8 February, 2021
Research by Queen’s and the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry has highlighted the impact of the pandemic on diagnoses of cancer of the oesophagus and stomach, in addition to Barrett’s oesophagus, a condition that can lead to oesophageal cancer.
The findings have been published in the journal
Gastroenterology and have been presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference.
When lockdown restrictions began in March 2020, key cancer services, including diagnostic endoscopy services, were severely impacted as resources across the UK were diverted towards the pandemic response. Surveillance for patients with Barrett’s oesophagus, which in a small fraction of cases can progress to oesophageal cancer, was also suspended.
Enzychem Lifesciences Announces Poster Presentation At AACR Virtual Annual Meeting 2021
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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Enzychem Lifesciences (KOSDAQ: 183490), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative medicines to improve the lives of patients with cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced it will present new study data regarding its lead drug candidate, EC-18 in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2021 Annual Meeting, held virtually, April 10-15 and May 17-21.
ICI is approved and used in the treatment of various cancers. However, some carcinomas are refractory to ICI and the treatment effect diminishes through drug resistance. Adenosine-induced tumor progression and drug resistance are major obstacles to ICI therapy. Effective removal of adenosine surrounding the tumor can improve the ICI effect and suppres
Feb 4, 2021
Chase Sloan has a goal of becoming an oncologist in the future, but he’s already saving lives from cancer in a unique way. The 16-year-old from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has written a cookbook, “Cakes for Cancer,” and he donates money from the sales to cancer research.
The teen says the idea for his cookbook came naturally because he’s been writing dessert recipes since he was eight. He’s donating 75% of the total proceeds to St. Jude and the American Association for Cancer Research.
“I’ve always wanted to write a cookbook and I’ve always wanted to do something for cancer,” Sloan explains. “So it kind of clicked to do them together.”
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Fact check: No evidence linking masks to oral bacteria and to lung cancer; article refers to study that did not involve masks
By Reuters Staff
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Users on social media are sharing an article that claims long-term mask-wearing “breeds microbes that infiltrate the lungs and contribute to advanced stage lung cancer”. As alleged evidence, the article refers to a study that did not involve mask-wearing and does not makes this claim. The authors of the study say that there’s no scientific evidence to back the article’s misinterpretation of their actual results.
Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS
The article ( here ) was published by Natural News, a website that according to reports by Vox ( here ) and McGill University’s Office for Science and Society ( here ) is known for spreading conspiracy theories and false health information. In May 2020, the site was banned by Facebook for violating its “community standards on spam” ( here ).