Radiotherapy for ductal in situ carcinoma ups mortality risk in invasive second breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For women with primary ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), use of radiotherapy (RT) is associated with increased rates of breast cancer-specific mortality for those women who subsequently dev

Updated on: December 22,2023

Radiotherapy for ductal in situ carcinoma ups mortality risk in invasive second breast cancer

(HealthDay)—For women with primary ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), use of radiotherapy (RT) is associated with increased rates of breast cancer-specific mortality for those women who subsequently dev

Updated on:December 22,2023

Researchers identify potential formula for blood cancer vaccine

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at

Updated on: December 22,2023

Researchers identify potential formula for blood cancer vaccine

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at

Updated on:December 22,2023

Cardiopulmonary fitness is key for helping breast cancer patients manage post-diagnosis symptoms, say researchers

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaIndependent associations between health-related fitness variables and breast cancer-related symptoms in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. (A) Mo

Updated on: October 26,2024

Cardiopulmonary fitness is key for helping breast cancer patients manage post-diagnosis symptoms, say researchers

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaIndependent associations between health-related fitness variables and breast cancer-related symptoms in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. (A) Mo

Updated on:October 26,2024

Capturing immunotherapy response in a blood drop

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineAn impressionist painting of a liquid biopsy. Credit: Valsamo Anagnostou x DALL-E, openAILiquid biopsies are blood tests that can serially measure ci

Updated on: October 14,2023

Capturing immunotherapy response in a blood drop

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineAn impressionist painting of a liquid biopsy. Credit: Valsamo Anagnostou x DALL-E, openAILiquid biopsies are blood tests that can serially measure ci

Updated on:October 14,2023

Radiation therapy for high-risk, asymptomatic bone metastases may prevent pain and prolong life

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreating high-risk, asymptomatic bone metastases with radiation may reduce painful complications and hospitalizations an

Updated on: December 20,2023

Radiation therapy for high-risk, asymptomatic bone metastases may prevent pain and prolong life

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTreating high-risk, asymptomatic bone metastases with radiation may reduce painful complications and hospitalizations an

Updated on:December 20,2023

Fertility preservation measures do not appear to increase the risk of breast cancer recurrence

byKarolinska InstitutetCancer-Specific Survival in the Cohort. FP indicates fertility preservation. Credit:JAMA OncologyDOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.3677Women with a breast cancer dia

Updated on: December 19,2023

Fertility preservation measures do not appear to increase the risk of breast cancer recurrence

byKarolinska InstitutetCancer-Specific Survival in the Cohort. FP indicates fertility preservation. Credit:JAMA OncologyDOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.3677Women with a breast cancer dia

Updated on:December 19,2023

With Urological Cancer and COVID-19 Undergoing Elective Surgery at Higher Risk for Mortality

July 10, 2021Kristi RosaPatients with a urological cancer who were also infected with COVID-19 and undergoing elective surgery for their disease, were found to have a significantly higher likelihood o

Updated on: October 24,2023

With Urological Cancer and COVID-19 Undergoing Elective Surgery at Higher Risk for Mortality

July 10, 2021Kristi RosaPatients with a urological cancer who were also infected with COVID-19 and undergoing elective surgery for their disease, were found to have a significantly higher likelihood o

Updated on:October 24,2023

Tracking genes to fight breast cancer

byLeiden UniversityMicroscope image of moving breast cancer cells leaving a track. Koedoot: "We switched of certain proteins and then looked to see if the pathways changed." Credit: Es

Updated on: December 20,2023

Tracking genes to fight breast cancer

byLeiden UniversityMicroscope image of moving breast cancer cells leaving a track. Koedoot: "We switched of certain proteins and then looked to see if the pathways changed." Credit: Es

Updated on:December 20,2023

Pediatric multicenter study shows targeted therapy for high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma reduces relapse

byEmory UniversityHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A targeted therapy for children with high-risk Hodgkin l

Updated on: December 21,2023

Pediatric multicenter study shows targeted therapy for high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma reduces relapse

byEmory UniversityHodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte predominant (high-power view) Credit: Gabriel Caponetti, MD./Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A targeted therapy for children with high-risk Hodgkin l

Updated on:December 21,2023

suggest better use of existing drugs increases cervical cancer survival and reduces recurrence

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe INTERLACE phase III trial assessed whether a short course of induction chemotherapy (IC) prior to chemoradiation (CRT) could redu

Updated on: October 23,2023

suggest better use of existing drugs increases cervical cancer survival and reduces recurrence

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe INTERLACE phase III trial assessed whether a short course of induction chemotherapy (IC) prior to chemoradiation (CRT) could redu

Updated on:October 23,2023

Scientists discover mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer

Compared with normal mice (top), colonoscopies detect more, and larger, tumors in the intestines of mice with clonal hematopoiesis (bottom). Credit: © 2023 Feng et al. Originally published inJou

Updated on: November 02,2023

Scientists discover mutations in blood stem cells can exacerbate colon cancer

Compared with normal mice (top), colonoscopies detect more, and larger, tumors in the intestines of mice with clonal hematopoiesis (bottom). Credit: © 2023 Feng et al. Originally published inJou

Updated on:November 02,2023

Zometa (zoledronic acid) shown to enhance chemotherapy in reducing breast tumor size

New data released demonstrates that the addition of Zometa (zoledronic acid) injection to standard chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery reduces the size of breast tumors more effectively than che

Updated on: October 27,2023

Zometa (zoledronic acid) shown to enhance chemotherapy in reducing breast tumor size

New data released demonstrates that the addition of Zometa (zoledronic acid) injection to standard chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery reduces the size of breast tumors more effectively than che

Updated on:October 27,2023