Change in breast density over time linked to cancer risk

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University in St. LouisChange in Mammographic Density (MD) for the Case Breast in Case Patients and Control Participants Over Time. Credit:JAMA Oncology

Updated on: January 04,2024 9

Change in breast density over time linked to cancer risk

by Tamara Bhandari,Washington University in St. LouisChange in Mammographic Density (MD) for the Case Breast in Case Patients and Control Participants Over Time. Credit:JAMA Oncology

Updated on:January 04,2024 9

What you should know about thyroid cancer in adolescents, young adults

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer is often thought of as a disease that affects older people, and with the median age of a cancer diagnosis at 66 years, it does. But cancer can be d

Updated on: December 23,2023 10

What you should know about thyroid cancer in adolescents, young adults

by Deb BalzerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer is often thought of as a disease that affects older people, and with the median age of a cancer diagnosis at 66 years, it does. But cancer can be d

Updated on:December 23,2023 10

AFM24 Plus Atezolizumab Shows Acceptable Safety, Early Activity in EGFR+ Solid Tumors

January 14, 2023Ryan ScottA doublet comprised of the bispecific innate cell engager AFM24 and atezolizumab had a tolerable safety profile and elicited responses in patients with advanced EGFR-expressi

Updated on: October 15,2023 163

AFM24 Plus Atezolizumab Shows Acceptable Safety, Early Activity in EGFR+ Solid Tumors

January 14, 2023Ryan ScottA doublet comprised of the bispecific innate cell engager AFM24 and atezolizumab had a tolerable safety profile and elicited responses in patients with advanced EGFR-expressi

Updated on:October 15,2023 163

Scientists identify a gene signature to assess cancer risk in people

byThe Wistar InstituteWistar's Dr. Maureen Murphy and lab. Credit: The Wistar InstituteIn a paper published inPNAS, Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., Deputy Director of Wistar's Ellen and Ron

Updated on: December 27,2023 10

Scientists identify a gene signature to assess cancer risk in people

byThe Wistar InstituteWistar's Dr. Maureen Murphy and lab. Credit: The Wistar InstituteIn a paper published inPNAS, Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., Deputy Director of Wistar's Ellen and Ron

Updated on:December 27,2023 10

Gut microbiome can play key role in response to CAR-T cell cancer immunotherapy

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists from German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), together with colleagues from Germany, Israel, and the U.S., have found tha

Updated on: December 19,2023 10

Gut microbiome can play key role in response to CAR-T cell cancer immunotherapy

byGerman Cancer Research CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScientists from German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), together with colleagues from Germany, Israel, and the U.S., have found tha

Updated on:December 19,2023 10

Scientists identify protein crucial to tumor cells' metabolism and immune evasion

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainTumor cells typically alter their energy metabolism and increase glucose uptake to support their rapid division and spr

Updated on: December 27,2023 8

Scientists identify protein crucial to tumor cells' metabolism and immune evasion

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainTumor cells typically alter their energy metabolism and increase glucose uptake to support their rapid division and spr

Updated on:December 27,2023 8

Response to neoadjuvant chemo for breast cancer varies by sex

Both proportions and odds of pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) are numerically lower in men with breast cancer (BC) versus women with BC for each tumor subtype, acco

Updated on: December 20,2023 8

Response to neoadjuvant chemo for breast cancer varies by sex

Both proportions and odds of pathologic complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) are numerically lower in men with breast cancer (BC) versus women with BC for each tumor subtype, acco

Updated on:December 20,2023 8

Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe NRG Oncology NRG-HN005 phase II/III clinical trial has not met the non-inferiority criteria to proceed to the phase III portion of the study. The ph

Updated on: October 21,2024 0

Trial supports radiotherapy and cisplatin remaining as the standard of care for p16+ oropharyngeal cancer

by NRG OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe NRG Oncology NRG-HN005 phase II/III clinical trial has not met the non-inferiority criteria to proceed to the phase III portion of the study. The ph

Updated on:October 21,2024 0

Affordable Care Act led to improved treatment of colorectal cancer among young adults

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Affordable Care Act provision that allowed young adults to be covered under their parents' insurance led to a shift to earlier-stage diag

Updated on: December 22,2023 15

Affordable Care Act led to improved treatment of colorectal cancer among young adults

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Affordable Care Act provision that allowed young adults to be covered under their parents' insurance led to a shift to earlier-stage diag

Updated on:December 22,2023 15

Is the next big step in cancer therapy personalized vaccines?

byUniversity of California - San DiegoEzra Cohen, MD, UC San Diego Health physician scientist, administered the first-of-its-kind personalized cancer vaccine to Tamara Strauss, while Aaron Mille

Updated on: December 18,2023 19

Is the next big step in cancer therapy personalized vaccines?

byUniversity of California - San DiegoEzra Cohen, MD, UC San Diego Health physician scientist, administered the first-of-its-kind personalized cancer vaccine to Tamara Strauss, while Aaron Mille

Updated on:December 18,2023 19

New algorithm detects even the smallest cancer metastases across the entire mouse body

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresDeepMACT makes use of artificial intelligence to find even the smallest metastases in the entire mouse body. The picture shows single disseminat

Updated on: December 23,2023 17

New algorithm detects even the smallest cancer metastases across the entire mouse body

byHelmholtz Association of German Research CentresDeepMACT makes use of artificial intelligence to find even the smallest metastases in the entire mouse body. The picture shows single disseminat

Updated on:December 23,2023 17

MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal cancer cell

Updated on: October 27,2023 25

MAPK pathway mutations can provide “precision” treatment targets for head and neck cancer

About one-fifth of often deadly head and neck cancers harbor genetic mutations in a pathway that is key to normal cell growth, and scientists report those mutations, which enable abnormal cancer cell

Updated on:October 27,2023 25