Health insurance premiums dropped? Not so fast

by E.J. Antoni, The Heritage FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation slowing in October, due in part to a supposed 34% drop in the cost of he

Updated on: May 17,2024 7

Health insurance premiums dropped? Not so fast

by E.J. Antoni, The Heritage FoundationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe latest Consumer Price Index report showed inflation slowing in October, due in part to a supposed 34% drop in the cost of he

Updated on:May 17,2024 7

Medicaid expansion in Southern states associated with earlier and more comprehensive breast cancer treatment

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in a Southern state that expanded access to Medicaid were more likely to receive tr

Updated on: January 02,2024 8

Medicaid expansion in Southern states associated with earlier and more comprehensive breast cancer treatment

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in a Southern state that expanded access to Medicaid were more likely to receive tr

Updated on:January 02,2024 8

Inherited mutations may play a role in pancreatic cancer development

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA small, retrospective study has found tha

Updated on: May 13,2024 4

Inherited mutations may play a role in pancreatic cancer development

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA small, retrospective study has found tha

Updated on:May 13,2024 4

'Fighting' cancer may detract men from palliative care

by University of Rochester Medical CenterMen with advanced cancer are 30 percent less likely than women to consider palliative care, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.Re

Updated on: March 01,2024 19

'Fighting' cancer may detract men from palliative care

by University of Rochester Medical CenterMen with advanced cancer are 30 percent less likely than women to consider palliative care, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.Re

Updated on:March 01,2024 19

Study analyses how far people will travel for specialist cancer care

by University College LondonCredit: Keith Sergeant Source:FlickrPeople are willing to travel 75 minutes longer for specialist cancer surgery if it reduces their risk of complications

Updated on: March 12,2024 19

Study analyses how far people will travel for specialist cancer care

by University College LondonCredit: Keith Sergeant Source:FlickrPeople are willing to travel 75 minutes longer for specialist cancer surgery if it reduces their risk of complications

Updated on:March 12,2024 19

South Florida girl in need of rare blood to fight cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainA worldwide search is on to find blood donors with a rare genetic variation to help save a 2-year-old South Florida girl battling cancer.Zainab Mughal has neuroblastoma and ne

Updated on: March 12,2024 15

South Florida girl in need of rare blood to fight cancer

Credit: CC0 Public DomainA worldwide search is on to find blood donors with a rare genetic variation to help save a 2-year-old South Florida girl battling cancer.Zainab Mughal has neuroblastoma and ne

Updated on:March 12,2024 15

Engineered receptors help the immune system home in on cancer

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost cancer treatments—from chemotherapies to engineered immune cells—have a host of side effects, in large part because they af

Updated on: November 30,2024 0

Engineered receptors help the immune system home in on cancer

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost cancer treatments—from chemotherapies to engineered immune cells—have a host of side effects, in large part because they af

Updated on:November 30,2024 0

Target discovered for the treatment of pancreatic cancer

byKiel UniversityAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA team at the Institute of Biochemistry at Kiel University has found a

Updated on: July 05,2024 0

Target discovered for the treatment of pancreatic cancer

byKiel UniversityAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA team at the Institute of Biochemistry at Kiel University has found a

Updated on:July 05,2024 0

Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Melanoma i

Updated on: June 08,2024 8

Researchers identify mechanism of resistance to BRAF inhibitors in melanoma

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Melanoma i

Updated on:June 08,2024 8

Shades of grey reveal breast tumours

by David Bradley,InderscienceMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast cancer is the second most common cancer in women. Mammography

Updated on: March 01,2024 17

Shades of grey reveal breast tumours

by David Bradley,InderscienceMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast cancer is the second most common cancer in women. Mammography

Updated on:March 01,2024 17

Medicare to cover CAR-T therapy for leukemia, lymphoma

A breakthrough gene therapy will be covered for certain types of lymphoma and leukemia, Medicare says.Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T)therapyboosts a patient's own immune cells

Updated on: May 17,2024 4

Medicare to cover CAR-T therapy for leukemia, lymphoma

A breakthrough gene therapy will be covered for certain types of lymphoma and leukemia, Medicare says.Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T)therapyboosts a patient's own immune cells

Updated on:May 17,2024 4

Researchers identify genetic 'seeds' of metastatic breast cancer

by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer d

Updated on: March 01,2024 14

Researchers identify genetic 'seeds' of metastatic breast cancer

by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainBreast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer d

Updated on:March 01,2024 14