by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy has seen significant advances in the field of tumor immunology. Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy deal with broad-ranging ideas and reviews, results which extend or challenge established paradigms as well as negative studies which...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
A cancer vaccine either treats existing cancer or prevents development of a cancer. Vaccines that treat existing cancer are known as therapeutic cancer vaccines. Many of the cancer vaccines are Autologous being prepared from samples taken from the patient and are...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
Cancer Prevention Research is devoted exclusively to cancer prevention. Cancer Prevention Research comprises preclinical, clinical and translational research, with special attention given to molecular discoveries and an emphasis on building a translational bridge...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
The study of cancer epidemiology uses epidemiological methods to find the cause of cancer and to identify and develop improved treatments. Observational epidemiological studies show associations between risk factors and specific cancers which mostly serve to generate...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
A medical oncologist is a physician who specializes in treating people with various types of cancer, but cancer is often a very complicated disease. Because of the complexity of cancer and its treatments, additional subspecialties have evolved within the field of...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
The majority of cancers (90 to 95 percent) are due to genetic mutations from environmental factors. The remaining 5 to 10 percent are due to inherited genetics, environmental factors such as lifestyle, economic and behavioral factors and not merely pollution. Common...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
There are different types of cancers affecting various organs in the body. The main types of cancer are carcinomas, where cancer begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. Different subtypes include adenocarcinoma, basal cell carcinoma,...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
Cancer Stem Cell Therapy employs stem cells showing increasing promise in the treatment of cancer. Stem cells can function as novel delivery platforms by homing to and targeting both primary and metastatic tumor foci. Stem cells engineered to stably express various...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
Innovations in Prevention and Screening include studies on early detection that can save lives through diagnosis and treatment. Cancer screening research however, paints a more complex picture that has raised questions about screening effectiveness, benefits versus...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
Radiotherapy is therapy using ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control or kill malignant cells and normally delivered by a linear accelerator. Radiation therapy may be curative in a number of types of cancer if they are localized to one...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
There is at present, much optimism about the possibility of finding selective anticancer drugs that will eliminate the cytotoxic side effects associated with conventional cancer chemotherapy. This hope is based on uncovering many novel molecular targets that are...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
Palliative treatment is designed to relieve symptoms, and improve your quality of life. It can be used at any stage of an illness if there are troubling symptoms, such as pain or sickness. It can also be used to reduce or control the side effects of cancer treatments....
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
Cancer vaccines are not just a dream for the future. Several FDA-approved vaccines are cancer prevention vaccines. The hepatitis B vaccine and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines prevent infection with cancer-causing viruses. By preventing the viruses from...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
Proton Beam Therapy is a type of radiation treatment that uses protons to treat cancer. A proton is a positively charged particle. At high energy protons can destroy cancer cells. Proton Beam Therapy may be used alone or may combine it with other treatments, such as...
by Cancer & Oncotherapy | Apr 29, 2019
Phototherapy is a treatment that uses special drugs called photosensitizing agents, along with light to kill cancer cells. The drugs only work after they have been activated or turned on by certain kinds of light. Depending on the part of the body being treated, the...
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