cancer treatment Archives - Fit Found Me Healthy Living Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:51:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fitfoundme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-new-fit-found-me-favicon-32x32.png cancer treatment Archives - Fit Found Me 32 32 Flavonoid Found in Rare Jamaican Weed Strain Could Treat Pancreatic Cancer https://fitfoundme.com/flavonoid-found-in-rare-jamaican-weed-strain-could-treat-pancreatic-cancer/ https://fitfoundme.com/flavonoid-found-in-rare-jamaican-weed-strain-could-treat-pancreatic-cancer/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:43:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=32121 Pancreatic cancer is one of the most relentless forms of the disease, leaving doctors and researchers racing against the clock to find effective treatments. But what if the answer to this medical challenge lay hidden in the leaves of a rare Jamaican cannabis plant? Recent advancements in medical research have uncovered a fascinating potential weapon …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/flavonoid-found-in-rare-jamaican-weed-strain-could-treat-pancreatic-cancer/feed/ 1 She Felt Perfectly Healthy. Then Doctors Found Cancer Had Spread Through Her Body https://fitfoundme.com/she-felt-perfectly-healthy-then-doctors-found-cancer-had-spread-through-her-body/ https://fitfoundme.com/she-felt-perfectly-healthy-then-doctors-found-cancer-had-spread-through-her-body/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2022 17:10:35 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40825 Louise Altese-Isidori had just moved to Florida with her family and was enjoying a fresh chapter of her life when people began telling her how great she looked. She was 50, active and feeling perfectly healthy, with no obvious reason to suspect anything was seriously wrong inside her body. Then doctors discovered that ovarian cancer …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/she-felt-perfectly-healthy-then-doctors-found-cancer-had-spread-through-her-body/feed/ 0 An engineered probiotic just wiped out 43% of colorectal tumors in new trial https://fitfoundme.com/an-engineered-probiotic-just-wiped-out-43-of-colorectal-tumors-in-new-trial/ https://fitfoundme.com/an-engineered-probiotic-just-wiped-out-43-of-colorectal-tumors-in-new-trial/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:06:07 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40802 Have you ever wondered whether a cancer treatment could be delivered directly to a tumor instead of circulating throughout the entire body? Scientists are exploring exactly that possibility with an unusual tool: a genetically engineered probiotic bacterium. In a recent preclinical study, researchers modified Escherichia coli Nissle 1917, a strain known for its probiotic properties, …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/an-engineered-probiotic-just-wiped-out-43-of-colorectal-tumors-in-new-trial/feed/ 1 New Laser Treatment Could Help Make Some Pancreatic Tumors Removable https://fitfoundme.com/laser-light-therapy-pancreatic-cancer-tumors/ https://fitfoundme.com/laser-light-therapy-pancreatic-cancer-tumors/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2022 18:03:58 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40747 A tiny laser is being tested inside blood vessels as part of an unusual attempt to tackle pancreatic tumors that surgeons cannot safely remove. The first-in-human clinical trial at UCI Health is investigating whether light-activated treatment can destroy tumor tissue wrapped around major abdominal arteries and potentially make surgery possible. Early results from six patients …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/laser-light-therapy-pancreatic-cancer-tumors/feed/ 1 Three Year Old Cancer Disappears After Two Car-T Cell Treatments https://fitfoundme.com/three-year-old-cancer-disappears-after-two-car-t-cell-treatments/ https://fitfoundme.com/three-year-old-cancer-disappears-after-two-car-t-cell-treatments/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2022 17:49:26 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40745 A three-year-old boy with metastatic liver cancer had already endured chemotherapy, major surgery and multiple attempts to remove tumors when doctors turned to an experimental immune-cell therapy. His cancer had returned despite aggressive treatment, leaving researchers with a difficult case and few conventional options. Then came an extraordinary result. After two outpatient infusions of genetically …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/three-year-old-cancer-disappears-after-two-car-t-cell-treatments/feed/ 0 Experts Successfully Removed the Sugar Shield That Protects Cancer Cells From Attacks https://fitfoundme.com/experts-successfully-removed-the-sugar-shield-that-protects-cancer-cells-from-attacks/ https://fitfoundme.com/experts-successfully-removed-the-sugar-shield-that-protects-cancer-cells-from-attacks/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:15:13 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40637 An immune cell can reach a tumor and appear ready to attack, yet sometimes it stops before doing anything. One reason may be sitting directly on the surface of the cancer cell: a coating made of sugars. Every cell in your body carries molecules called glycans on its surface. They help cells recognize one another, …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/experts-successfully-removed-the-sugar-shield-that-protects-cancer-cells-from-attacks/feed/ 3 Researchers Find A Cancer Kill Switch That Could Replace Chemotherapy https://fitfoundme.com/natural-cancer-kill-switch-research/ https://fitfoundme.com/natural-cancer-kill-switch-research/#respond Sat, 03 Sep 2022 16:20:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=30841 Imagine a world where cancer treatment doesn’t rely on harsh chemicals or debilitating side effects, but instead harnesses a natural defense mechanism embedded in every cell of our bodies. Recent breakthroughs by scientists at Northwestern University suggest this may soon be a reality. They’ve uncovered a “kill switch” that could change everything we know about …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/natural-cancer-kill-switch-research/feed/ 0 Moderna Cancer Vaccine Clears Major Melanoma Trial Milestone https://fitfoundme.com/moderna-mrna-cancer-vaccine-major-melanoma-trial/ https://fitfoundme.com/moderna-mrna-cancer-vaccine-major-melanoma-trial/#respond Fri, 02 Sep 2022 19:19:13 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40609 A new cancer treatment built from a patient’s own tumor has delivered its biggest clinical trial result yet, sending Moderna’s shares soaring and raising fresh hopes for people facing melanoma recurrence. The results are encouraging, although patients and families should understand what has and has not been shown so far. The treatment has not yet …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/moderna-mrna-cancer-vaccine-major-melanoma-trial/feed/ 0 New mRNA Shot Turns Immune Cells Into Cancer-Killers Directly Inside the Body, Study Finds https://fitfoundme.com/mrna-shot-cancer-treatment-immune-cells/ https://fitfoundme.com/mrna-shot-cancer-treatment-immune-cells/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2022 06:30:33 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=33398 What if fighting cancer didn’t mean months of grueling hospital visits, weeks of waiting for lab results, and treatments that can cost more than a home? What if the body could be taught to heal itself not over time, but within hours? For decades, scientists have dreamed of turning the immune system into a precision …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/mrna-shot-cancer-treatment-immune-cells/feed/ 2 New Pancreatic Cancer Drug Delivers Results Researchers Once Thought Were Impossible https://fitfoundme.com/pancreatic-cancer-breakthrough-daraxonrasib-undruggable-tumors/ https://fitfoundme.com/pancreatic-cancer-breakthrough-daraxonrasib-undruggable-tumors/#respond Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:52:58 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=39824 For decades, pancreatic cancer has occupied a grim place in medicine. It is one of the deadliest forms of cancer, notoriously difficult to detect early and stubbornly resistant to many treatments that have transformed outcomes in other diseases. Now, researchers believe they may have reached a milestone that extends far beyond pancreatic cancer itself. A …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/pancreatic-cancer-breakthrough-daraxonrasib-undruggable-tumors/feed/ 0 World’s First Lung Cancer Vaccine Enters Human Trials And Could Change Treatment Forever https://fitfoundme.com/worlds-first-lung-cancer-vaccine-enters-human-trials-and-could-change-treatment-forever/ https://fitfoundme.com/worlds-first-lung-cancer-vaccine-enters-human-trials-and-could-change-treatment-forever/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:01:25 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=39634 A vaccine designed to help the body hunt down and destroy lung cancer cells has officially entered human trials, marking a major milestone in the fight against one of the deadliest diseases in the world. Researchers across seven countries have begun testing the treatment in patients, with hopes that it could dramatically improve survival rates and …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/worlds-first-lung-cancer-vaccine-enters-human-trials-and-could-change-treatment-forever/feed/ 0 New Experimental Pill May Change the Future of Pancreatic Cancer Treatment https://fitfoundme.com/new-experimental-pill-may-change-the-future-of-pancreatic-cancer-treatment/ https://fitfoundme.com/new-experimental-pill-may-change-the-future-of-pancreatic-cancer-treatment/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:19:54 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=39239 Pancreatic cancer has remained one of the hardest cancers to treat for decades. Many patients are diagnosed only after the disease has already spread beyond the pancreas, leaving doctors with limited treatment options and survival rates that have barely improved over the years. Unlike breast cancer, lung cancer, or certain blood cancers where targeted drugs …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/new-experimental-pill-may-change-the-future-of-pancreatic-cancer-treatment/feed/ 2 A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient https://fitfoundme.com/a-cancer-trials-unexpected-result-remission-in-every-patient/ https://fitfoundme.com/a-cancer-trials-unexpected-result-remission-in-every-patient/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:25:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=32494 A cancer diagnosis often brings a problematic journey, harsh treatments, invasive surgeries, and an uncertain future. But for a small group of rectal cancer patients, a clinical trial delivered an outcome no one saw coming. Every single participant walked away cancer-free. The results left oncologists stunned. Not a trace of cancer remained in scans, not …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/a-cancer-trials-unexpected-result-remission-in-every-patient/feed/ 1 New Breast Cancer Drug Kills Mouse Tumors in a Single Dose https://fitfoundme.com/new-breast-cancer-drug-kills-mouse-tumors-in-a-single-dose/ https://fitfoundme.com/new-breast-cancer-drug-kills-mouse-tumors-in-a-single-dose/#respond Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:26:22 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=32450 Breast cancer treatment has come a long way, yet for many patients, the journey remains grueling. Surgery, followed by years of hormone therapy, is the standard approach for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer. While practical, this regimen brings harsh side effects and the looming risk of recurrence. A new experimental drug could change everything. In …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/new-breast-cancer-drug-kills-mouse-tumors-in-a-single-dose/feed/ 0 Scientists Just Started Testing a Universal Cancer Vaccine on Humans https://fitfoundme.com/scientists-just-started-testing-a-universal-cancer-vaccine-on-humans/ https://fitfoundme.com/scientists-just-started-testing-a-universal-cancer-vaccine-on-humans/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:53:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=34739 Cancer vaccines have always come with a frustrating catch. Unlike flu shots that work for millions of people, most cancer vaccines need to be custom-made for each patient. Doctors must extract tumor samples, analyze them, and build a vaccine tailored to that specific person’s cancer. By the time all that happens, months have passed, and …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/scientists-just-started-testing-a-universal-cancer-vaccine-on-humans/feed/ 0 Scientists Discovered How to Kill Prostate Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Tissue — Here’s the Breakthrough https://fitfoundme.com/scientists-have-discovered-a-method-to-destroy-prostate-cancer-by-targeting-a-single-enzyme-without-harming-healthy-cells/ https://fitfoundme.com/scientists-have-discovered-a-method-to-destroy-prostate-cancer-by-targeting-a-single-enzyme-without-harming-healthy-cells/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2021 03:53:28 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=33879 Prostate cancer develops resistance. Treatments work for years, then stop working. Patients who responded well to therapy suddenly face a disease that ignores their medication. Doctors watch helplessly as cancer spreads and becomes lethal in 10 to 20 percent of cases within five years. But researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys may have found a way …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/scientists-have-discovered-a-method-to-destroy-prostate-cancer-by-targeting-a-single-enzyme-without-harming-healthy-cells/feed/ 1 FDA Clears Sound-Wave Treatment That Can Destroy Liver Tumors Without Surgery https://fitfoundme.com/what-is-histotripsy-liver-tumor-treatment/ https://fitfoundme.com/what-is-histotripsy-liver-tumor-treatment/#respond Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:17:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40165 For decades, a cancer diagnosis has often pushed patients toward a familiar set of choices. Surgeons could cut. Radiation teams could aim beams at diseased tissue. Chemotherapy could move through the body in search of malignant cells. Each path has saved lives, yet each can leave patients facing pain, fatigue, scarring or long recovery. A …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/what-is-histotripsy-liver-tumor-treatment/feed/ 0 COVID mRNA Vaccines Linked to Longer Survival in Advanced Cancer Patients https://fitfoundme.com/covid-mrna-vaccines-linked-to-longer-survival-in-advanced-cancer-patients/ https://fitfoundme.com/covid-mrna-vaccines-linked-to-longer-survival-in-advanced-cancer-patients/#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2020 14:04:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=35644 When millions lined up for COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, survival meant avoiding a deadly virus. Few could have imagined that same shot might offer protection against something else entirely. Researchers at two major cancer centers have stumbled onto a finding that could reshape how oncologists treat advanced disease. Patients with late-stage lung and skin …

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