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Study finds widespread belief in “mythical” causes of cancer pharmatimes
April 28, 2018
Research led by University College London (UCL) and the University of Leeds, with support from a Cancer Research UK/Bupa Foundation Innovation Award, has revealed widespread public belief in “mythical causes” of cancer.
Takeda spins off cancer assets to incubated startup fiercebiotech
November 23, 2017
A team of ex-Takeda scientists has struck out on its own with cancer assets licensed from the drugmaker
Novel in vitro model investigates drug candidates for cancer metastasis biospectrumasia
November 23, 2017
This is the first launch in a series of novel in vitro systems that employ state-of-the-art gene editing techniques to address specific disease and resistance mechanisms in cancer.
Palliative medicinal cannabis can reduce pain during cancer treatment, conference hears pharmaceutical-journal
November 13, 2017
Patients who could tolerate the treatment without side effects experienced less severe pain and improved quality of life.
Averting toxic side effects from CAR-T cancer treatments fiercebiotech
October 13, 2017
As excited as the oncology community is about the recent approval of Kymriah, Novartis’ CAR-T treatment for some patients with lymphoma, concerns about side effects remain.
Shortage of radiologists risking early cancer diagnosis, says College pharmatimes
October 13, 2017
A new report from The Royal College of Radiologists is warning that a severe shortage of radiologists in the UK is risking timely diagnosis of cancer.
ASCO and Friends of Cancer Research say cancer clinical trials should be inclusive of broader range biospectrumasia
October 09, 2017
Clinical trials researching cancer therapies should be more inclusive of a broader range of patients, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Friends of Cancer Research.
Chinese researchers use traditional ink for cancer treatment biospectrumasia
September 29, 2017
A traditional Chinese ink called Hu-Kaiwen ink (Hu-ink) has similar properties to the nanomaterials used in Photo thermal therapy.
Korean scientists use bilirubin nanoparticles for cancer therapy biospectrumasia
September 28, 2017
The team expects a more accurate diagnosis of tumors through this technology.
Researchers from the Duke University say they have a breakthrough in treating cancer biospectrumasia
September 26, 2017
Duke University cancer researchers have said that they have produced compelling research that shows a patient’s own immune system can be used to attack brain cancer cells.

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