A promising treatment for ovarian cancer

by Erin Matthews,Canadian Light SourceOvary. Credit: Public DomainOver 20,000 women across the U.S. and Canada are diagnosed with ovarian cancer annually. The symptoms of this disease are often

Updated on: March 12,2024

A promising treatment for ovarian cancer

by Erin Matthews,Canadian Light SourceOvary. Credit: Public DomainOver 20,000 women across the U.S. and Canada are diagnosed with ovarian cancer annually. The symptoms of this disease are often

Updated on:March 12,2024

Shutting down backup genes leads to cancer remission in mice

by Jim Lynch,University of MichiganAbhinav Achreja, PhD, Research Fellow at the University of Michigan Biomedical Engineering and Deepak Nagrath, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineer

Updated on: December 22,2023

Shutting down backup genes leads to cancer remission in mice

by Jim Lynch,University of MichiganAbhinav Achreja, PhD, Research Fellow at the University of Michigan Biomedical Engineering and Deepak Nagrath, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineer

Updated on:December 22,2023

Stop marginalising men with breast cancer

by Kerry Quincey,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBreast cancer is the most common cancer in theUKand the leading cancerin women worldwide. Approximately 150 cases are

Updated on: December 18,2023

Stop marginalising men with breast cancer

by Kerry Quincey,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBreast cancer is the most common cancer in theUKand the leading cancerin women worldwide. Approximately 150 cases are

Updated on:December 18,2023

Distinguishing fatal prostate cancer from 'manageable' cancer now possible

byUniversity of YorkScientists at the University of York have found a way of distinguishing between fatal prostate cancer and manageable cancer, which could reduce unnecessary surgeries and radi

Updated on: December 18,2023

Distinguishing fatal prostate cancer from 'manageable' cancer now possible

byUniversity of YorkScientists at the University of York have found a way of distinguishing between fatal prostate cancer and manageable cancer, which could reduce unnecessary surgeries and radi

Updated on:December 18,2023

As medical debt rises, so do cancer death rates

by Dennis ThompsonFolks who are loaded down with medical debt are less likely to survive a bout of cancer, a new study reports.Researchers found that U.S. counties where more residents have medical de

Updated on: January 04,2024

As medical debt rises, so do cancer death rates

by Dennis ThompsonFolks who are loaded down with medical debt are less likely to survive a bout of cancer, a new study reports.Researchers found that U.S. counties where more residents have medical de

Updated on:January 04,2024

Huge delays in dealing with complaints against UK drug companies revealed

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainProcessing times for complaints against drug companies suspected of having breached their industry code of practice have more than tripl

Updated on: April 23,2024

Huge delays in dealing with complaints against UK drug companies revealed

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainProcessing times for complaints against drug companies suspected of having breached their industry code of practice have more than tripl

Updated on:April 23,2024

Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

bySalk InstituteWhen genetic mutations cause chromosomes to break apart and fuse together in different ways, normal cells can become cancerous. In this image, normal chromosomes (blue) are shown

Updated on: December 20,2023

Flipping the switch: Scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn 'on' cancer genes

bySalk InstituteWhen genetic mutations cause chromosomes to break apart and fuse together in different ways, normal cells can become cancerous. In this image, normal chromosomes (blue) are shown

Updated on:December 20,2023

Time of death or personal autonomy? Cancer patients prefer knowing functional prognosis over life expectancy

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: AI-generated imageProviding prognostic information is a vital component of cancer patient care. However, the specific information cancer patients prefer to receive

Updated on: January 04,2024

Time of death or personal autonomy? Cancer patients prefer knowing functional prognosis over life expectancy

byUniversity of TsukubaCredit: AI-generated imageProviding prognostic information is a vital component of cancer patient care. However, the specific information cancer patients prefer to receive

Updated on:January 04,2024

Health Disparities Persist in Hemophilia Life Expectancy

January 2024Lara C. Pullen, PhDBetween 1999 and 2020, recorded hemophilia death (rHD) rates in the U.S. improved in males across all racial and ethnic groups.Stacey A. Fedewa, PhD, MPH,of

Updated on: February 18,2024

Health Disparities Persist in Hemophilia Life Expectancy

January 2024Lara C. Pullen, PhDBetween 1999 and 2020, recorded hemophilia death (rHD) rates in the U.S. improved in males across all racial and ethnic groups.Stacey A. Fedewa, PhD, MPH,of

Updated on:February 18,2024

Immunotherapy effective as first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancer

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchImmunotherapy on its own is better than aggressive chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancer, according to surprising new data from a

Updated on: December 18,2023

Immunotherapy effective as first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancer

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchImmunotherapy on its own is better than aggressive chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for advanced head and neck cancer, according to surprising new data from a

Updated on:December 18,2023

Surgery may add months or years of survival for adults with rare and deadly brain cancers

by Amy Mone,Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: Alicia Ortega, MSFor adult patients with brainstem high-grade gliomas—one of the rarest and deadliest forms of brain cancer—surgically removing the en

Updated on: December 20,2023

Surgery may add months or years of survival for adults with rare and deadly brain cancers

by Amy Mone,Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: Alicia Ortega, MSFor adult patients with brainstem high-grade gliomas—one of the rarest and deadliest forms of brain cancer—surgically removing the en

Updated on:December 20,2023

Timing androgen-deprivation therapy with radiation therapy improves outcomes in localized prostate cancer

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesUnadjusted Kaplan-Meier and cumulative incidence curves evaluating the associations between concurrent/adjuvant versus neoadjuvant/concurrent ADT sequencin

Updated on: December 20,2023

Timing androgen-deprivation therapy with radiation therapy improves outcomes in localized prostate cancer

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesUnadjusted Kaplan-Meier and cumulative incidence curves evaluating the associations between concurrent/adjuvant versus neoadjuvant/concurrent ADT sequencin

Updated on:December 20,2023