Making glioblastoma more vulnerable to treatment

byMedical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Waaqo Daddacha. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta UniversityIn the tough war against glioblastoma, scientists are taking a cue from viruses o

Updated on: January 04,2024

Making glioblastoma more vulnerable to treatment

byMedical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityDr. Waaqo Daddacha. Credit: Michael Holahan, Augusta UniversityIn the tough war against glioblastoma, scientists are taking a cue from viruses o

Updated on:January 04,2024

Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTumor cell–state trajectories from NF to MPNST inferred by Slingshot. Arrows, transformation direction. Credit: Cincinnati Children's and S

Updated on: December 22,2023

Druggable targets found for treating rare, deadly nerve cancer MPNST

byCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterTumor cell–state trajectories from NF to MPNST inferred by Slingshot. Arrows, transformation direction. Credit: Cincinnati Children's and S

Updated on:December 22,2023

Many hookah manufacturers have not complied with FDA-mandated nicotine warning labels, finds study

by Jillian McKoy, Michael Saunders,Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince August 2018, the US Food & Drug Administration has mandated that all hookah (also known as waterpipe tobacc

Updated on: April 23,2024

Many hookah manufacturers have not complied with FDA-mandated nicotine warning labels, finds study

by Jillian McKoy, Michael Saunders,Boston UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainSince August 2018, the US Food & Drug Administration has mandated that all hookah (also known as waterpipe tobacc

Updated on:April 23,2024

Dementia complicates cancer care, increasing risk of poorer clinical outcome and patient experience

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPre-existing dementia complicates cancer care and increases the risk of worse clinical outcomes and inferior patient experience, according

Updated on: December 19,2023

Dementia complicates cancer care, increasing risk of poorer clinical outcome and patient experience

byRegenstrief InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPre-existing dementia complicates cancer care and increases the risk of worse clinical outcomes and inferior patient experience, according

Updated on:December 19,2023

High fat ketogenic diet envisioned as potential life-saving therapy to combat low platelets in cancer patients

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressKetogenic diet promotes megakaryopoiesis and platelet production via β-OHB (A) ELISA detection of serum TPO, c-Mpl, and IL-6 concentrations in control or KDtreated mic

Updated on: December 22,2023

High fat ketogenic diet envisioned as potential life-saving therapy to combat low platelets in cancer patients

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressKetogenic diet promotes megakaryopoiesis and platelet production via β-OHB (A) ELISA detection of serum TPO, c-Mpl, and IL-6 concentrations in control or KDtreated mic

Updated on:December 22,2023

New treatment combination shows promise for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with rare genetic mutation

An international Phase 3 clinical trial found that metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a rare genetic tumor mutation called KRAS G12C experienced superior progression-free survival rates compar

Updated on: November 07,2023

New treatment combination shows promise for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with rare genetic mutation

An international Phase 3 clinical trial found that metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a rare genetic tumor mutation called KRAS G12C experienced superior progression-free survival rates compar

Updated on:November 07,2023

Everything You Need to Know About Lung Cancer

Everything You Need to Know About Lung CancerByAnna GiorgiPublished on April 19, 2023Medically reviewed byGagandeep Brar, MDLung canceris cancer that starts in your lungs

Updated on: January 28,2024

Everything You Need to Know About Lung Cancer

Everything You Need to Know About Lung CancerByAnna GiorgiPublished on April 19, 2023Medically reviewed byGagandeep Brar, MDLung canceris cancer that starts in your lungs

Updated on:January 28,2024

Slit2 signaling stimulates Ewing sarcoma growth

by Impact Journals LLCEWS::FLI1 binds to the Slit2 gene promoter in Ewing sarcoma cells. Credit: 2022 Suvarna et al.A new research paper was published inGenes & Canceron December 14, 2

Updated on: December 17,2023

Slit2 signaling stimulates Ewing sarcoma growth

by Impact Journals LLCEWS::FLI1 binds to the Slit2 gene promoter in Ewing sarcoma cells. Credit: 2022 Suvarna et al.A new research paper was published inGenes & Canceron December 14, 2

Updated on:December 17,2023

Radiation therapy cuts low risk of recurrence in half for patients with 'good risk' breast cancer

by NRG OncologyA subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation surgery but can lower that risk even further with radiationtherapy

Updated on: December 18,2023

Radiation therapy cuts low risk of recurrence in half for patients with 'good risk' breast cancer

by NRG OncologyA subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer return following breast conservation surgery but can lower that risk even further with radiationtherapy

Updated on:December 18,2023

Results mixed for twice-daily APBI in early breast cancer

(HealthDay)—Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) delivered twice per day over one week to the tumor bed is noninferior to whole breast irradiation for preventing ipsilateral breast tumor recu

Updated on: December 22,2023

Results mixed for twice-daily APBI in early breast cancer

(HealthDay)—Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) delivered twice per day over one week to the tumor bed is noninferior to whole breast irradiation for preventing ipsilateral breast tumor recu

Updated on:December 22,2023

New combination treatment flips the switch on melanoma cells

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Think of the protein BH3 like a finge

Updated on: December 18,2023

New combination treatment flips the switch on melanoma cells

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusMelanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain—this case may represent superficial spreading melanoma. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Think of the protein BH3 like a finge

Updated on:December 18,2023

Study of intravenous mistletoe extract to treat advanced cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineIn Texas, the type of mistletoe you’ll find on trees typically has white berries in clusters. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMistletoe extract has

Updated on: December 25,2023

Study of intravenous mistletoe extract to treat advanced cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineIn Texas, the type of mistletoe you’ll find on trees typically has white berries in clusters. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMistletoe extract has

Updated on:December 25,2023