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Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don't respond well to immunotherapy

Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don't respond well to immunotherapy

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds new light on why tumors that have spread

Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don't respond well to immunotherapy

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds new light on why tumors that have spread
Oncology researchers raise ethics concerns posed by patient-facing artificial intelligence

Oncology researchers raise ethics concerns posed by patient-facing artificial intelligence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReady or not, patients with cancer are increasingly likely to find themselves interacting with artificial intelligence technologies

Oncology researchers raise ethics concerns posed by patient-facing artificial intelligence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReady or not, patients with cancer are increasingly likely to find themselves interacting with artificial intelligence technologies
Direct-acting antivirals still underused in hep C-related liver cancer

Direct-acting antivirals still underused in hep C-related liver cancer

by Lori SolomonDirect-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) remain underutilized in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study presented at The Liver M

Direct-acting antivirals still underused in hep C-related liver cancer

by Lori SolomonDirect-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) remain underutilized in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study presented at The Liver M
Metastasis enablers: Findings could unlock new ovarian cancer treatments

Metastasis enablers: Findings could unlock new ovarian cancer treatments

by Tom Ziemer,University of Wisconsin-MadisonBiomedical engineering professor Pam Kreeger and other lab members have teased out how one type of immune cells helps cancer cells attach in the peri

Metastasis enablers: Findings could unlock new ovarian cancer treatments

by Tom Ziemer,University of Wisconsin-MadisonBiomedical engineering professor Pam Kreeger and other lab members have teased out how one type of immune cells helps cancer cells attach in the peri
Trials supporting FDA approval of breakthrough drugs examined

Trials supporting FDA approval of breakthrough drugs examined

(HealthDay)—Pivotal trials supporting U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals granted Breakthrough Therapy designation often lack randomization, double-blinding, and control groups, according to a

Trials supporting FDA approval of breakthrough drugs examined

(HealthDay)—Pivotal trials supporting U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvals granted Breakthrough Therapy designation often lack randomization, double-blinding, and control groups, according to a
Researchers identify a possible therapeutic target for Kennedy´s disease and prostate cancer

Researchers identify a possible therapeutic target for Kennedy´s disease and prostate cancer

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Interaction of the androgen receptor and chaperone Hsp70 (in red) inside the cell. Blue indicates cell nuclei.Xavier Salvatella, IRB Barcel

Researchers identify a possible therapeutic target for Kennedy´s disease and prostate cancer

by Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)Interaction of the androgen receptor and chaperone Hsp70 (in red) inside the cell. Blue indicates cell nuclei.Xavier Salvatella, IRB Barcel
Effectiveness of a new bladder cancer treatment demonstrated

Effectiveness of a new bladder cancer treatment demonstrated

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Credit: IMIMResearchers from the Molecular Cancer group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) and doctors from Hospital del Mar

Effectiveness of a new bladder cancer treatment demonstrated

by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)Credit: IMIMResearchers from the Molecular Cancer group at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) and doctors from Hospital del Mar
Cervical cancer screening numbers drop off in women 45-65

Cervical cancer screening numbers drop off in women 45-65

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainCervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer affecting women in the United States. That's because there are two good screen

Cervical cancer screening numbers drop off in women 45-65

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainCervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer affecting women in the United States. That's because there are two good screen
New data informs treatment of blood cancer during pregnancy

New data informs treatment of blood cancer during pregnancy

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainToday,Blood Advancespublished a study revealing that patients with relapsed/refractory (r/r) lymphoma during pregnanc

New data informs treatment of blood cancer during pregnancy

byAmerican Society of HematologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainToday,Blood Advancespublished a study revealing that patients with relapsed/refractory (r/r) lymphoma during pregnanc
Expert panel issues new guidelines for lung cancer molecular testing

Expert panel issues new guidelines for lung cancer molecular testing

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusDara Aisner, MD, PhD, and colleagues update recommendations for lung cancer molecular testing. Credit: University of Colorado Cancer CenterLung cancer treatment often

Expert panel issues new guidelines for lung cancer molecular testing

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusDara Aisner, MD, PhD, and colleagues update recommendations for lung cancer molecular testing. Credit: University of Colorado Cancer CenterLung cancer treatment often
Researchers develop tool to measure patient health and well-being after radionuclide therapy

Researchers develop tool to measure patient health and well-being after radionuclide therapy

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Nuclear Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.122.264946Cancer is a devasting disease that

Researchers develop tool to measure patient health and well-being after radionuclide therapy

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Nuclear Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.122.264946Cancer is a devasting disease that
New research in finds telemedicine consistently outperforms in-person visits for cancer care when both are available

New research in finds telemedicine consistently outperforms in-person visits for cancer care when both are available

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the May 2023 issue of theJournal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkfrom Moffitt Cancer Ce

New research in finds telemedicine consistently outperforms in-person visits for cancer care when both are available

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the May 2023 issue of theJournal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkfrom Moffitt Cancer Ce