Fiber boost could combat 'chemo brain' drain

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: AI-generated imageBrain inflammation is a common side effect of ongoing chemotherapy and a catalyst for a range of debilitatin

Updated on: April 18,2024 12

Fiber boost could combat 'chemo brain' drain

by South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)Credit: AI-generated imageBrain inflammation is a common side effect of ongoing chemotherapy and a catalyst for a range of debilitatin

Updated on:April 18,2024 12

Researchers accurately predict how well body will fight lung cancer based on patterns of immune cells

by Case Western Reserve UniversityActual photographs of the shape of the cancer-associated immune cells. Credit: Case Western Reserve UniversityResearchers at Case Western Reserve University have

Updated on: March 01,2024 19

Researchers accurately predict how well body will fight lung cancer based on patterns of immune cells

by Case Western Reserve UniversityActual photographs of the shape of the cancer-associated immune cells. Credit: Case Western Reserve UniversityResearchers at Case Western Reserve University have

Updated on:March 01,2024 19

Study identifies a genetic driver of deadly prostate cancer

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterGraph shows elevated activity of a transcription-factor network that includes the molecule Onecut2 in tumors of patients whose prostate cancer resisted hormone thera

Updated on: March 12,2024 19

Study identifies a genetic driver of deadly prostate cancer

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterGraph shows elevated activity of a transcription-factor network that includes the molecule Onecut2 in tumors of patients whose prostate cancer resisted hormone thera

Updated on:March 12,2024 19

Young cancer survivors face elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease, but factors that may impact this risk

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors are at risk of experiencing treatment-related effects later in life, including damage to the heart. New

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

Young cancer survivors face elevated risk of developing cardiovascular disease, but factors that may impact this risk

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors are at risk of experiencing treatment-related effects later in life, including damage to the heart. New

Updated on:January 02,2024 9

Prostate cancer: Getting ever closer to diagnosis using an 'electronic nose'

by Politecnico di MilanoPrototype of an electronic nose developed by the Politecnico di Milano in partnership with Humanitas, capable of diagnosing a tumor using a urine sample with 82% accuracy. Cred

Updated on: January 02,2024 13

Prostate cancer: Getting ever closer to diagnosis using an 'electronic nose'

by Politecnico di MilanoPrototype of an electronic nose developed by the Politecnico di Milano in partnership with Humanitas, capable of diagnosing a tumor using a urine sample with 82% accuracy. Cred

Updated on:January 02,2024 13

GI symptoms persist in older female colorectal cancer survivors, study finds

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityGI symptoms in CRC survivors (Prevalence, and severity). A. Prevalence of GI symptoms with mild (blue bar) and with moderate-to-severe symptoms (red ba

Updated on: January 23,2024 18

GI symptoms persist in older female colorectal cancer survivors, study finds

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityGI symptoms in CRC survivors (Prevalence, and severity). A. Prevalence of GI symptoms with mild (blue bar) and with moderate-to-severe symptoms (red ba

Updated on:January 23,2024 18

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 17

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 17

Researchers uncover racial and ethnic disparities in a widely used precision oncology data registry

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalSample size estimation to detect differences in mutational proportions between white and racial/ethnic minority patients at varying power increm

Updated on: February 18,2024 16

Researchers uncover racial and ethnic disparities in a widely used precision oncology data registry

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalSample size estimation to detect differences in mutational proportions between white and racial/ethnic minority patients at varying power increm

Updated on:February 18,2024 16

Clinical trial: Addition of atezolizumab to standard care does not improve limited-stage small cell lung cancer survival

by NRG OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe addition of the cancer immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to the standard of care concurrent chemoradiation (cCRT) did not improve overall survival fo

Updated on: October 21,2024 0

Clinical trial: Addition of atezolizumab to standard care does not improve limited-stage small cell lung cancer survival

by NRG OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe addition of the cancer immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to the standard of care concurrent chemoradiation (cCRT) did not improve overall survival fo

Updated on:October 21,2024 0

Researchers determine oral bacteria accelerate pancreatic cancer development in mice

by Hebrew University of JerusalemPancreas sections from control and P.gingivalis-infected mice. Control mouse showing a small pre-cancerous lesion (marked in yellow). Credit: Hebrew University of

Updated on: March 30,2024 0

Researchers determine oral bacteria accelerate pancreatic cancer development in mice

by Hebrew University of JerusalemPancreas sections from control and P.gingivalis-infected mice. Control mouse showing a small pre-cancerous lesion (marked in yellow). Credit: Hebrew University of

Updated on:March 30,2024 0

Researchers generate lab-grown human tissue model for food tube cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineHuman gastroesophageal junction-derived organoid, modified by dual-knockout of key tumor suppressor genes (TP53/CDKN2A) using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editin

Updated on: February 03,2024 17

Researchers generate lab-grown human tissue model for food tube cancer

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineHuman gastroesophageal junction-derived organoid, modified by dual-knockout of key tumor suppressor genes (TP53/CDKN2A) using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editin

Updated on:February 03,2024 17

Breast cancer recurrence rate not up with autologous fat transfer

(HealthDay)—For patients with breast cancer, reconstruction with autologous fat transfer (AFT) seems not to increase the rate of locoregional recurrence versus conventional breast reconstruction, acco

Updated on: April 01,2024 16

Breast cancer recurrence rate not up with autologous fat transfer

(HealthDay)—For patients with breast cancer, reconstruction with autologous fat transfer (AFT) seems not to increase the rate of locoregional recurrence versus conventional breast reconstruction, acco

Updated on:April 01,2024 16