Cancer Research News: October 23 – November 5

  • University of Michigan researchers are studying which populations of gut bacteria are closely linked with colon cancer.
  • A single dose of HPV vaccine may be enough to enable long term protection against new HPV infections, and ultimately, cervical cancer.
  • A team of researchers in Cambridge, Mass. have used genomic profiling to identify potential targets for pediatric cancer treatments.
  • Cancer vaccines are turning out to be effective for some advanced cancers that have limited treatment options, like lymphoma and inoperable pancreatic cancer.