Equipping cancer-infecting, or oncolytic, viruses with tumor-inhibiting genetic cargo stimulates the immune system and helps immunotherapy to shrink or completely clear aggressive tumors in mice,… Read more
Tag: cancer
UPMC and Pitt Researchers Identify Link Between Cancer-Causing Gene and Aging
A gene called Myc (pronounced “mick”) that is among the most important drivers of cancer in both mice and humans also plays a newly discovered… Read more
‘Serious Games’ Could Help Women Navigate Cancer Treatment
Meet Angela, a single mom in her late 30s who works at a local coffee shop. She’s recently been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, and… Read more
How Skin Cancer Virus Outcompetes Host Cell Replication
University of Pittsburgh researchers have shown for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma,… Read more
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Looks to Increase Cancer Screenings Through Community Outreach
Dr. Monica L. Baskin directs community outreach and engagement and leads screening and prevention studies to overcome barriers to screening and early detection of cancer… Read more