Patient error makes 1 in 10 home colon cancer tests unusable

by Dennis ThompsonAt-home tests for colon cancer make this important screening readily available to folks who can't afford or would rather not go through a colonoscopy.Unfortunately, more than 1 i

Updated on: December 26,2023

Patient error makes 1 in 10 home colon cancer tests unusable

by Dennis ThompsonAt-home tests for colon cancer make this important screening readily available to folks who can't afford or would rather not go through a colonoscopy.Unfortunately, more than 1 i

Updated on:December 26,2023

Using the HALP score for prognostic ability in cancers: A literature review

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new review paper titled "What is hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score? A comprehensive literature review of HALP's p

Updated on: January 04,2024

Using the HALP score for prognostic ability in cancers: A literature review

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new review paper titled "What is hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score? A comprehensive literature review of HALP's p

Updated on:January 04,2024

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v

Updated on: December 24,2023

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v

Updated on:December 24,2023

Sit all day? Periodic squatting exercises may help preserve your brain power

by American Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe know sedentary behavior is bad for our health, especially for those of us who sit at a desk all day or in front of the TV each

Updated on: March 12,2024

Sit all day? Periodic squatting exercises may help preserve your brain power

by American Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe know sedentary behavior is bad for our health, especially for those of us who sit at a desk all day or in front of the TV each

Updated on:March 12,2024

Researchers uncover new vulnerability in kidney cancer

by Deborah Wormser,UT Southwestern Medical CenterFrom left: Drs. Lianxin Hu, Qing Zhang, and Haibiao Xie Credit: UTSWA UT Southwestern researcher led a team that identified a new vulnerability i

Updated on: December 22,2023

Researchers uncover new vulnerability in kidney cancer

by Deborah Wormser,UT Southwestern Medical CenterFrom left: Drs. Lianxin Hu, Qing Zhang, and Haibiao Xie Credit: UTSWA UT Southwestern researcher led a team that identified a new vulnerability i

Updated on:December 22,2023

Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteAge-standardized melanoma incidence from 1982 through 2018 in the U.S. White, Queensland, and Scotland populations. Joinpoint regression models for in situ

Updated on: December 22,2023

Improving melanoma diagnostic tools

by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteAge-standardized melanoma incidence from 1982 through 2018 in the U.S. White, Queensland, and Scotland populations. Joinpoint regression models for in situ

Updated on:December 22,2023

Variants in BRCA1/2 and MMR genes in children with cancer

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverProfessor Dr. Christian Kratz, initiator of the international study that investigated the cancer risk of disease-relevant variants in BRCA1/2 and MMR ge

Updated on: December 18,2023

Variants in BRCA1/2 and MMR genes in children with cancer

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverProfessor Dr. Christian Kratz, initiator of the international study that investigated the cancer risk of disease-relevant variants in BRCA1/2 and MMR ge

Updated on:December 18,2023

Scientists uncover novel DNA repair mechanism for key cancer target

byThe Francis Crick InstituteGraphical Abstract. Credit:Molecular Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.11.008Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with Artios

Updated on: December 27,2023

Scientists uncover novel DNA repair mechanism for key cancer target

byThe Francis Crick InstituteGraphical Abstract. Credit:Molecular Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2022.11.008Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with Artios

Updated on:December 27,2023

Serotonin-producing neurons regulate malignancy in ependymoma brain tumors

byBaylor College of MedicineStimulation of serotonergic neurons suppresses EPN tumorigenesis. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07751-zA study published inNature&nbs

Updated on: August 26,2024

Serotonin-producing neurons regulate malignancy in ependymoma brain tumors

byBaylor College of MedicineStimulation of serotonergic neurons suppresses EPN tumorigenesis. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07751-zA study published inNature&nbs

Updated on:August 26,2024

New experimental treatment can stop growth of schwannoma tumors

by Alan Williams,University of PlymouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo novel and orally administered drugs can not only block the growth, but also shrink the size, of a tumor type found in

Updated on: January 12,2024

New experimental treatment can stop growth of schwannoma tumors

by Alan Williams,University of PlymouthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwo novel and orally administered drugs can not only block the growth, but also shrink the size, of a tumor type found in

Updated on:January 12,2024

Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of trea

Updated on: December 18,2023

Blood test biopsy for kids with brain tumors is simple, safe way to see if treatment is working

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoA new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of trea

Updated on:December 18,2023

Better surgical outcomes for colorectal cancer patients in hospitals with high case loads

byUniversity of WürzburgCredit: AI-generated imagePatients with colorectal cancer have a greater chance of survival if they are operated in hospitals with a high case load. This is because compl

Updated on: December 20,2023

Better surgical outcomes for colorectal cancer patients in hospitals with high case loads

byUniversity of WürzburgCredit: AI-generated imagePatients with colorectal cancer have a greater chance of survival if they are operated in hospitals with a high case load. This is because compl

Updated on:December 20,2023