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Overall cancer mortality continued to decline from 2019 to 2020

Overall cancer mortality continued to decline from 2019 to 2020

by Elana GotkineOverall cancer mortality is continuing to decline, according to a study published online Jan. 12 inCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.Rebecca L. Siegel, M.P.H., from the America

Overall cancer mortality continued to decline from 2019 to 2020

by Elana GotkineOverall cancer mortality is continuing to decline, according to a study published online Jan. 12 inCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.Rebecca L. Siegel, M.P.H., from the America
Scientists discover how air pollution triggers lung cancer

Scientists discover how air pollution triggers lung cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists said Saturday they had identified the mechanism through which air pollution triggers lung cancer in non-smokers, a discovery one expert hailed as "an i

Scientists discover how air pollution triggers lung cancer

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists said Saturday they had identified the mechanism through which air pollution triggers lung cancer in non-smokers, a discovery one expert hailed as "an i
Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older age and smoking are the two most important risk f

Study shows older age and smoking most important risk factors for developing any cancer

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows older age and smoking are the two most important risk f
New classification system for tumors can guide diagnosis and treatment options for cancer

New classification system for tumors can guide diagnosis and treatment options for cancer

by Center for Genomic RegulationCredit: CC0 Public DomainBased on the largest study of cancer patients of its kind, scientists have created a new way of classifying tumours. Clinicians can use genome

New classification system for tumors can guide diagnosis and treatment options for cancer

by Center for Genomic RegulationCredit: CC0 Public DomainBased on the largest study of cancer patients of its kind, scientists have created a new way of classifying tumours. Clinicians can use genome
Australian research shows rates of obesity-related cancers quadrupled in a generation

Australian research shows rates of obesity-related cancers quadrupled in a generation

by Cancer CouncilCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research by the Daffodil Center, a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, shows the rate of obesity-related cancers in Australi

Australian research shows rates of obesity-related cancers quadrupled in a generation

by Cancer CouncilCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research by the Daffodil Center, a joint venture of Cancer Council NSW and the University of Sydney, shows the rate of obesity-related cancers in Australi
How does obesity cause cancer?

How does obesity cause cancer?

Overweight and obesity is the second biggest cause of cancer in the UK – causing more than 1 in 20 cancer cases.The risk is higher the more overweight you are and the longer you are overweight for.Kee

How does obesity cause cancer?

Overweight and obesity is the second biggest cause of cancer in the UK – causing more than 1 in 20 cancer cases.The risk is higher the more overweight you are and the longer you are overweight for.Kee
Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chances

Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chances

Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chancesbyFlinders UniversityGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A new study shows that cerebrospinal fluid reduces c

Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chances

Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chancesbyFlinders UniversityGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A new study shows that cerebrospinal fluid reduces c
Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Generates Survival Benefit in Previously Untreated

Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Generates Survival Benefit in Previously Untreated

September 22, 2023Chris RyanTreatment with the combination of enfortumab Vedotin and pembrolizumab led to an improvement in overall survival and progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy in

Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Generates Survival Benefit in Previously Untreated

September 22, 2023Chris RyanTreatment with the combination of enfortumab Vedotin and pembrolizumab led to an improvement in overall survival and progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy in
Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their

Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their

Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their environmentsbyRockefeller UniversityTGF beta signaling (red) is one way that the environment causes cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their

Squamous cell carcinoma study: Cancer stem cells are fueled through dialogue with their environmentsbyRockefeller UniversityTGF beta signaling (red) is one way that the environment causes cancer
Daratumumab Plus Induction Therapy Reduces Stem Cell Yield in Multiple Myeloma

Daratumumab Plus Induction Therapy Reduces Stem Cell Yield in Multiple Myeloma

June 9, 2023Tony Berberabe, MPHThe addition of daratumumab to frontline induction therapy prior to peripheral blood stem cell collection reduced the number of patients with newly diagnosed multiple my

Daratumumab Plus Induction Therapy Reduces Stem Cell Yield in Multiple Myeloma

June 9, 2023Tony Berberabe, MPHThe addition of daratumumab to frontline induction therapy prior to peripheral blood stem cell collection reduced the number of patients with newly diagnosed multiple my
Results mixed for twice-daily APBI in early breast cancer

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

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
Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

by Chris Speight,University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainGround-breaking research by the University of Birmingham has discovered a new technique to assess the aggressiveness of childhoo

Noninvasive technique to assess brain tumors in children and make treatment less toxic

by Chris Speight,University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainGround-breaking research by the University of Birmingham has discovered a new technique to assess the aggressiveness of childhoo