cancer treatment

Chemotherapy drugs to treat breast cancer may promote muscle mitochondrial dysfunction, according to new research. Dysfunctional mitochondria, the energy centers of the cells, may contribute to fatigue and weakness that some people with breast cancer experience through the course of disease treatment. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology -- Cell Physiology. Breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S., has been considered one of the

  Arsenic is infamous for its harmful properties. However, some arsenic compounds — in carefully measured doses — can be used in medical treatments. One such compound might even help treat cancer, researchers say. Arsenic is often listed as a carcinogen, which is a substance whose presence in a person's environment can lead to the development of cancer. However, some arsenic-based compounds have been used throughout history to treat various medical

What if cancer cells could be re-engineered to turn against their own kind? A new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital leverages the power of gene editing to take a critical step toward using cancer cells to kill cancer. The team reports promising results in preclinical models across multiple types of cancer cells, establishing a potential roadmap toward clinical translation for treating primary, recurrent and metastatic cancer. Results are published in Science Translational