Implanted pump safely delivers chemo straight to brain in patients with brain cancer

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterMRI scans show that chemotherapy delivered via the pump saturated the area in and around each patient's brain tumor. Top images show the brain befo

Updated on: January 02,2024 6

Implanted pump safely delivers chemo straight to brain in patients with brain cancer

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterMRI scans show that chemotherapy delivered via the pump saturated the area in and around each patient's brain tumor. Top images show the brain befo

Updated on:January 02,2024 6

The connection between diet, obesity, and cancer: Nutrition experts explore the evidence

by ElsevierObesity is associated with increased risk of developing and dying from the following cancers: breast (in postmenopausal women), ovarian, liver, gallbladder, kidney (renal cell), colon,

Updated on: May 11,2024 6

The connection between diet, obesity, and cancer: Nutrition experts explore the evidence

by ElsevierObesity is associated with increased risk of developing and dying from the following cancers: breast (in postmenopausal women), ovarian, liver, gallbladder, kidney (renal cell), colon,

Updated on:May 11,2024 6

Can the body's own 'killer torpedoes' derived from NK cells fight cancer?

by Elin Martine Doeland,University of OsloAn NK cell meeting a cancer cell. The killer torpedoes, illustrated with chocolates, attack the cancer cell. The image was taken at the Medical research

Updated on: December 28,2023 9

Can the body's own 'killer torpedoes' derived from NK cells fight cancer?

by Elin Martine Doeland,University of OsloAn NK cell meeting a cancer cell. The killer torpedoes, illustrated with chocolates, attack the cancer cell. The image was taken at the Medical research

Updated on:December 28,2023 9

Aggressive surgery increases survival with low-grade brain tumors: Study

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe transition of a low-grade, slow growing brain tumor to a lethal one can be delayed if neurosurgeons remove as much

Updated on: February 18,2024 13

Aggressive surgery increases survival with low-grade brain tumors: Study

by University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe transition of a low-grade, slow growing brain tumor to a lethal one can be delayed if neurosurgeons remove as much

Updated on:February 18,2024 13

Chemotherapy before surgery helps patients with nose and sinus cancer avoid debilitating eye and bone removal

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit: CC0 Public DomainResults from a clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) show a striking improvement for patients who received che

Updated on: September 28,2024 0

Chemotherapy before surgery helps patients with nose and sinus cancer avoid debilitating eye and bone removal

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit: CC0 Public DomainResults from a clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) show a striking improvement for patients who received che

Updated on:September 28,2024 0

AAD releases new guidelines for the tx of cutaneous melanoma

(HealthDay)—New guidelines have been released for the treatment of primary cutaneous melanoma, according to a report from the American Academy of Dermatology published online Nov. 1 in theJourna

Updated on: March 27,2024 20

AAD releases new guidelines for the tx of cutaneous melanoma

(HealthDay)—New guidelines have been released for the treatment of primary cutaneous melanoma, according to a report from the American Academy of Dermatology published online Nov. 1 in theJourna

Updated on:March 27,2024 20

Previous cancer linked to long term heightened risk of cardiovascular disease

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer survivors may be at long term heightened risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease, irrespective of traditional underlying risk f

Updated on: January 28,2024 15

Previous cancer linked to long term heightened risk of cardiovascular disease

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCancer survivors may be at long term heightened risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease, irrespective of traditional underlying risk f

Updated on:January 28,2024 15

Overall, drinking wine does not impact prostate cancer risk

(HealthDay)—Moderate wine consumption does not seem to impact the risk of prostate cancer, according to a review published online April 17 inClinical Epidemiology.Mihai Dorin Vartolomei, Ph.D.,

Updated on: April 01,2024 15

Overall, drinking wine does not impact prostate cancer risk

(HealthDay)—Moderate wine consumption does not seem to impact the risk of prostate cancer, according to a review published online April 17 inClinical Epidemiology.Mihai Dorin Vartolomei, Ph.D.,

Updated on:April 01,2024 15

Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstructi

Updated on: October 22,2024 0

Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstructi

Updated on:October 22,2024 0

Selinexor for multiple myeloma receives accelerated FDA approval

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A first-in-class d

Updated on: May 09,2024 4

Selinexor for multiple myeloma receives accelerated FDA approval

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteMicrograph of a plasmacytoma, the histologic correlate of multiple myeloma. H&E stain. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A first-in-class d

Updated on:May 09,2024 4

Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue, finds study

by Joshua Speiser,Brown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Brown University researchers has found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as ef

Updated on: January 23,2024 12

Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue, finds study

by Joshua Speiser,Brown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Brown University researchers has found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as ef

Updated on:January 23,2024 12

Loyalty card data could help to identify ovarian cancer symptoms sooner

byLancaster UniversityThe study of almost 300 women found that pain and indigestion medication purchases were higher in women who were subsequently diagnosed with ovarian cancer, compared to wom

Updated on: January 22,2024 16

Loyalty card data could help to identify ovarian cancer symptoms sooner

byLancaster UniversityThe study of almost 300 women found that pain and indigestion medication purchases were higher in women who were subsequently diagnosed with ovarian cancer, compared to wom

Updated on:January 22,2024 16