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Potential overtreatment during life-limiting illness and end of life in older adults

Potential overtreatment during life-limiting illness and end of life in older adults

by Gunilla Sonnebring,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new thesis from Karolinska Institutet advocates end-of-life care that prioritizes the highest possible quality of life, avoi

Potential overtreatment during life-limiting illness and end of life in older adults

by Gunilla Sonnebring,Karolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new thesis from Karolinska Institutet advocates end-of-life care that prioritizes the highest possible quality of life, avoi
Altered cell behavior behind resistance in neuroblastoma

Altered cell behavior behind resistance in neuroblastoma

byLund UniversityEstablishment and application of a COJEC-like treatment protocol using NB PDX models.(A) Schematic representation of the experimental design. Mice were injected subcutaneously (

Altered cell behavior behind resistance in neuroblastoma

byLund UniversityEstablishment and application of a COJEC-like treatment protocol using NB PDX models.(A) Schematic representation of the experimental design. Mice were injected subcutaneously (
Breast cancer survivors experience faster biological aging compared to cancer-free women, study finds

Breast cancer survivors experience faster biological aging compared to cancer-free women, study finds

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteCase-control analysis of biological aging and breast cancer status. Results from multivariable linear regression models treating the biolog

Breast cancer survivors experience faster biological aging compared to cancer-free women, study finds

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteCase-control analysis of biological aging and breast cancer status. Results from multivariable linear regression models treating the biolog
Early-stage cancer diagnoses decreased sharply in the US during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

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

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
Crossroads: The role of biomarkers in the management of lumps in the breast

Crossroads: The role of biomarkers in the management of lumps in the breast

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new research perspective was published inOncotarget's, titled "Crossroads: the role of biomarkers in the management of lumps in

Crossroads: The role of biomarkers in the management of lumps in the breast

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new research perspective was published inOncotarget's, titled "Crossroads: the role of biomarkers in the management of lumps in
Long-term exposure to nitrates in drinking water may be a risk factor for prostate cancer

Long-term exposure to nitrates in drinking water may be a risk factor for prostate cancer

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe nitrate ingested over the course of a person's adult lifetime through the consumption of tap water and bottled wat

Long-term exposure to nitrates in drinking water may be a risk factor for prostate cancer

by Barcelona Institute for Global HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe nitrate ingested over the course of a person's adult lifetime through the consumption of tap water and bottled wat
Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D

Infections from a diarrhea-causing parasite are on the rise in the UK, but experts aren't quite sure why

by Paul Hunter,The ConversationLaboratory notifications of Cryptosporidium species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, by week of specimen, 2023. Credit:Eurosurveillance(2023). D
Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors

Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors

by Washington University School of MedicineGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0For decades, scientists have recognized that more males get cancer and die of the disease

Sex differences identified in deadly brain tumors

by Washington University School of MedicineGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0For decades, scientists have recognized that more males get cancer and die of the disease
Prostate cancer 'test by request' policies drive overdiagnosis and inequity with minimal benefit, argue experts

Prostate cancer 'test by request' policies drive overdiagnosis and inequity with minimal benefit, argue experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost high income countries, including the U.K., do not have a national prostate cancer screening program, but instead allow men without

Prostate cancer 'test by request' policies drive overdiagnosis and inequity with minimal benefit, argue experts

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost high income countries, including the U.K., do not have a national prostate cancer screening program, but instead allow men without
Triple-drug therapy for post-transplant management of multiple myeloma

Triple-drug therapy for post-transplant management of multiple myeloma

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues in Poland report promising

Triple-drug therapy for post-transplant management of multiple myeloma

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues in Poland report promising
Drug developed for pancreatic cancer shows promise against most aggressive form of medulloblastoma

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

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
Guidelines of care developed for skin cancer management

Guidelines of care developed for skin cancer management

(HealthDay)—Guidelines of care have been developed for the management of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), according to two reports published online Jan. 10 in t

Guidelines of care developed for skin cancer management

(HealthDay)—Guidelines of care have been developed for the management of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), according to two reports published online Jan. 10 in t