How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients

Credit: CC0 Public DomainTheir stories are divided into before and after. First, those long years of pain which flooded every moment—school, relationships, work.And then—after agonizing treatments—wha

Updated on: March 27,2024

How genetic therapies transformed the lives of sickle cell patients

Credit: CC0 Public DomainTheir stories are divided into before and after. First, those long years of pain which flooded every moment—school, relationships, work.And then—after agonizing treatments—wha

Updated on:March 27,2024

Quitting smoking tied to better survival in head, neck squamous cell carcinoma

by Lori SolomonSmoking cessation for >10 years is significantly associated with reduced overall mortality and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)-specific mortality, according to a study

Updated on: December 26,2023

Quitting smoking tied to better survival in head, neck squamous cell carcinoma

by Lori SolomonSmoking cessation for >10 years is significantly associated with reduced overall mortality and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)-specific mortality, according to a study

Updated on:December 26,2023

Study shows lactate may prompt cancer formation

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA byproduct of glucose called lactate, used by every cell in the body, may also prompt a mutate

Updated on: December 22,2023

Study shows lactate may prompt cancer formation

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthA byproduct of glucose called lactate, used by every cell in the body, may also prompt a mutate

Updated on:December 22,2023

Vitamin C may hold the key to improve efficacy of dendritic cell-derived anticancer cell therapies

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteVitamin C-mediated dendritic cell DNA methylome remodeling. (A) Scheme depicting the experimental setup. Monocytes (MO) were differentiated to dendri

Updated on: January 08,2024

Vitamin C may hold the key to improve efficacy of dendritic cell-derived anticancer cell therapies

byJosep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteVitamin C-mediated dendritic cell DNA methylome remodeling. (A) Scheme depicting the experimental setup. Monocytes (MO) were differentiated to dendri

Updated on:January 08,2024

Bringing crucial cancer treatments to rural communities

by Velvet Hasner,Missouri University of Science and TechnologyCredit: Pexels image by Peter FazekasFresh air, sunsets, and a night sky full of stars are a few of the benefits to country living t

Updated on: December 26,2023

Bringing crucial cancer treatments to rural communities

by Velvet Hasner,Missouri University of Science and TechnologyCredit: Pexels image by Peter FazekasFresh air, sunsets, and a night sky full of stars are a few of the benefits to country living t

Updated on:December 26,2023

Lung cancer screening increases percentage of Stage I cases detected, while reducing percentage of Stage IV cases

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImplementing lung cancer screening at four diverse healthcare systems resulted in an 8.4 percent increase in t

Updated on: December 22,2023

Lung cancer screening increases percentage of Stage I cases detected, while reducing percentage of Stage IV cases

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImplementing lung cancer screening at four diverse healthcare systems resulted in an 8.4 percent increase in t

Updated on:December 22,2023

Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes Can Reduce Transfusions in Intensive Care

January 2024Leah LawrenceNew data indicate that the use of tubes that automatically collect less blood in the intensive care unit (ICU) may decrease red blood cell (RBC) transfusions without affecting

Updated on: February 18,2024

Small-Volume Blood Collection Tubes Can Reduce Transfusions in Intensive Care

January 2024Leah LawrenceNew data indicate that the use of tubes that automatically collect less blood in the intensive care unit (ICU) may decrease red blood cell (RBC) transfusions without affecting

Updated on:February 18,2024

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer

by Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer.Navratilova, 6

Updated on: January 08,2024

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer

by Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer.Navratilova, 6

Updated on:January 08,2024

Modification makes immunotherapy for blood cancer even more effective

Updated on: June 14,2025

Modification makes immunotherapy for blood cancer even more effective

Updated on:June 14,2025

Study finds novel molecular therapeutic target for colon cancer

byBoston University School of MedicineCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthResearchers have found a way to help make chemotherapy more effective in treating col

Updated on: December 22,2023

Study finds novel molecular therapeutic target for colon cancer

byBoston University School of MedicineCancer cell during cell division. Credit: National Institutes of HealthResearchers have found a way to help make chemotherapy more effective in treating col

Updated on:December 22,2023

Barriers to early clinical trial access for adolescents and young adults still exist

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyYoung cancer patients at the crossroads of childhood and adulthood seem to be stuck in a treatment impasse. A study to be presented at the ESMO 2018 Congre

Updated on: December 18,2023

Barriers to early clinical trial access for adolescents and young adults still exist

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyYoung cancer patients at the crossroads of childhood and adulthood seem to be stuck in a treatment impasse. A study to be presented at the ESMO 2018 Congre

Updated on:December 18,2023

FDA approves Vyloy for advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vyloy (zolbetuximab-clzb) in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of a

Updated on: November 07,2024

FDA approves Vyloy for advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer

by Lori SolomonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vyloy (zolbetuximab-clzb) in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of a

Updated on:November 07,2024