Free-floating DNA carrying cancerous mutations was detected in blood three years before any other signs of cancer appeared.

Early Symptoms. Rectal cancer often starts with small growths called polyps. A rectal polyp is a tiny bump on the inside lining of your rectum.Most polyps are harmless, but some can turn into ...

A "groundbreaking" cancer treatment trial by Memorial Sloan Kettering shows immunotherapy alone can eliminate some tumors, offering patients an alternative to chemotherapy and surgery.

A new study found that the immunotherapy treatment worked against some types of cancers, allowing patients to avoid surgery and other types of more invasive treatment to cure their disease.

In 20% of non-rectal cancer patients who still needed surgery post-therapy, researchers saw that the immunotherapy often shrank the tumor and even lowered the stage classifications of some of the ...

Among patients with mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR), locally advanced rectal cancer, neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade eliminated the need for surgery in a high proportion of patients. Whether ...

Michael Bolton shares rare family photo as he battles brain cancer The Grammy-winning singer is dad of three daughters. Updated April 30, 2025, 10:14 AM EDT / Source : TODAY ...

Soon after undergoing scans, Peters learned she had Stage 3 rectal cancer in early summer 2021. “The tumor was right at the top of my rectum, which was why it was causing that increased urgency ...

Currently, cancers with this genetic mutation are typically treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Dr. Andrea Cercek and her team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center completed a ...

Read More: Some Early Forms of Breast Cancer May Not Need Treatment, Study Says. Cercek had not treated people with Sideris’ cancer using this method yet. But in 2024, she published encouraging ...

Akamis Bio, a clinical-stage oncology company using a proprietary Tumor-Specific Immuno-Gene Therapy (T-SIGn®) platform to deliver novel immunotherapeutic payloads to solid tumors, today ...

A new study found that the immunotherapy treatment worked against some types of cancers, allowing patients to avoid surgery and other types of more invasive treatment to cure their disease.