GRANTS. The Sjöberg Foundation recently decided to support two teams conducting cancer research at Sahlgrenska Academy with grants totaling SEK 9 million. A study that can pave the way for using immunotherapy as a treatment for pancreatic cancer received the largest grant. Peter Naredi is the principal applicant for that project, which receives SEK 6 million from the Sjöberg Foundation. The translational project deals with improved diagnosis and treatment of…
Ruth Palmer named Cancer Researcher of the Year 2019 – see her attendance during the gala in TV4
APPOINTMENT. The other night, during the live TV-gala ‘Together Against Cancer’ in TV4, Ruth Plmers was appointed Cancer Researcher of the Year by the Cancer Foundation’s research board. Ruth Palmer, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at Sahlgrenska Academy aims to find new treatment methods for neuroblastoma, a cancer that primarily affects children. The TV-gala Tillsammans mot cancer (‘Together Against Cancer’) was broadcasted live nationwide on Monday, January 7, 2019. You…
Immunotherapy saves many lives – but could help even more people
RESEARCH. This year’s Nobel Laureates in Medicine have revolutionized the treatment of cancer with immunotherapy, which means that one out of five patients with metastatic skin cancer can be cured. But half of the patients with metastatic malignant melanoma are not helped by the new treatment. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Cancer Center and on the Melanoma Team at Sahlgrenska University Hospital are working together in an attempt to understand why…
A total of SEK 100 million to University of Gothenburg for cancer research
GRANTS. The Swedish Cancer Society is awarding nearly SEK 630 million for cancer research during the next year. Of this amount, nearly SEK 100 million is going to the University of Gothenburg. Neurosurgeon Asgeir Jakola is experimenting with a new form of treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive malignant brain tumor. He is one of the researchers participating in the initiative. Jonas Nilsson, a professor at the Institute of Clinical Sciences,…
New data confirms antioxidants accelerate spread of malignant melanoma
DOCTORAL THESIS. Now there is additional evidence of the connection between the intake of antioxidant supplements and increased tumor growth. Experiments on animals and human cancer tissue confirm that addition of some antioxidants increases the growth of the severe malignant melanoma type of skin cancer. “This is not the way to treat cancer. In the best case the treatment makes no difference, but it can also exacerbate the disease,” says…