Georgia State University
Catalina Lawsin
Lead Investigator of Rekindle; Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
Mark Cragg
Professor of Experimental Cancer Research, University of Southampton
Concetta Bubici
Lecturer in biomedical science, Brunel University London
Salvatore Papa
University Academic Fellow/Group Leader, University of Leeds
Kareemah Gamieldien
PhD (Human Physiology), Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Paul Dyson
Professor of microbial genetics, Swansea University