New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNeuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%.For t

Updated on: March 12,2024

New gene found for a deadly childhood cancer offers possibility of targeted drug therapy

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNeuroblastoma accounts for 15% of total childhood cancer deaths. The survival rate of high-risk neuroblastoma patients is 50%.For t

Updated on:March 12,2024

Trial finds high-dose radiation effective for men whose prostate cancer has spread

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: ASTROA randomized clinical trial of targeted, high-dose radiation for men with oligometastatic prostate cancer has shown the treatment to be an e

Updated on: March 01,2024

Trial finds high-dose radiation effective for men whose prostate cancer has spread

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: ASTROA randomized clinical trial of targeted, high-dose radiation for men with oligometastatic prostate cancer has shown the treatment to be an e

Updated on:March 01,2024

Young age associated with worse prognosis in specific breast cancer subtype

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineResearcher in lab. Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer CenterResearchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center are rapidly advancing the understandin

Updated on: April 22,2024

Young age associated with worse prognosis in specific breast cancer subtype

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineResearcher in lab. Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer CenterResearchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center are rapidly advancing the understandin

Updated on:April 22,2024

Researchers find new treatment for prostate cancer

by University of Oslo“We think that what we found is really exciting", says Professor Fahri Saatcioglu. Credit: University of OsloProfessor Fahri Saatcioglu at University of Oslo's Depar

Updated on: June 19,2024

Researchers find new treatment for prostate cancer

by University of Oslo“We think that what we found is really exciting", says Professor Fahri Saatcioglu. Credit: University of OsloProfessor Fahri Saatcioglu at University of Oslo's Depar

Updated on:June 19,2024

New tool to predict people's risk of developing lung cancer within the next ten years

by Jane Icke,University of NottinghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Nottingham have helped to develop a new tool called "CanPredict," which is able t

Updated on: February 03,2024

New tool to predict people's risk of developing lung cancer within the next ten years

by Jane Icke,University of NottinghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Nottingham have helped to develop a new tool called "CanPredict," which is able t

Updated on:February 03,2024

Treatment found to reduce progression of rare blood cancer by 74%

Credit: Wikimedia CommonsA treatment that involves genetically modifying the body's own immune cells has been found to cut the risk of disease progression by 74 percent in people with a rare type

Updated on: January 29,2024

Treatment found to reduce progression of rare blood cancer by 74%

Credit: Wikimedia CommonsA treatment that involves genetically modifying the body's own immune cells has been found to cut the risk of disease progression by 74 percent in people with a rare type

Updated on:January 29,2024

Study shows combining AI models improves breast cancer risk assessment

byRadiological Society of North AmericaFull-field digital mammograms (right mediolateral oblique view) in a 59-year-old woman show (A) the screening mammogram obtained during the study period an

Updated on: January 23,2024

Study shows combining AI models improves breast cancer risk assessment

byRadiological Society of North AmericaFull-field digital mammograms (right mediolateral oblique view) in a 59-year-old woman show (A) the screening mammogram obtained during the study period an

Updated on:January 23,2024

Enhanced recovery program shown to successfully reduce opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy improving hospital care pathways, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center succes

Updated on: January 30,2024

Enhanced recovery program shown to successfully reduce opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery

by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBy improving hospital care pathways, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center succes

Updated on:January 30,2024

Study pinpoints origin of pediatric brain tumor type and shows it may be preventable

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn aggressive type of pediatric brain tumor, medulloblastoma, exists in a pre-malignant form at birth after initially developing duri

Updated on: February 18,2024

Study pinpoints origin of pediatric brain tumor type and shows it may be preventable

by The Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn aggressive type of pediatric brain tumor, medulloblastoma, exists in a pre-malignant form at birth after initially developing duri

Updated on:February 18,2024

New combination of drugs works together to reduce lung tumors in mice

bySalk InstituteLeft: Lung tissue of mice with LKB1-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. Right: Lung tissue after being treated with both trametinib and entinostat showing smaller and fewer tumor

Updated on: January 13,2024

New combination of drugs works together to reduce lung tumors in mice

bySalk InstituteLeft: Lung tissue of mice with LKB1-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. Right: Lung tissue after being treated with both trametinib and entinostat showing smaller and fewer tumor

Updated on:January 13,2024

Ethical issues abound in adoption of AI in cancer care

by Lori SolomonThere may be ethical barriers to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) into cancer care, according to a studypublishedonline March 28 inJAMA Network Open.Andrew

Updated on: April 06,2024

Ethical issues abound in adoption of AI in cancer care

by Lori SolomonThere may be ethical barriers to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) into cancer care, according to a studypublishedonline March 28 inJAMA Network Open.Andrew

Updated on:April 06,2024

Ethnic diversity and disparities in access to genetic testing impact prostate cancer development and treatment

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 1.4 million men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020 globally, but the molecular characteristics of the

Updated on: January 22,2024

Ethnic diversity and disparities in access to genetic testing impact prostate cancer development and treatment

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 1.4 million men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020 globally, but the molecular characteristics of the

Updated on:January 22,2024