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Dendritic cell therapy is a form of cancer immunotherapy that utilizes the body's own immune system to fight cancer cells. It is considered a promising approach for patients with various cancers, including colon cancer. Regarding the latter, it is unfortunate, but this disease is one of the most prevalent malignancies worldwide. According to the 2020...

Brain cancer refers to a range of tumors originating in the brain. As the evidence suggests, the most aggressive and prevalent malignant form in adults is glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In fact, recent data reports that this tumor accounts for ~14% of all primary brain tumors. When taking a look at global statistics,  the incidence of...

One or two decades ago, a cancer diagnosis was almost equated to death. Nowadays, due to the fast development of healthcare, numerous oncological diseases can be cured. Nevertheless, cancer burden is still high in Europe. The European Cancer Information System (ECIS) states that in 2022, around 4.1 million new cases of cancer...

Standard therapy for glioblastoma is the combination of surgical removal of the tumor, chemotherapy / radiation therapy. Average life expectancy after diagnosis with standard treatment of glioblastoma is 15-17 months, and the 5-year survival rate does not exceed 5-10%. Supplementing the standard protocol with the dendritic...

The fast-growing stem cell biology has turned modern medicine upside down, providing new ways of thinking about how to cure the previously considered incurable diseases. The special property of stem cells to promote tissue regeneration and convert to different types of tissues has provided the basis for new stem cell-based solutions...

Glioblastoma is a relatively rare and extremely aggressive brain tumor. An extensive epidemiological survey has recorded that the mean incidence of glioblastoma is about 3.19 cases per 100,000 people per year. Its aggressiveness is due to the rate at which glioblastoma cells multiply and spread to normal brain tissue, thus making the disease...

The second most common cancer diagnosis in men and the fifth cause of cancer deaths all over the world is prostate cancer. GLOBOCAN 2018 reports that the number of new cases was 1,276,106 cases worldwide, with the main increase in developed countries. The mortality and the incidence are closely associated with age, and the rates...

Lung cancer is a fatal disease that remains extremely difficult to treat despite the current progress of modern medicine. It is one of the most prevalent types of cancer worldwide and accounts for a significant share of cancer mortality. While smoking is the primary cause, many other risk factors can increase the risk of developing lung cancer...