Early findings suggest clinical and lab-based approach critical to tracking head and neck cancer recurrence

by Anna Megdell,University of MichiganSurvival over time. (A)Median overall survival (mOS) plotted over years of the study. (B)mOS improved from 1998 to 2007 to 2008–2019. (C)m

Updated on: January 30,2024 11

Early findings suggest clinical and lab-based approach critical to tracking head and neck cancer recurrence

by Anna Megdell,University of MichiganSurvival over time. (A)Median overall survival (mOS) plotted over years of the study. (B)mOS improved from 1998 to 2007 to 2008–2019. (C)m

Updated on:January 30,2024 11

Software program that looks for the most effective drugs helps to personalize cancer treatments

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreGraphical Abstract. Credit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad412Precision medicine seeks to adapt treatments to the char

Updated on: January 16,2024 14

Software program that looks for the most effective drugs helps to personalize cancer treatments

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreGraphical Abstract. Credit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad412Precision medicine seeks to adapt treatments to the char

Updated on:January 16,2024 14

New drug targets for BRCA-driven cancer uncovered

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBRCA1 and BRCA2 ("BReast CAncer genes") are critical tumor suppressor genes—women carrying a mutation in one of these genes h

Updated on: March 30,2024 16

New drug targets for BRCA-driven cancer uncovered

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainBRCA1 and BRCA2 ("BReast CAncer genes") are critical tumor suppressor genes—women carrying a mutation in one of these genes h

Updated on:March 30,2024 16

Longer exclusive breastfeeding may lower risk for childhood hematologic cancers

by Lori SolomonExclusive breastfeeding duration of at least three months may decrease the risk for childhood hematologic cancers, according to a study published online March 26 inJAMA Network Op

Updated on: March 30,2024 0

Longer exclusive breastfeeding may lower risk for childhood hematologic cancers

by Lori SolomonExclusive breastfeeding duration of at least three months may decrease the risk for childhood hematologic cancers, according to a study published online March 26 inJAMA Network Op

Updated on:March 30,2024 0

Detecting breast cancer earlier with 3D X-rays

by Werner Siefer,ETH ZurichComparison of conventional computed tomography with the new GI-CT images. The increased image quality of the GI-CT is particularly evident for small features (indicate

Updated on: February 23,2024 20

Detecting breast cancer earlier with 3D X-rays

by Werner Siefer,ETH ZurichComparison of conventional computed tomography with the new GI-CT images. The increased image quality of the GI-CT is particularly evident for small features (indicate

Updated on:February 23,2024 20

Early-stage cancer diagnoses decreased sharply in the US during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

by American Cancer SocietyCOVID-19 and Cancer. Credit: American Cancer SocietyA new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found monthly adult cancer diagnoses decreased by h

Updated on: February 03,2024 12

Early-stage cancer diagnoses decreased sharply in the US during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

by American Cancer SocietyCOVID-19 and Cancer. Credit: American Cancer SocietyA new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found monthly adult cancer diagnoses decreased by h

Updated on:February 03,2024 12

Germline testing underused in cancer patients

by Lori SolomonFew patients diagnosed with cancer between 2013 and 2019 in California and Georgia underwent germline testing, according to a study published online June 5 in theJournal of the Am

Updated on: January 04,2024 6

Germline testing underused in cancer patients

by Lori SolomonFew patients diagnosed with cancer between 2013 and 2019 in California and Georgia underwent germline testing, according to a study published online June 5 in theJournal of the Am

Updated on:January 04,2024 6

Experimental ovarian cancer diagnostic could lead to new precision oncology approach

byFred Hutchinson Cancer CenterIntermediate magnification micrograph of a low malignant potential (LMP) mucinous ovarian tumour. H&E stain. The micrograph shows: Simple mucinous epithelium (

Updated on: January 04,2024 9

Experimental ovarian cancer diagnostic could lead to new precision oncology approach

byFred Hutchinson Cancer CenterIntermediate magnification micrograph of a low malignant potential (LMP) mucinous ovarian tumour. H&E stain. The micrograph shows: Simple mucinous epithelium (

Updated on:January 04,2024 9

Novel research shows older breast cancer survivors experience accelerated aging, worse functional outcomes

by Colleen McDonald,Medical College of WisconsinLongitudinal changes in epigenetic aging between the first and second blood samples among Black or non-Hispanic White older breast cancer survivor

Updated on: January 21,2024 12

Novel research shows older breast cancer survivors experience accelerated aging, worse functional outcomes

by Colleen McDonald,Medical College of WisconsinLongitudinal changes in epigenetic aging between the first and second blood samples among Black or non-Hispanic White older breast cancer survivor

Updated on:January 21,2024 12

New tools to manage rare eye cancer

by University College DublinTumor secretion of IL-6, IL-13, VEGF-A, and PlGF correlate with clinical characteristics in ex vivo, control-treated, primary UM patient tumors. (A) Schematic of the e

Updated on: January 29,2024 18

New tools to manage rare eye cancer

by University College DublinTumor secretion of IL-6, IL-13, VEGF-A, and PlGF correlate with clinical characteristics in ex vivo, control-treated, primary UM patient tumors. (A) Schematic of the e

Updated on:January 29,2024 18

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScientists discovered targeting a protein called ETV6 can turn Ewing sarcoma cancer cells back to normal-looking and -behaving connective tissue cells, as seen abo

Updated on: January 22,2024 18

Stopping a rare childhood cancer in its tracks

byCold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScientists discovered targeting a protein called ETV6 can turn Ewing sarcoma cancer cells back to normal-looking and -behaving connective tissue cells, as seen abo

Updated on:January 22,2024 18

Drug developed for pancreatic cancer shows promise against most aggressive form of medulloblastoma

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI171136A drug that was developed to treat pancr

Updated on: August 27,2024 0

Drug developed for pancreatic cancer shows promise against most aggressive form of medulloblastoma

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI171136A drug that was developed to treat pancr

Updated on:August 27,2024 0