Despite domination of the cancer research world, mouse models fail to accurately mimic some human diseases, such as estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, which accounts for 70% of breast cancer cases. To address this problem, researchers used a genome editing method to generate rat models covering the most common ER+ breast cancer gene mutations. They found that the rat models closely mimic human disease biology, response to therapy and immune microenvironment.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a new form of hereditary prostate cancer that, while rare, can cause aggressive disease at a young age. The discovery paves the way for genetic testing programs that could help identify at-risk families and support early cancer detection. 

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin (UCD), working in a mouse model, have shown for the first time that a food supplement made from yeast helps the body to make stronger immune cells that can fight cancer.

The research teams found that adding a yeast-based supplement to the food of obese laboratory mice changes how their immune cells grow and helps to make better cancer‑fighting cells.

Being overweight can weaken the immune system, making it harder for the body to fight tumours. The yeast supplement helps to fix this problem. This means that yeast-based supplements could become a safe and natural way to help the immune system fight cancer more effectively.

A team of researchers from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, the VCU School of Dentistry and the University of Pennsylvania recently published a study in Nature Communications examining why some oral inflammatory diseases progress much more rapidly than others.

Korea University Guro Hospital has begun full-scale clinical operation of Esprit, the latest-generation Gamma Knife system designed for the treatment of brain tumors and cerebrovascular diseases.