Drinking alcohol not likely to increase risk of a breast cancer recurrence

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear from breast cancer surv

Updated on: February 01,2024

Drinking alcohol not likely to increase risk of a breast cancer recurrence

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear from breast cancer surv

Updated on:February 01,2024

Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients: Study

by Institute for Basic ScienceThe daily fluctuation of proliferative activity of bone marrow is larger in females than in males, and it becomes higher in the morning (left). Thus, chemotherapy in

Updated on: February 01,2024

Chemotherapy in the afternoon dramatically improves treatment outcomes in female lymphoma patients: Study

by Institute for Basic ScienceThe daily fluctuation of proliferative activity of bone marrow is larger in females than in males, and it becomes higher in the morning (left). Thus, chemotherapy in

Updated on:February 01,2024

New immunotherapy targeting tumor macrophages to tackle lung cancer

by Germans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteRImAb modifies the intratumoral myeloid cell compartment in a mouse model of LLC. a) Myeloid cell gating classification using the expression of surface marke

Updated on: February 18,2024

New immunotherapy targeting tumor macrophages to tackle lung cancer

by Germans Trias i Pujol Research InstituteRImAb modifies the intratumoral myeloid cell compartment in a mouse model of LLC. a) Myeloid cell gating classification using the expression of surface marke

Updated on:February 18,2024

Outpatient stem cell transplants result in less hospitalization time for multiple myeloma patients, study finds

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost multiple myeloma patients undergoing stem cell transplants of their own cells can safely be treated in

Updated on: January 23,2024

Outpatient stem cell transplants result in less hospitalization time for multiple myeloma patients, study finds

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost multiple myeloma patients undergoing stem cell transplants of their own cells can safely be treated in

Updated on:January 23,2024

Study: New imaging technique in animal study gives insight to popular supplement's potential role in cancer progression

by Eric Stann,University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile previous studies have linked commercial dietary supplements like nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, to

Updated on: January 23,2024

Study: New imaging technique in animal study gives insight to popular supplement's potential role in cancer progression

by Eric Stann,University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhile previous studies have linked commercial dietary supplements like nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of vitamin B3, to

Updated on:January 23,2024

Study suggests chromosomal errors may hinder some aggressive tumors

by Julie Vera,Mayo ClinicGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100937Chromosomal errors are a hallmark of cancer cells. Defects in the geno

Updated on: January 22,2024

Study suggests chromosomal errors may hinder some aggressive tumors

by Julie Vera,Mayo ClinicGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.100937Chromosomal errors are a hallmark of cancer cells. Defects in the geno

Updated on:January 22,2024

Malpractice trends involving active surveillance across cancers

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainActive surveillance is an established practice for managing certain low-risk cancers that are unlikely to cause harm. It is an increasingly

Updated on: March 30,2024

Malpractice trends involving active surveillance across cancers

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainActive surveillance is an established practice for managing certain low-risk cancers that are unlikely to cause harm. It is an increasingly

Updated on:March 30,2024

Protein could offer therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

by The Francis Crick InstituteHuman pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma showing high levels of CD9 (red). Credit: Francis Crick InstituteA protein that drives growth of pancreatic cancer, and which

Updated on: March 01,2024

Protein could offer therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

by The Francis Crick InstituteHuman pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma showing high levels of CD9 (red). Credit: Francis Crick InstituteA protein that drives growth of pancreatic cancer, and which

Updated on:March 01,2024

Children wearing sun-smart clothing had 24% fewer new moles over a 3.5 year period

by James Cook UniversityJelleke Vanooteghem. Credit: James Cook UniversityJames Cook University researchers are calling for mandatory sun-protective clothing standards at preschools after a multi

Updated on: January 30,2024

Children wearing sun-smart clothing had 24% fewer new moles over a 3.5 year period

by James Cook UniversityJelleke Vanooteghem. Credit: James Cook UniversityJames Cook University researchers are calling for mandatory sun-protective clothing standards at preschools after a multi

Updated on:January 30,2024

COVID-19 pandemic could have led to 20,000 prostate cancer diagnosis being missed

byUniversity of SurreyObserved and predicted trends over time from January 2015 to July 2023 showing rates per 100 000 registered adult men (A) prostate cancer incidence, (B) prevalence, and (C)

Updated on: March 30,2024

COVID-19 pandemic could have led to 20,000 prostate cancer diagnosis being missed

byUniversity of SurreyObserved and predicted trends over time from January 2015 to July 2023 showing rates per 100 000 registered adult men (A) prostate cancer incidence, (B) prevalence, and (C)

Updated on:March 30,2024

Researchers demonstrate technique for identifying single cancer cells in blood for the first time

byKeele UniversityBrightfield image of a cytospun sample containing PBMC and individual CALU-1 cancer cells. Credit:PLOS ONE(2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289824A pioneering stud

Updated on: March 30,2024

Researchers demonstrate technique for identifying single cancer cells in blood for the first time

byKeele UniversityBrightfield image of a cytospun sample containing PBMC and individual CALU-1 cancer cells. Credit:PLOS ONE(2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289824A pioneering stud

Updated on:March 30,2024

Can the body's own 'killer torpedoes' derived from NK cells fight cancer?

by Elin Martine Doeland,University of OsloAn NK cell meeting a cancer cell. The killer torpedoes, illustrated with chocolates, attack the cancer cell. The image was taken at the Medical research

Updated on: December 28,2023

Can the body's own 'killer torpedoes' derived from NK cells fight cancer?

by Elin Martine Doeland,University of OsloAn NK cell meeting a cancer cell. The killer torpedoes, illustrated with chocolates, attack the cancer cell. The image was taken at the Medical research

Updated on:December 28,2023