Measuring 'quality of life' is an important trend in cancer care

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs novel cancer treatments continually emerge, it is essential to collect data on patients' quality of life along wit

Updated on: August 27,2024

Measuring 'quality of life' is an important trend in cancer care

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs novel cancer treatments continually emerge, it is essential to collect data on patients' quality of life along wit

Updated on:August 27,2024

Novel drug shows promising efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDResults of an international clin

Updated on: December 18,2023

Novel drug shows promising efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma

by Jenny Owen,Emory UniversityScanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor. Credit: NIAIDResults of an international clin

Updated on:December 18,2023

Pembrolizumab Monotherapy Displays Efficacy in Rare Sarcomas

The PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) displayed activity with a manageable safety profile in patients with certain rare and ultra-raresarcoma histotypes, according to findings from the phase 2 A

Updated on: November 07,2023

Pembrolizumab Monotherapy Displays Efficacy in Rare Sarcomas

The PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) displayed activity with a manageable safety profile in patients with certain rare and ultra-raresarcoma histotypes, according to findings from the phase 2 A

Updated on:November 07,2023

Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Generates Survival Benefit in Previously Untreated

September 22, 2023Chris RyanTreatment with the combination of enfortumab Vedotin and pembrolizumab led to an improvement in overall survival and progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy in

Updated on: October 15,2023

Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Generates Survival Benefit in Previously Untreated

September 22, 2023Chris RyanTreatment with the combination of enfortumab Vedotin and pembrolizumab led to an improvement in overall survival and progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy in

Updated on:October 15,2023

Localizing BRCA gene mutations to better treat ovarian cancer

byUniversity of GenevaDistribution of mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. A. Graphical summary of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Mutation plot was generated using cBioPortal MutationMapper tool. Black = n

Updated on: December 20,2023

Localizing BRCA gene mutations to better treat ovarian cancer

byUniversity of GenevaDistribution of mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. A. Graphical summary of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Mutation plot was generated using cBioPortal MutationMapper tool. Black = n

Updated on:December 20,2023

Cardiopulmonary fitness is key for helping breast cancer patients manage post-diagnosis symptoms, say researchers

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaIndependent associations between health-related fitness variables and breast cancer-related symptoms in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. (A) Mo

Updated on: October 26,2024

Cardiopulmonary fitness is key for helping breast cancer patients manage post-diagnosis symptoms, say researchers

by Adrianna MacPherson,University of AlbertaIndependent associations between health-related fitness variables and breast cancer-related symptoms in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. (A) Mo

Updated on:October 26,2024

Oral paclitaxel yields better outcomes than intravenous paclitaxel for metastatic breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainMetastatic breast cancer patients who received an oral formulation of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel had better response and

Updated on: December 22,2023

Oral paclitaxel yields better outcomes than intravenous paclitaxel for metastatic breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainMetastatic breast cancer patients who received an oral formulation of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel had better response and

Updated on:December 22,2023

New blood test revolutionizes early cancer detection in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome patients

In a study published inCancer Discovery, researchers from Canada tested the use of a multimodal liquid biopsy assay based on cell-free DNA (cfDNA) for early cancer detection in patients with Li-

Updated on: October 30,2023

New blood test revolutionizes early cancer detection in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome patients

In a study published inCancer Discovery, researchers from Canada tested the use of a multimodal liquid biopsy assay based on cell-free DNA (cfDNA) for early cancer detection in patients with Li-

Updated on:October 30,2023

Scientists find powerhouses that fight tumours from within

In recent years doctors have turned to a new treatment for cancer, immunotherapy, which works by leveraging the body's own immune system to fight tumoursLurking deep inside some tumours are "

Updated on: December 20,2023

Scientists find powerhouses that fight tumours from within

In recent years doctors have turned to a new treatment for cancer, immunotherapy, which works by leveraging the body's own immune system to fight tumoursLurking deep inside some tumours are "

Updated on:December 20,2023

How employers can help cancer survivors return to work

by Stephen Bevan,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhen I lost a relative to cancer in the late 1970s, people usually viewed a cancer diagnosis with horror. At the time, many treatments

Updated on: December 20,2023

How employers can help cancer survivors return to work

by Stephen Bevan,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageWhen I lost a relative to cancer in the late 1970s, people usually viewed a cancer diagnosis with horror. At the time, many treatments

Updated on:December 20,2023

Survival is a mixed matter for deadliest of pancreatic cancers

byUniversity of California - San DiegoPancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) are shown growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic ductal adenoc

Updated on: December 21,2023

Survival is a mixed matter for deadliest of pancreatic cancers

byUniversity of California - San DiegoPancreatic cancer cells (nuclei in blue) are shown growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstitutePancreatic ductal adenoc

Updated on:December 21,2023

Study reveals a new approach to enhancing response to immunotherapy in melanoma

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at

Updated on: December 20,2023

Study reveals a new approach to enhancing response to immunotherapy in melanoma

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at

Updated on:December 20,2023