Blood test for brain cancer may be on horizon, research finds

byPennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGlioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadliest type of brain cancer with a five-year survival rate of only 5%. Researchers at

Updated on: January 23,2024

Blood test for brain cancer may be on horizon, research finds

byPennsylvania State UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGlioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and deadliest type of brain cancer with a five-year survival rate of only 5%. Researchers at

Updated on:January 23,2024

Researchers discover a new way to improve the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness

by Queen's University BelfastCredit: Queen's University BelfastResearchers from Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new way to predict the aggressiveness and future behavior

Updated on: June 19,2024

Researchers discover a new way to improve the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness

by Queen's University BelfastCredit: Queen's University BelfastResearchers from Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new way to predict the aggressiveness and future behavior

Updated on:June 19,2024

Experimental cancer vaccine shows promise in animal studies

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.10.006An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced tw

Updated on: January 04,2024

Experimental cancer vaccine shows promise in animal studies

byNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.10.006An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine induced tw

Updated on:January 04,2024

Researchers report encouraging immunotherapy option for relapsed myeloma patients

by The Mount Sinai HospitalTreatment breakdown of the multiple myeloma patient cohort. (A) Flow chart showing that the initial retrospective query yielded 115 RRMM patients enrolled on a BiAb cli

Updated on: February 18,2024

Researchers report encouraging immunotherapy option for relapsed myeloma patients

by The Mount Sinai HospitalTreatment breakdown of the multiple myeloma patient cohort. (A) Flow chart showing that the initial retrospective query yielded 115 RRMM patients enrolled on a BiAb cli

Updated on:February 18,2024

Study provides new look at why rare cancer often evades treatments

by Boston Medical CenterCharacterizing the cellular landscape of pancreatic, small intestinal, and gNETs. (A) NET scRNA-seq workflow. Resected tumor fragments were dissociated into single-cell su

Updated on: February 03,2024

Study provides new look at why rare cancer often evades treatments

by Boston Medical CenterCharacterizing the cellular landscape of pancreatic, small intestinal, and gNETs. (A) NET scRNA-seq workflow. Resected tumor fragments were dissociated into single-cell su

Updated on:February 03,2024

ACS sets goal to cut cancer mortality 40 percent by 2035

(HealthDay)—The American Cancer Society (ACS) has set a goal of a 40 percent reduction in overall cancer mortality by 2035, according to a study published online May 8 inCA: A Cancer Journal for

Updated on: March 27,2024

ACS sets goal to cut cancer mortality 40 percent by 2035

(HealthDay)—The American Cancer Society (ACS) has set a goal of a 40 percent reduction in overall cancer mortality by 2035, according to a study published online May 8 inCA: A Cancer Journal for

Updated on:March 27,2024

Map of tumors' immune cell populations points to new targets for immunotherapy

by Kevin Jiang,Harvard Medical SchoolMyeloid immune cells alongsidered blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer InstituteThe recent emergence of immuno

Updated on: April 09,2024

Map of tumors' immune cell populations points to new targets for immunotherapy

by Kevin Jiang,Harvard Medical SchoolMyeloid immune cells alongsidered blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer InstituteThe recent emergence of immuno

Updated on:April 09,2024

Tumor ammonia levels inhibit T cell growth, impact immunotherapy: Study

by Anna Megdell,University of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2021). DOI: 10.1172/JCI143691High levels of ammonia in tumors leads to fewer T cell

Updated on: January 21,2024

Tumor ammonia levels inhibit T cell growth, impact immunotherapy: Study

by Anna Megdell,University of MichiganGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2021). DOI: 10.1172/JCI143691High levels of ammonia in tumors leads to fewer T cell

Updated on:January 21,2024

Smoking linked to melanoma-associated death in early-stage melanoma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with clinical stage I and II melanoma, smoking is associated with an increased risk for melanoma-associated death, according to a study published online Feb. 6 inJAM

Updated on: March 05,2024

Smoking linked to melanoma-associated death in early-stage melanoma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with clinical stage I and II melanoma, smoking is associated with an increased risk for melanoma-associated death, according to a study published online Feb. 6 inJAM

Updated on:March 05,2024

Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer

by FAPESPIn a study with mice, a gene therapy developed in Brazil kills cancer cells and avoids adverse side effects when combined with chemotherapy. Credit: Marcos Santos / USP ImagensResearcher

Updated on: April 01,2024

Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer

by FAPESPIn a study with mice, a gene therapy developed in Brazil kills cancer cells and avoids adverse side effects when combined with chemotherapy. Credit: Marcos Santos / USP ImagensResearcher

Updated on:April 01,2024

Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersThe promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging, noninvasive method for targeted disease diagnosis and detection of canc

Updated on: May 23,2024

Promise of liquid biopsy in cancer biomarker detection and prenatal screening

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersThe promise and challenges of liquid biopsy, an emerging, noninvasive method for targeted disease diagnosis and detection of canc

Updated on:May 23,2024

A new nutrition-screening tool for the oncologic population

byScience China PressVenn plots of three screening tools and malnutrition defined by PG-SGA. Malnutrition was defined as a PG-SGA score of ≥4. The malnutrition risk in MST was defined as an MST

Updated on: January 30,2024

A new nutrition-screening tool for the oncologic population

byScience China PressVenn plots of three screening tools and malnutrition defined by PG-SGA. Malnutrition was defined as a PG-SGA score of ≥4. The malnutrition risk in MST was defined as an MST

Updated on:January 30,2024