Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterImmunofluorescence image shows macrophages (red) in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Credit: Jackie B

Updated on: June 15,2024

Obesity-cancer connection discovery suggests strategies for improving immunotherapy

by Vanderbilt University Medical CenterImmunofluorescence image shows macrophages (red) in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer in adults. Credit: Jackie B

Updated on:June 15,2024

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

Polygenic risk scores may miss the mark when predicting aggressive prostate cancers

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a research letter published inJAMA Internal Medicine, prostate cancer screening frequently results in biopsies tha

Updated on: December 21,2023

Polygenic risk scores may miss the mark when predicting aggressive prostate cancers

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to a research letter published inJAMA Internal Medicine, prostate cancer screening frequently results in biopsies tha

Updated on:December 21,2023

Artificial intelligence tracks down leukemia

byGerman Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence can detect one of the most common forms of blood cancer—acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—with high reli

Updated on: December 22,2023

Artificial intelligence tracks down leukemia

byGerman Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesCredit: CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence can detect one of the most common forms of blood cancer—acute myeloid leukemia (AML)—with high reli

Updated on:December 22,2023

Novel combination therapy has similar response rates to chemotherapy for high-risk luminal B breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchNeoadjuvant treatment with the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib (Kisqali) and the aromatase inhibitor letrozole (Femara) produced response rates similar to m

Updated on: December 22,2023

Novel combination therapy has similar response rates to chemotherapy for high-risk luminal B breast cancer

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchNeoadjuvant treatment with the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib (Kisqali) and the aromatase inhibitor letrozole (Femara) produced response rates similar to m

Updated on:December 22,2023

Scientists unlock potential for a small cell lung cancer blood test

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterMethylation score predicts survival in patients with SCLC. a, Kaplan–Meier curves showing OS of the 78 patients with SCLC stratified by high and low meth

Updated on: December 27,2023

Scientists unlock potential for a small cell lung cancer blood test

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterMethylation score predicts survival in patients with SCLC. a, Kaplan–Meier curves showing OS of the 78 patients with SCLC stratified by high and low meth

Updated on:December 27,2023

Unlocking the potential of melatonin: A promising epigenetic weapon against cancer

In a recent study published in the journalAntioxidants, researchers discuss the potential role of melatonin in regulating deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation.Study:Melatonin: A P

Updated on: October 28,2023

Unlocking the potential of melatonin: A promising epigenetic weapon against cancer

In a recent study published in the journalAntioxidants, researchers discuss the potential role of melatonin in regulating deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation.Study:Melatonin: A P

Updated on:October 28,2023

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

Step-by-Step "Blood Replacement": A New ADC Therapy for Precise Tumor Elimination

Updated on: May 29,2024

Step-by-Step "Blood Replacement": A New ADC Therapy for Precise Tumor Elimination

Updated on:May 29,2024

Mailed orders found to double liver cancer screening rates

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer screening among patients with cirrhosis almost doubled when they were mailed a signe

Updated on: December 26,2023

Mailed orders found to double liver cancer screening rates

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLiver cancer screening among patients with cirrhosis almost doubled when they were mailed a signe

Updated on:December 26,2023

Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

byUniversity of CologneERT expression and telomerase activity in pulmonary carcinoids. Credit:Journal of Clinical Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.02708Pulmonary carcinoids are ra

Updated on: October 24,2024

Gene activation linked to severity of a rare lung cancer

byUniversity of CologneERT expression and telomerase activity in pulmonary carcinoids. Credit:Journal of Clinical Oncology(2024). DOI: 10.1200/JCO.23.02708Pulmonary carcinoids are ra

Updated on:October 24,2024

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

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