New cervical screening test could predict cell changes years before they occur

byUniversity College LondonDistribution of the WID-CIN index in the diagnostic validation set (A). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve corresponding to the diagnostic validation set wi

Updated on: January 13,2024

New cervical screening test could predict cell changes years before they occur

byUniversity College LondonDistribution of the WID-CIN index in the diagnostic validation set (A). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve corresponding to the diagnostic validation set wi

Updated on:January 13,2024

Researchers study effectiveness of communication strategies with seriously ill patients

by Leiden UniversityCredit: Leiden UniversityLeiden psychologists Janine Westendorp and Liesbeth van Vliet have investigated types of communication that seriously ill patients may experience as h

Updated on: January 28,2024

Researchers study effectiveness of communication strategies with seriously ill patients

by Leiden UniversityCredit: Leiden UniversityLeiden psychologists Janine Westendorp and Liesbeth van Vliet have investigated types of communication that seriously ill patients may experience as h

Updated on:January 28,2024

Dangers of late cervical cancer diagnosis in women of color

by Alex Osiadacz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo Clinic News NetworkIn the past decade, nearly one-third of cervical cancer cases in the U.S. resulted in death according to the Centers for Disease Contr

Updated on: January 30,2024

Dangers of late cervical cancer diagnosis in women of color

by Alex Osiadacz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo Clinic News NetworkIn the past decade, nearly one-third of cervical cancer cases in the U.S. resulted in death according to the Centers for Disease Contr

Updated on:January 30,2024

Uncontrolled heart risk factors common in head, neck squamous cell cancer

by Elana GotkineThe burden of suboptimally controlled cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and incident risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) are considerable in patients with head and neck squamo

Updated on: January 07,2024

Uncontrolled heart risk factors common in head, neck squamous cell cancer

by Elana GotkineThe burden of suboptimally controlled cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and incident risk of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) are considerable in patients with head and neck squamo

Updated on:January 07,2024

Study finds 5-year relative survival rate of 59.6 percent in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes

by Elana Gotkine HealthDay ReporterAbout 40 percent of patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) die of MDS within five years, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in the&nbs

Updated on: January 23,2024

Study finds 5-year relative survival rate of 59.6 percent in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes

by Elana Gotkine HealthDay ReporterAbout 40 percent of patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) die of MDS within five years, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in the&nbs

Updated on:January 23,2024

Fluidity predicts aggressiveness of cancerous tumors, study

by Leipzig UniversityTumour-associated microscopic effects such as the liquification or increased fluidity of cancer cells have an effect on the tumour’s macroscopic mechanical properties. These

Updated on: January 30,2024

Fluidity predicts aggressiveness of cancerous tumors, study

by Leipzig UniversityTumour-associated microscopic effects such as the liquification or increased fluidity of cancer cells have an effect on the tumour’s macroscopic mechanical properties. These

Updated on:January 30,2024

Researcher reach milestone in the treatment of anemia in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

by Leipzig UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn people with myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), a usually benign form of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the body produces too few functional b

Updated on: February 03,2024

Researcher reach milestone in the treatment of anemia in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

by Leipzig UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn people with myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), a usually benign form of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the body produces too few functional b

Updated on:February 03,2024

Study reveals how patients' smoking history changes evolution of lung cancer

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteThis immunofluorescence image shows the presence of a specific subset of T cells (tissue-resident memory T cells, TRM) in the lung of smoker patients. The TRM ce

Updated on: February 20,2024

Study reveals how patients' smoking history changes evolution of lung cancer

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteThis immunofluorescence image shows the presence of a specific subset of T cells (tissue-resident memory T cells, TRM) in the lung of smoker patients. The TRM ce

Updated on:February 20,2024

New insight into combating drug-resistant prostate cancer

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1126Recent research from the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on the significance of

Updated on: April 28,2024

New insight into combating drug-resistant prostate cancer

byUniversity of Eastern FinlandCredit:Nucleic Acids Research(2023). DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1126Recent research from the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on the significance of

Updated on:April 28,2024

Mass spectrometry can monitor treatment response in multiple myeloma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM), mass spectrometry (MS) can monitor treatment response, according to a study published online Jan. 4 inBlood Cancer Journa

Updated on: February 23,2024

Mass spectrometry can monitor treatment response in multiple myeloma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM), mass spectrometry (MS) can monitor treatment response, according to a study published online Jan. 4 inBlood Cancer Journa

Updated on:February 23,2024

Discovery suggests which thyroid cancer patients may need more aggressive treatment

by Ross Neitz,University of AlbertaOncology professor and surgeon Todd McMullen (right) says the study will help surgeons determine which patients will benefit from less aggressive treatment and

Updated on: April 18,2024

Discovery suggests which thyroid cancer patients may need more aggressive treatment

by Ross Neitz,University of AlbertaOncology professor and surgeon Todd McMullen (right) says the study will help surgeons determine which patients will benefit from less aggressive treatment and

Updated on:April 18,2024

Erectile dysfunction drugs and flu vaccine may work together to help immune system fight cancer after surgery

by The Ottawa HospitalNew research shows that erectile dysfunction drugs and flu vaccine may work together to help the immune system fight cancer after surgery. Credit: The Ottawa HospitalA new study

Updated on: April 10,2024

Erectile dysfunction drugs and flu vaccine may work together to help immune system fight cancer after surgery

by The Ottawa HospitalNew research shows that erectile dysfunction drugs and flu vaccine may work together to help the immune system fight cancer after surgery. Credit: The Ottawa HospitalA new study

Updated on:April 10,2024