73

Oncology
Prevention and treatment of tumors, and caring for cancer patients.
Sub Categories on Oncology
Latest Articles
Black men found to have greater microvascular dysfunction than white men after prostate cancer diagnosis

Black men found to have greater microvascular dysfunction than white men after prostate cancer diagnosis

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMicrovascular function is lower is Black men following a recent diagnosis of prostate cancer, compared to white men, according to

Black men found to have greater microvascular dysfunction than white men after prostate cancer diagnosis

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMicrovascular function is lower is Black men following a recent diagnosis of prostate cancer, compared to white men, according to
Drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer

Drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer

by Ziba Kashef,Yale UniversityNew Yale-led research may offer novel immunotherapies for skin, colon, breast, pancreatic and other cancers. Credit: stock.adobe.comA therapy developed by Yale rese

Drug shows promise as immune therapy for cancer

by Ziba Kashef,Yale UniversityNew Yale-led research may offer novel immunotherapies for skin, colon, breast, pancreatic and other cancers. Credit: stock.adobe.comA therapy developed by Yale rese
Study finds education and navigation increase cancer genetic counseling and/or testing

Study finds education and navigation increase cancer genetic counseling and/or testing

by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyGraphical depiction of TP and TCN interventions. (a) Baseline survey, which captured sociodemographic information (age, rural status, etc), self-reported healt

Study finds education and navigation increase cancer genetic counseling and/or testing

by Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyGraphical depiction of TP and TCN interventions. (a) Baseline survey, which captured sociodemographic information (age, rural status, etc), self-reported healt
Research reveals potential targets for therapeutic development for glioblastoma

Research reveals potential targets for therapeutic development for glioblastoma

by Amy Richardson,University of Alabama at BirminghamGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148717The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. He

Research reveals potential targets for therapeutic development for glioblastoma

by Amy Richardson,University of Alabama at BirminghamGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148717The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. He
Study unveils molecular pathways followed by metastatic cancer cells

Study unveils molecular pathways followed by metastatic cancer cells

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMetastasis, the process by which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other tissues to seed new cancerous growth, caus

Study unveils molecular pathways followed by metastatic cancer cells

by Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMetastasis, the process by which cancer cells leave the primary tumor and spread to other tissues to seed new cancerous growth, caus
Researchers describe a new resistance mechanism

Researchers describe a new resistance mechanism

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteDue to the treatment with the antibody against Semaphorin 4D (anti-Sema4D), changes occur in the tumor vasculature as well as a decrease in tumor

Researchers describe a new resistance mechanism

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research InstituteDue to the treatment with the antibody against Semaphorin 4D (anti-Sema4D), changes occur in the tumor vasculature as well as a decrease in tumor
'Dual-target' cell therapy appears to shrink brain tumors, research finds

'Dual-target' cell therapy appears to shrink brain tumors, research finds

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Anna Shvets from PexelsTargeting two brain tumor-associated proteins—rather than one—with CAR T cell therapy shows promise

'Dual-target' cell therapy appears to shrink brain tumors, research finds

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Anna Shvets from PexelsTargeting two brain tumor-associated proteins—rather than one—with CAR T cell therapy shows promise
Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations

Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIHTumors can carry mutations in hundreds of different gen

Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDNA, which has a double-helix structure, can have many genetic mutations and variations. Credit: NIHTumors can carry mutations in hundreds of different gen
Breast cancer may be likelier to spread to bone with nighttime dim-light exposure

Breast cancer may be likelier to spread to bone with nighttime dim-light exposure

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure to dim light at night, which is common in today's lifestyle, may contribute to the spread of breast cancer to the bones, researchers

Breast cancer may be likelier to spread to bone with nighttime dim-light exposure

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainExposure to dim light at night, which is common in today's lifestyle, may contribute to the spread of breast cancer to the bones, researchers
Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression and/or anxiety prior to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) had shorter survival times t

Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression and/or anxiety prior to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) had shorter survival times t
Study points toward new ways to prevent liver cancer

Study points toward new ways to prevent liver cancer

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCharacterization of genetic mutations, inflammation, immune cell and tumor markers in mice with genetic HSC depletion, activation of inhibition. Credit

Study points toward new ways to prevent liver cancer

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCharacterization of genetic mutations, inflammation, immune cell and tumor markers in mice with genetic HSC depletion, activation of inhibition. Credit
New cell model could help find treatments for one of the most common forms of childhood leukemia

New cell model could help find treatments for one of the most common forms of childhood leukemia

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreCredit: CC0 Public DomainB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) is one of the most common forms of childhood cancer. The overall survival rate i

New cell model could help find treatments for one of the most common forms of childhood leukemia

byThe Spanish National Cancer Research CentreCredit: CC0 Public DomainB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) is one of the most common forms of childhood cancer. The overall survival rate i