Study finds providers use prostate cancer screening tests, even when they provide little value to patients

byWake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterChris Gillette, Ph.D., associate professor of PA Studies for Wake Forest University School of Medicine, collaborates with colleagues. Credit: Wake

Updated on: January 23,2024

Study finds providers use prostate cancer screening tests, even when they provide little value to patients

byWake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterChris Gillette, Ph.D., associate professor of PA Studies for Wake Forest University School of Medicine, collaborates with colleagues. Credit: Wake

Updated on:January 23,2024

Simultaneous radiation and immunotherapy found to be beneficial for a subset of lung cancer patients

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterAneuploidy and TMB are synergistic predictors of survival following immunotherapy. Credit:Nature Genetics(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01235-4

Updated on: January 07,2024

Simultaneous radiation and immunotherapy found to be beneficial for a subset of lung cancer patients

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterAneuploidy and TMB are synergistic predictors of survival following immunotherapy. Credit:Nature Genetics(2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01235-4

Updated on:January 07,2024

Researchers build first large-scale atlas of how immune cells react to mutations during cancer immunotherapy

byCleveland ClinicNeoantigen screening design and genomic features of NSCLC cohort.a, WES was performed onn= 58 pre-therapy samples andn= 42 on-therapy samples, whi

Updated on: November 10,2024

Researchers build first large-scale atlas of how immune cells react to mutations during cancer immunotherapy

byCleveland ClinicNeoantigen screening design and genomic features of NSCLC cohort.a, WES was performed onn= 58 pre-therapy samples andn= 42 on-therapy samples, whi

Updated on:November 10,2024

Researcher patents 'roach motel' for cancer

by Louisa Kellie,University of Texas at ArlingtonA cancer trap. Credit: UTAThe University of Texas at Arlington has successfully patented in Europe an implantable medical device that attracts an

Updated on: June 04,2024

Researcher patents 'roach motel' for cancer

by Louisa Kellie,University of Texas at ArlingtonA cancer trap. Credit: UTAThe University of Texas at Arlington has successfully patented in Europe an implantable medical device that attracts an

Updated on:June 04,2024

Avoid food poisoning this holiday season

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer Miller sThe last thing a holiday host wants is to have guests get food poisoning from the feast they've set.That's whyfood safetyis particularl

Updated on: March 30,2024

Avoid food poisoning this holiday season

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer Miller sThe last thing a holiday host wants is to have guests get food poisoning from the feast they've set.That's whyfood safetyis particularl

Updated on:March 30,2024

Breast MRI illuminates risk of second breast cancer

byRadiological Society of North AmericaPostoperative surveillance images in a 54-year-old woman who had undergone right breast–conserving surgery and postoperative radiation therapy 2 years prio

Updated on: January 02,2024

Breast MRI illuminates risk of second breast cancer

byRadiological Society of North AmericaPostoperative surveillance images in a 54-year-old woman who had undergone right breast–conserving surgery and postoperative radiation therapy 2 years prio

Updated on:January 02,2024

Study reveals complex biology, gender differences, in kidney cancer

by University of Rochester Medical CenterA new study is believed to be the first to describe the unique role of androgens in kidney cancer, and it suggests that a new approach to treatment, targe

Updated on: July 02,2024

Study reveals complex biology, gender differences, in kidney cancer

by University of Rochester Medical CenterA new study is believed to be the first to describe the unique role of androgens in kidney cancer, and it suggests that a new approach to treatment, targe

Updated on:July 02,2024

Guidelines of care developed for skin cancer management

(HealthDay)—Guidelines of care have been developed for the management of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), according to two reports published online Jan. 10 in t

Updated on: April 10,2024

Guidelines of care developed for skin cancer management

(HealthDay)—Guidelines of care have been developed for the management of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), according to two reports published online Jan. 10 in t

Updated on:April 10,2024

Unlocking the mystery of preexisting drug resistance: Study sheds light on cancer evolution

byCase Western Reserve UniversityIllustrated abstraction demonstrating how frequency-dependent ecological interactions might increase the likelihood of preexisting resistance. Credit:PRX L

Updated on: July 17,2024

Unlocking the mystery of preexisting drug resistance: Study sheds light on cancer evolution

byCase Western Reserve UniversityIllustrated abstraction demonstrating how frequency-dependent ecological interactions might increase the likelihood of preexisting resistance. Credit:PRX L

Updated on:July 17,2024

Book examines the circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as a contagious illness

by Peter Dizikes,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRobin Scheffler and his new book, “A Contagious Cause: The American Hunt for Cancer Viruses and the Rise of Molecular Medicine.” Credit: Jon

Updated on: April 18,2024

Book examines the circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as a contagious illness

by Peter Dizikes,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRobin Scheffler and his new book, “A Contagious Cause: The American Hunt for Cancer Viruses and the Rise of Molecular Medicine.” Credit: Jon

Updated on:April 18,2024

New preclinical model could accelerate research on thymic cancer

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageA new preclinical model for thymic cancer developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has revealed insights into how a common mutat

Updated on: January 12,2024

New preclinical model could accelerate research on thymic cancer

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: AI-generated imageA new preclinical model for thymic cancer developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has revealed insights into how a common mutat

Updated on:January 12,2024

Medicare to cover CAR-T therapy for leukemia, lymphoma

A breakthrough gene therapy will be covered for certain types of lymphoma and leukemia, Medicare says.Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T)therapyboosts a patient's own immune cells

Updated on: May 17,2024

Medicare to cover CAR-T therapy for leukemia, lymphoma

A breakthrough gene therapy will be covered for certain types of lymphoma and leukemia, Medicare says.Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T)therapyboosts a patient's own immune cells

Updated on:May 17,2024