Tracking quality of life during prostate cancer treatment

by Anna Williams,Northwestern UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHPatients with advanced prostate cancer who received more intensive treatment experienced worse quality o

Updated on: April 01,2024

Tracking quality of life during prostate cancer treatment

by Anna Williams,Northwestern UniversityKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHPatients with advanced prostate cancer who received more intensive treatment experienced worse quality o

Updated on:April 01,2024

Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this Tuesday, April 28, 2015 file photo, a patient has her blood drawn for a liquid biopsy at a hospital in Philadelphia. A study released on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 found that a

Updated on: March 01,2024

Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this Tuesday, April 28, 2015 file photo, a patient has her blood drawn for a liquid biopsy at a hospital in Philadelphia. A study released on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 found that a

Updated on:March 01,2024

3-D-printed tumor model shows interaction with immune cells

by Wiebe Van Der Veen,University of TwenteThe size of the model, the red part is thetumor. Credit: University of TwenteAround a glioblastoma, a very aggressive brain tumor, cells of the hu

Updated on: April 02,2024

3-D-printed tumor model shows interaction with immune cells

by Wiebe Van Der Veen,University of TwenteThe size of the model, the red part is thetumor. Credit: University of TwenteAround a glioblastoma, a very aggressive brain tumor, cells of the hu

Updated on:April 02,2024

Research discovers how some cancers resist treatment

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international team of researchers led by Lucio Miele, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicin

Updated on: July 04,2024

Research discovers how some cancers resist treatment

by Louisiana State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn international team of researchers led by Lucio Miele, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicin

Updated on:July 04,2024

How a bereaved mom is helping researchers improve palliative care

by Erin Digitale,Stanford University Medical CenterJamila Hassan participated in research about end-of-life care for children after losing her son Omar to cancer in 2012. Credit: Courtesy of the

Updated on: January 04,2024

How a bereaved mom is helping researchers improve palliative care

by Erin Digitale,Stanford University Medical CenterJamila Hassan participated in research about end-of-life care for children after losing her son Omar to cancer in 2012. Credit: Courtesy of the

Updated on:January 04,2024

Can an annual blood test find cancer while it's curable?

by Lisa M. KriegerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite decades of effort in the war against cancer, screening tests are available for only five types of the disease, representing less than one-th

Updated on: February 01,2024

Can an annual blood test find cancer while it's curable?

by Lisa M. KriegerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite decades of effort in the war against cancer, screening tests are available for only five types of the disease, representing less than one-th

Updated on:February 01,2024

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos

Updated on: April 09,2024

Deadly lung cancers are driven by multiple genetic changes

by University of California, San FranciscoLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA new UC San Francisco-led study challenges the dogma in oncology that mos

Updated on:April 09,2024

Researchers develop new machete technique to slice into cancer genome and study copy number alterations

by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterMACHETE enables efficient engineering of genomic deletions. a, Schematic of the MACHETE approach. WT, wild type; HA, homology arm; Puro, puromycin; pA, po

Updated on: February 18,2024

Researchers develop new machete technique to slice into cancer genome and study copy number alterations

by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterMACHETE enables efficient engineering of genomic deletions. a, Schematic of the MACHETE approach. WT, wild type; HA, homology arm; Puro, puromycin; pA, po

Updated on:February 18,2024

Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

by Jennifer DeMoss,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UC Davis Health study reveals persistent racial and social disparities preventing access to autoHCT, a common bone marrow transplan

Updated on: April 28,2024

Study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma

by Jennifer DeMoss,UC DavisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UC Davis Health study reveals persistent racial and social disparities preventing access to autoHCT, a common bone marrow transplan

Updated on:April 28,2024

Oncologist suggests three ways to prevent head and neck cancer

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Jill Burrow from PexelsThroat cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers, and it is often linked to HPV. Oropharyngeal cancer, or throat cancer, is a t

Updated on: April 28,2024

Oncologist suggests three ways to prevent head and neck cancer

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Jill Burrow from PexelsThroat cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers, and it is often linked to HPV. Oropharyngeal cancer, or throat cancer, is a t

Updated on:April 28,2024

Neuroblastoma study identifies new subgroups with distinct prognoses and potential vulnerabilities to therapies

byUniversity of SouthamptonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have identified new variations in neuroblastoma that could lead to a more accurate prognosis and better-targeted treatmen

Updated on: April 28,2024

Neuroblastoma study identifies new subgroups with distinct prognoses and potential vulnerabilities to therapies

byUniversity of SouthamptonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have identified new variations in neuroblastoma that could lead to a more accurate prognosis and better-targeted treatmen

Updated on:April 28,2024

Breast cancer: Five tips from an expert on catching it early and keeping safe

by Olalekan Olasehinde,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBreast cancer is themost commoncancer in the world. Every year it claims more than650,000lives.Breast can

Updated on: January 03,2024

Breast cancer: Five tips from an expert on catching it early and keeping safe

by Olalekan Olasehinde,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageBreast cancer is themost commoncancer in the world. Every year it claims more than650,000lives.Breast can

Updated on:January 03,2024