Radiation therapy outcomes better for African-American than Caucasian prostate cancer patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyWhile popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk of dying from prostate cancer than Caucasian men, a new an

Updated on: December 18,2023

Radiation therapy outcomes better for African-American than Caucasian prostate cancer patients

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyWhile popular beliefs and population data suggest that African-American men are at higher risk of dying from prostate cancer than Caucasian men, a new an

Updated on:December 18,2023

Public insurance tied to lower cancer survival in young patients

(HealthDay)—Young, low-income patients with bone or soft tissue sarcomas have decreased overall survival (OS), regardless of disease stage at presentation, according to a study published online Dec. 1

Updated on: December 22,2023

Public insurance tied to lower cancer survival in young patients

(HealthDay)—Young, low-income patients with bone or soft tissue sarcomas have decreased overall survival (OS), regardless of disease stage at presentation, according to a study published online Dec. 1

Updated on:December 22,2023

6 months treatment with Herceptin is as good as 12 months for preventing breast cancer return

by Peter Thorley,University of WarwickCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study co-led by the University of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit has shown that shortening the duration of a therapy for breast

Updated on: March 14,2024

6 months treatment with Herceptin is as good as 12 months for preventing breast cancer return

by Peter Thorley,University of WarwickCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study co-led by the University of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit has shown that shortening the duration of a therapy for breast

Updated on:March 14,2024

Melanoma misconception: Dark skin tones at risk, too

by Sonya GoinsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe myth that people with dark skin are immune to melanoma, a type of skin cancer, has persisted for many years. It's a dangerous misconception that

Updated on: January 10,2024

Melanoma misconception: Dark skin tones at risk, too

by Sonya GoinsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe myth that people with dark skin are immune to melanoma, a type of skin cancer, has persisted for many years. It's a dangerous misconception that

Updated on:January 10,2024

Protein transformation drives cancer development

byNorthwestern UniversityMitochondria. Credit: Wikipedia commonsA change in function in a mitochondrial antioxidant protein increases stem cell gene expression that promotes the development of m

Updated on: December 20,2023

Protein transformation drives cancer development

byNorthwestern UniversityMitochondria. Credit: Wikipedia commonsA change in function in a mitochondrial antioxidant protein increases stem cell gene expression that promotes the development of m

Updated on:December 20,2023

Chemotherapy before surgery can improve survival rates in pancreatic cancer patients

byUniversity of LiverpoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreating pancreatic cancer patients with chemotherapy before surgery significantly improved 1-year survival rates compared to immediate surgery,

Updated on: January 04,2024

Chemotherapy before surgery can improve survival rates in pancreatic cancer patients

byUniversity of LiverpoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreating pancreatic cancer patients with chemotherapy before surgery significantly improved 1-year survival rates compared to immediate surgery,

Updated on:January 04,2024

Research raises hope for new therapies for chordoma, a rare bone cancer

by Tom Ulrich,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Susanna M. Hamilton, Broad CommunicationsChordoma is literally a one in a million cancer, with few effective treatment options. A new unde

Updated on: May 31,2024

Research raises hope for new therapies for chordoma, a rare bone cancer

by Tom Ulrich,Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardCredit: Susanna M. Hamilton, Broad CommunicationsChordoma is literally a one in a million cancer, with few effective treatment options. A new unde

Updated on:May 31,2024

Is this a faster, better treatment for blood and solid tumor cancers?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityA Northeastern researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the New England Inflamm

Updated on: January 26,2024

Is this a faster, better treatment for blood and solid tumor cancers?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern UniversityA Northeastern researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the New England Inflamm

Updated on:January 26,2024

New research finds oral leukemia therapy to work as well as intravenous decitabine

by Hackensack Meridian HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Hackensack Meridian's John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC), are part of a published Phase 3 study reporting on the equival

Updated on: March 21,2024

New research finds oral leukemia therapy to work as well as intravenous decitabine

by Hackensack Meridian HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Hackensack Meridian's John Theurer Cancer Center (JTCC), are part of a published Phase 3 study reporting on the equival

Updated on:March 21,2024

Here's why some high-risk patients aren't getting drugs to combat COVID

by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the toll from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to mount, antiviral medications such as Paxlovid were hailed by health offici

Updated on: May 26,2024

Here's why some high-risk patients aren't getting drugs to combat COVID

by Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles TimesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs the toll from the COVID-19 pandemic continued to mount, antiviral medications such as Paxlovid were hailed by health offici

Updated on:May 26,2024

Molecular tumor boards improve outcomes for patients with advanced cancer

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckyWaterfall plot detailing individual PFS ratio (PFS2/PFS1) values for patients treated with second-line or greater-line MTB-directed therapy (cohort 1; n

Updated on: December 22,2023

Molecular tumor boards improve outcomes for patients with advanced cancer

by Elizabeth Chapin,University of KentuckyWaterfall plot detailing individual PFS ratio (PFS2/PFS1) values for patients treated with second-line or greater-line MTB-directed therapy (cohort 1; n

Updated on:December 22,2023

3D genome features point to possible therapeutic target for aggressive and deadly pediatric brain tumors

by Fabienne Landry,McGill University Health CentreCredit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.06.023Posterior fossa group A (PFA) ependymoma are rare, treatment-resistant pediatric t

Updated on: July 11,2024

3D genome features point to possible therapeutic target for aggressive and deadly pediatric brain tumors

by Fabienne Landry,McGill University Health CentreCredit:Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.06.023Posterior fossa group A (PFA) ependymoma are rare, treatment-resistant pediatric t

Updated on:July 11,2024