Hormone therapy for breast cancer linked with lower dementia risk

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainHormone modulating therapy (HMT) used for the treatment of breast cancer was associated with a 7% lower risk of developing Alzheimer's dise

Updated on: July 17,2024

Hormone therapy for breast cancer linked with lower dementia risk

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainHormone modulating therapy (HMT) used for the treatment of breast cancer was associated with a 7% lower risk of developing Alzheimer's dise

Updated on:July 17,2024

New wearable device measures the changing size of tumors below the skin

by Andrew Myers,Georgia Institute of TechnologyFAST sensor. Credit: Stanford UniversityEngineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University have created a small, autonomous d

Updated on: January 12,2024

New wearable device measures the changing size of tumors below the skin

by Andrew Myers,Georgia Institute of TechnologyFAST sensor. Credit: Stanford UniversityEngineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University have created a small, autonomous d

Updated on:January 12,2024

Anticancer vaccines gain new lease of life with personalisation techniques

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAnticancer vaccines have gained a new lease of life with techniques to personalise them to individual patients. Cutting edge devel

Updated on: March 01,2024

Anticancer vaccines gain new lease of life with personalisation techniques

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAnticancer vaccines have gained a new lease of life with techniques to personalise them to individual patients. Cutting edge devel

Updated on:March 01,2024

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance

Updated on: March 08,2024

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance

Updated on:March 08,2024

Drug combination prompts immune response in some resistant pancreatic cancers

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineRadiologic scans and change in CA19.9 of the three responders during the course of entinostat plus nivolumab therapy. Credit:Nature Communicati

Updated on: December 01,2024

Drug combination prompts immune response in some resistant pancreatic cancers

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineRadiologic scans and change in CA19.9 of the three responders during the course of entinostat plus nivolumab therapy. Credit:Nature Communicati

Updated on:December 01,2024

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

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

Study finds that diabetes may hasten breast cancer tumor growth and stiffness

byVanderbilt UniversityHyperglycemia increases tumor growth through promoting cell proliferation. (A) Weekly average tumor volume measurements for nondiabetic (Ctrl), diabetic (STZ), and diabeti

Updated on: January 23,2024

Study finds that diabetes may hasten breast cancer tumor growth and stiffness

byVanderbilt UniversityHyperglycemia increases tumor growth through promoting cell proliferation. (A) Weekly average tumor volume measurements for nondiabetic (Ctrl), diabetic (STZ), and diabeti

Updated on:January 23,2024

New, rare type of small cell lung cancer identified

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterOn the left, four pathology images from a patient with atypical small cell lung cancer show hallmarks of carcinoid cancer in the lungs (thorax

Updated on: September 30,2024

New, rare type of small cell lung cancer identified

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterOn the left, four pathology images from a patient with atypical small cell lung cancer show hallmarks of carcinoid cancer in the lungs (thorax

Updated on:September 30,2024

Women may not recognize non-lump symptoms of breast cancer

by Lori SolomonFewer than half of women recognize symptoms other than a lump in the breast as a potential sign of breast cancer, according to the results of a survey commissioned by The Ohio State Uni

Updated on: March 09,2024

Women may not recognize non-lump symptoms of breast cancer

by Lori SolomonFewer than half of women recognize symptoms other than a lump in the breast as a potential sign of breast cancer, according to the results of a survey commissioned by The Ohio State Uni

Updated on:March 09,2024

A 3-D bioprinted tumor-on-a-chip model

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical Xpress(A) The schematic illustration of the biofabrication process, (B) the printer and bioprinted constructs (Food coloring used for the purpose of illustration). C

Updated on: March 27,2024

A 3-D bioprinted tumor-on-a-chip model

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical Xpress(A) The schematic illustration of the biofabrication process, (B) the printer and bioprinted constructs (Food coloring used for the purpose of illustration). C

Updated on:March 27,2024

A way to prevent pancreatic cancer from spreading post-surgery?

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryOn the left is a section of a pancreatic cancer patient's primary tumor, with cancer cells (red) and CK19, a marker of proliferation (green), evident. On the r

Updated on: May 05,2024

A way to prevent pancreatic cancer from spreading post-surgery?

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryOn the left is a section of a pancreatic cancer patient's primary tumor, with cancer cells (red) and CK19, a marker of proliferation (green), evident. On the r

Updated on:May 05,2024

Researchers find timing, dosage of DNA-damaging drugs are key to whether a cancer cell dies or enters senescence

by Bendta Schroeder,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNormal cells (blue) entering senescence (green to yellow) or apoptosis (purple to red) after treatment with chemotherapy. Credit: Bendta

Updated on: February 18,2024

Researchers find timing, dosage of DNA-damaging drugs are key to whether a cancer cell dies or enters senescence

by Bendta Schroeder,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNormal cells (blue) entering senescence (green to yellow) or apoptosis (purple to red) after treatment with chemotherapy. Credit: Bendta

Updated on:February 18,2024