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Illinois Scientist Developing Cancer Drug Delivery Method with Bioengineered Microbes

Illinois Scientist Developing Cancer Drug Delivery Method with Bioengineered Microbes

Mar 30, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Shannon Sirk and the Sirk Research Group. Urbana, Ill. – An Illinois research team is developing a method of producing and delivering monoclonal antibody treatments for breast cancer through commensal microbes in the gut. If successful, this approach could increase...
Colorectal cancer in context: How the food environment affects the gut

Colorectal cancer in context: How the food environment affects the gut

Mar 29, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Image of Patricia Wolf and H. Rex Gaskins. Urbana, Ill. – Colorectal cancer is expected to claim more than 52,000 American lives in 2022, and if this year is like most others, Black Americans will bear the brunt of the disease. To understand the disparity in context,...
Cancer Center at Illinois program leader develops fast, low-cost blood test for detecting early-stage liver cancer

Cancer Center at Illinois program leader develops fast, low-cost blood test for detecting early-stage liver cancer

Mar 16, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Image of Brian Cunningham Urbana, Ill. – Cancer Center at Illinois and Mount Sinai researchers have developed a low-cost, portable, point-of-care technology capable of diagnosing early-stage liver cancer within 30 minutes. The study, led by Brian Cunningham, Cancer...
Cancer Center at Illinois team finds treatment of liver metastases in breast cancer patients improved by low-carb diets

Cancer Center at Illinois team finds treatment of liver metastases in breast cancer patients improved by low-carb diets

Mar 8, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Image of Zeynep Madak-Erdogan Urbana, Ill. – A new study by Cancer Center at Illinois Education Program Leader, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan and her team, have found a new mechanism of endocrine resistance in breast cancers metastasized to the liver. The study, published in...
Cancer Center at Illinois scientist awarded two grants totaling $6.3M for developing hyperspectral single-photon imaging

Cancer Center at Illinois scientist awarded two grants totaling $6.3M for developing hyperspectral single-photon imaging

Mar 2, 2022 | Cancer Center News

Image of Ling-Jian Meng. Urbana, Ill. – Radiopharmaceutical therapy is an emerging type of radiation therapy with great potential for patients with metastatic cancer, who have diminished prospects for long-term survival. This treatment uses alpha-particles...

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