National cancer control efforts should address the system, not its individual parts, says new report

by National Academy of SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent cancer control efforts in the United States typically are fragmented and uncoordinated, but taking a systems approach to establish

Updated on: May 23,2024 3

National cancer control efforts should address the system, not its individual parts, says new report

by National Academy of SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent cancer control efforts in the United States typically are fragmented and uncoordinated, but taking a systems approach to establish

Updated on:May 23,2024 3

Researchers identify the mutations that drive resistance to PI3K inhibitors in breast cancer, find they can be overcome

by Mass General BrighamSecondary mutations in the PI3K/AKT pathway emerge during treatment with inavolisib and lead to acquired resistance. A-B, Droplet digital PCR analysis of serial ctDNA sampl

Updated on: June 24,2024 8

Researchers identify the mutations that drive resistance to PI3K inhibitors in breast cancer, find they can be overcome

by Mass General BrighamSecondary mutations in the PI3K/AKT pathway emerge during treatment with inavolisib and lead to acquired resistance. A-B, Droplet digital PCR analysis of serial ctDNA sampl

Updated on:June 24,2024 8

Researchers artificially generate immune cells integral to creating cancer vaccines

by The Mount Sinai HospitalArtistic rendering of the surface of a human dendritic cell illustrating sheet-like processes that fold back onto the membrane surface. Credit: National Institutes of H

Updated on: June 06,2024 6

Researchers artificially generate immune cells integral to creating cancer vaccines

by The Mount Sinai HospitalArtistic rendering of the surface of a human dendritic cell illustrating sheet-like processes that fold back onto the membrane surface. Credit: National Institutes of H

Updated on:June 06,2024 6

Turncoat T cells: When exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides

byUniversity of PittsburghGreg Delgoffe, Ph.D., associate professor of immunology at Pitt’s School of Medicine and director of the Tumor Microenvironment Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Cr

Updated on: January 02,2024 10

Turncoat T cells: When exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides

byUniversity of PittsburghGreg Delgoffe, Ph.D., associate professor of immunology at Pitt’s School of Medicine and director of the Tumor Microenvironment Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Cr

Updated on:January 02,2024 10

Study finds adding ribociclib to hormone therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsA new treatment approach that combines a targeted therapy drug with hormone therapy significantly increased the amoun

Updated on: March 30,2024 0

Study finds adding ribociclib to hormone therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from PexelsA new treatment approach that combines a targeted therapy drug with hormone therapy significantly increased the amoun

Updated on:March 30,2024 0

Null result in nicotinamide (vitamin B3) skin cancer trial of organ-transplant recipients

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressMicrograph of malignant melanoma. Cytology specimen. Field stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA one-year, placebo-controlled trial of oral nicotinamide (vitamin B3) ther

Updated on: January 02,2024 10

Null result in nicotinamide (vitamin B3) skin cancer trial of organ-transplant recipients

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressMicrograph of malignant melanoma. Cytology specimen. Field stain. Credit: Nephron/WikipediaA one-year, placebo-controlled trial of oral nicotinamide (vitamin B3) ther

Updated on:January 02,2024 10

Discovery suggests new strategy against follicular lymphoma

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.02.010A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine has identified import

Updated on: March 30,2024 0

Discovery suggests new strategy against follicular lymphoma

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.02.010A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine has identified import

Updated on:March 30,2024 0

New study shows association of historical housing discrimination and shortfalls in colon cancer treatment

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamMap of redlining in Birmingham, 1933. Credit: Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsA nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination

Updated on: March 30,2024 0

New study shows association of historical housing discrimination and shortfalls in colon cancer treatment

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamMap of redlining in Birmingham, 1933. Credit: Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsA nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination

Updated on:March 30,2024 0

Study confirms new prognostic markers for triple negative breast cancer

by SWOGCredit: CC0 Public DomainPhysicians who treat patients with triple negative breast cancer have two new ways to predict which patients may benefit most from the well-established post-surgery tre

Updated on: March 08,2024 18

Study confirms new prognostic markers for triple negative breast cancer

by SWOGCredit: CC0 Public DomainPhysicians who treat patients with triple negative breast cancer have two new ways to predict which patients may benefit most from the well-established post-surgery tre

Updated on:March 08,2024 18

Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

by Deborah Mann Lake,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemothera

Updated on: January 23,2024 17

Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, study finds

by Deborah Mann Lake,University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemothera

Updated on:January 23,2024 17

Study finds 'startling' inequities in end-of-life opioid treatment

byHarvard UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder Black and Hispanic patients with advanced cancer are less likely than white patients to receive opioid medications for pain relief in

Updated on: January 23,2024 14

Study finds 'startling' inequities in end-of-life opioid treatment

byHarvard UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder Black and Hispanic patients with advanced cancer are less likely than white patients to receive opioid medications for pain relief in

Updated on:January 23,2024 14

Researchers identify needs of rural-based physicians to optimize cancer survivorship care

by University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of cancer survivors rely on primary care clinicians for follow-up treatments, especially in rural areas, according to

Updated on: February 03,2024 13

Researchers identify needs of rural-based physicians to optimize cancer survivorship care

by University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe vast majority of cancer survivors rely on primary care clinicians for follow-up treatments, especially in rural areas, according to

Updated on:February 03,2024 13