Support for home cancer testing

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScreening for bowel cancer using at-home fecal immunochemical tests could help to reduce the frequency of colonoscopies for some at above-av

Updated on: January 30,2024

Support for home cancer testing

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScreening for bowel cancer using at-home fecal immunochemical tests could help to reduce the frequency of colonoscopies for some at above-av

Updated on:January 30,2024

'Fighting' cancer may detract men from palliative care

by University of Rochester Medical CenterMen with advanced cancer are 30 percent less likely than women to consider palliative care, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.Re

Updated on: March 01,2024

'Fighting' cancer may detract men from palliative care

by University of Rochester Medical CenterMen with advanced cancer are 30 percent less likely than women to consider palliative care, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.Re

Updated on:March 01,2024

Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments

by Cara MurezWhen a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.But the same is not true for a woman who has cancer in a sex organ, according to

Updated on: January 02,2024

Too often, women aren't told of sexual side effects of cancer treatments

by Cara MurezWhen a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.But the same is not true for a woman who has cancer in a sex organ, according to

Updated on:January 02,2024

Pregnancy poses no greater risk to breast cancer survivors

by Oxford University PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study published in theJournal of the National Cancer Instituteindicates that pregnancy does not incur a greater risk of rel

Updated on: March 06,2024

Pregnancy poses no greater risk to breast cancer survivors

by Oxford University PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study published in theJournal of the National Cancer Instituteindicates that pregnancy does not incur a greater risk of rel

Updated on:March 06,2024

Pancreatic cancer's addiction could be its end

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryThe researchers looked for various indicators of tumor activity in normal pancreas cells (top row) comparing results to those from when the production of the P63 p

Updated on: May 13,2024

Pancreatic cancer's addiction could be its end

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryThe researchers looked for various indicators of tumor activity in normal pancreas cells (top row) comparing results to those from when the production of the P63 p

Updated on:May 13,2024

Factors predict low BMD in pediatric blood cancer survivors

Low bone mineral density (BMD) is common in childhood leukemia and lymphoma survivors, according to a study published online Sept. 19 inCancer.Hadley M. Bloomhardt, M.D., from the Yale School of

Updated on: May 11,2024

Factors predict low BMD in pediatric blood cancer survivors

Low bone mineral density (BMD) is common in childhood leukemia and lymphoma survivors, according to a study published online Sept. 19 inCancer.Hadley M. Bloomhardt, M.D., from the Yale School of

Updated on:May 11,2024

Researchers find superantigen mutant can trigger immune response in ovarian cancer cells

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe transwell co-culture models of transcriptome experiment. Credit:International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2023). DOI: 10.3390/ijms24141179

Updated on: January 30,2024

Researchers find superantigen mutant can trigger immune response in ovarian cancer cells

by Liu Jia,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe transwell co-culture models of transcriptome experiment. Credit:International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2023). DOI: 10.3390/ijms24141179

Updated on:January 30,2024

Study reveals lower predictive ability for renal cancer models

(HealthDay)—Prospective validation of existing renal cell carcinoma (RCC) prediction models demonstrates a decrease in their predictive ability, according to a study published online June 19 in the&nb

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study reveals lower predictive ability for renal cancer models

(HealthDay)—Prospective validation of existing renal cell carcinoma (RCC) prediction models demonstrates a decrease in their predictive ability, according to a study published online June 19 in the&nb

Updated on:May 31,2024

Stress granules may drive obesity-associated pancreatic cancer

byThomas Jefferson UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainObesity is a known risk factor for at least13 types of cancer, in part because it creates ever-present inflammatory state. For

Updated on: January 16,2024

Stress granules may drive obesity-associated pancreatic cancer

byThomas Jefferson UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainObesity is a known risk factor for at least13 types of cancer, in part because it creates ever-present inflammatory state. For

Updated on:January 16,2024

Minorities face longer wait times for vital lung cancer treatment, study finds

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study has revealed significant racial disparities in how quickly minorities with the most common form of lung cancer receive potent

Updated on: January 23,2024

Minorities face longer wait times for vital lung cancer treatment, study finds

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study has revealed significant racial disparities in how quickly minorities with the most common form of lung cancer receive potent

Updated on:January 23,2024

Fixed-duration ibrutinib plus venetoclax may benefit patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainFirst-line ibrutinib (Imbruvica) plus venetoclax (Venclexta) led to high response and survival rates in patients with chronic l

Updated on: January 30,2024

Fixed-duration ibrutinib plus venetoclax may benefit patients with high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainFirst-line ibrutinib (Imbruvica) plus venetoclax (Venclexta) led to high response and survival rates in patients with chronic l

Updated on:January 30,2024

An AI model reveals how the body's defense system recognizes skin cancer

byUniversity of HelsinkiMicrograph of malignant melanoma. Cytology specimen. Field stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaResearchers from the University of Helsinki, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, A

Updated on: January 02,2024

An AI model reveals how the body's defense system recognizes skin cancer

byUniversity of HelsinkiMicrograph of malignant melanoma. Cytology specimen. Field stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaResearchers from the University of Helsinki, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, A

Updated on:January 02,2024