Rare gene discovery dramatically improves cancer treatment
This finding could lead to more accurate diagnoses and, eventually, personalized treatments that target the protein expressed by the gene.
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Joseph Shavit
- Mar 10
Life-changing cancer trial results in 100% remission for all participants
The rectal cancer disappeared after immunotherapy — without the need for the standard treatments of radiation, surgery, or chemotherapy.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 11
Medical discovery drastically improves treatment of colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the Western world, especially in people over 50.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 10
Life-changing cancer trial results in 100% remission in every patient
The rectal cancer disappeared after immunotherapy — without the need for the standard treatments of radiation, surgery, or chemotherapy.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 10
Medical discovery revolutionizes colorectal cancer treatment
Scientists have discovered a rare gene in the tumors of some colorectal cancer patients which could lead to more accurate diagnoses.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 10
Groundbreaking cancer trial results in 100% remission in all patients
In every case, the rectal cancer disappeared after immunotherapy — without the need for the standard treatments of radiation or surgery.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 21, 2022
Cholesterol-lowering drugs can also fight cancer, study finds
Cancer patients rarely die from the primary tumor but rather from the metastases – even after successful tumor surgery.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 10, 2022
Remarkable cancer trial results in 100% remission in all patients
The MSK clinical trial was investigating — for the first time ever — if immunotherapy alone could beat rectal cancer that had not spread.
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