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Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval

Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval

by Bradley J. FikesCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA promising cancer drug, discovered in San Diego and later discarded for safety concerns, has at last been app

Once shelved as too risky, blood cancer drug discovered in San Diego gets FDA approval

by Bradley J. FikesCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA promising cancer drug, discovered in San Diego and later discarded for safety concerns, has at last been app
Medicaid expansion may improve childhood cancer survival

Medicaid expansion may improve childhood cancer survival

by Neil Schoenherr,Washington University in St. LouisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMedicaid expansion may improve outcomes for children with cancer, finds a new analysis from the Brown Schoo

Medicaid expansion may improve childhood cancer survival

by Neil Schoenherr,Washington University in St. LouisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMedicaid expansion may improve outcomes for children with cancer, finds a new analysis from the Brown Schoo
Cancer of the appendix: Very rare, but genes may play role

Cancer of the appendix: Very rare, but genes may play role

by Cara MurezWhile appendix cancer is rare, for a small percentage of patients the disease may be linked to a particular genetic variant, a new study suggests.Researchers built on earlier research wit

Cancer of the appendix: Very rare, but genes may play role

by Cara MurezWhile appendix cancer is rare, for a small percentage of patients the disease may be linked to a particular genetic variant, a new study suggests.Researchers built on earlier research wit
Study identifies new test to accurately predict end of life for lung cancer patients

Study identifies new test to accurately predict end of life for lung cancer patients

by University of LiverpoolVOCs that increase towards death in the acid dataset. Jitter box plot graph for each metabolite identified as significant from univariate and linear regression analysis.

Study identifies new test to accurately predict end of life for lung cancer patients

by University of LiverpoolVOCs that increase towards death in the acid dataset. Jitter box plot graph for each metabolite identified as significant from univariate and linear regression analysis.
Microcalcification 'fingerprints' can yield info about cancer

Microcalcification 'fingerprints' can yield info about cancer

byCornell UniversityLeft, a pathology stain of a ductal carcinoma, showing cells and connective tissue. Right, a Raman mapping of the calcification, which was captured by a technique that detect

Microcalcification 'fingerprints' can yield info about cancer

byCornell UniversityLeft, a pathology stain of a ductal carcinoma, showing cells and connective tissue. Right, a Raman mapping of the calcification, which was captured by a technique that detect
What you need to know after a breast cancer diagnosis

What you need to know after a breast cancer diagnosis

by Robin FosterBreast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the United States, but being diagnosed with the disease can still make you feel alone.To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons fr

What you need to know after a breast cancer diagnosis

by Robin FosterBreast cancer strikes 1 in 8 women in the United States, but being diagnosed with the disease can still make you feel alone.To cope with such devastating news, breast cancer surgeons fr
Study indicates who faces highest risk of HPV infection and anal cancer

Study indicates who faces highest risk of HPV infection and anal cancer

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainPrevious sexually transmitted infectio

Study indicates who faces highest risk of HPV infection and anal cancer

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityElectron micrograph of a negatively stained human papilloma virus (HPV) which occurs in human warts. Credit: public domainPrevious sexually transmitted infectio
Alternative molecular mechanisms observed in cancer cells

Alternative molecular mechanisms observed in cancer cells

by Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent anti-cancer drugs can be quite effective but too often, tumors are not fought off completely and end u

Alternative molecular mechanisms observed in cancer cells

by Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent anti-cancer drugs can be quite effective but too often, tumors are not fought off completely and end u
Researchers discover a signaling molecule in neuroblastoma immunosuppression and aggressiveness

Researchers discover a signaling molecule in neuroblastoma immunosuppression and aggressiveness

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe MYCN oncoprotein (proteins related to the growth of cancer cells) plays a key role in starting, advancing and making it

Researchers discover a signaling molecule in neuroblastoma immunosuppression and aggressiveness

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe MYCN oncoprotein (proteins related to the growth of cancer cells) plays a key role in starting, advancing and making it
New therapies have raised Medicare treatment costs for metastatic prostate cancer

New therapies have raised Medicare treatment costs for metastatic prostate cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthTrends in the receipt of antineoplastic drugs in the first 2 years following patients’ index date. The height of the bar represents the proportion of patients receiving do

New therapies have raised Medicare treatment costs for metastatic prostate cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthTrends in the receipt of antineoplastic drugs in the first 2 years following patients’ index date. The height of the bar represents the proportion of patients receiving do
Study finds specific microbiome tied to long-term survival of patients with pancreatic cancer

Study finds specific microbiome tied to long-term survival of patients with pancreatic cancer

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterFlorencia McAllister, M.D. Credit: MD Anderson Cancer CenterA key difference between the few pancreatic cancer patients who survive long-term an

Study finds specific microbiome tied to long-term survival of patients with pancreatic cancer

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterFlorencia McAllister, M.D. Credit: MD Anderson Cancer CenterA key difference between the few pancreatic cancer patients who survive long-term an