Survivorship standards help address the distinct needs of adult cancer survivors

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: Thirdman from PexelsWith the number of adult cancer survivors in the United States expected to reach 23 million by 2032, the long-term needs of this populat

Updated on: July 05,2024

Survivorship standards help address the distinct needs of adult cancer survivors

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: Thirdman from PexelsWith the number of adult cancer survivors in the United States expected to reach 23 million by 2032, the long-term needs of this populat

Updated on:July 05,2024

Survival similar for Black, White prostate cancer patients in clinical trial setting

by Elana GotkineFor metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), overall survival and progression-free survival are similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generati

Updated on: February 03,2024

Survival similar for Black, White prostate cancer patients in clinical trial setting

by Elana GotkineFor metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), overall survival and progression-free survival are similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generati

Updated on:February 03,2024

New report finds smoking rates, alcohol use, physical inactivity decreased during COVID-19

byAmerican Cancer SocietyNew ACS Report. Credit: American Cancer SocietyIn a new report, American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers discovered both favorable and unfavorable changes in major canc

Updated on: January 11,2024

New report finds smoking rates, alcohol use, physical inactivity decreased during COVID-19

byAmerican Cancer SocietyNew ACS Report. Credit: American Cancer SocietyIn a new report, American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers discovered both favorable and unfavorable changes in major canc

Updated on:January 11,2024

Fighting pancreatic cancer with computers and lasers

by Anthony King,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazinePancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteFaster detection

Updated on: April 06,2024

Fighting pancreatic cancer with computers and lasers

by Anthony King,Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation MagazinePancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red). Credit: National Cancer InstituteFaster detection

Updated on:April 06,2024

Repurposing heart drugs to target cancer cells

by MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainSenescence is a cellular stress response that results in the stable growth arrest of old and damaged cells. The past decade has reve

Updated on: April 07,2024

Repurposing heart drugs to target cancer cells

by MRC London Institute of Medical SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainSenescence is a cellular stress response that results in the stable growth arrest of old and damaged cells. The past decade has reve

Updated on:April 07,2024

Shortage of vital children's cancer drug stirs fear and outrage

by Marie McCulloughCredit: CC0 Public DomainA critical shortage of a chemotherapy used to treat most childhood cancers has galvanized oncologists and parents of sick children.The U.S.medical com

Updated on: April 07,2024

Shortage of vital children's cancer drug stirs fear and outrage

by Marie McCulloughCredit: CC0 Public DomainA critical shortage of a chemotherapy used to treat most childhood cancers has galvanized oncologists and parents of sick children.The U.S.medical com

Updated on:April 07,2024

ASCO: Pembrolizumab superior for initial Tx of advanced NSCLC

(HealthDay)—For patients with programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-expressing locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pembrolizumab is associated with better overall survival t

Updated on: March 30,2024

ASCO: Pembrolizumab superior for initial Tx of advanced NSCLC

(HealthDay)—For patients with programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-expressing locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pembrolizumab is associated with better overall survival t

Updated on:March 30,2024

Technique targets cancer cells and leaves healthy ones alone

by Hebrew University of JerusalemTRPV2 protein in action. Credit: Hebrew University of JerusalemIt is a feeling that many who receive a cancer diagnosis can identify with: heartbreak and fear, fo

Updated on: April 18,2024

Technique targets cancer cells and leaves healthy ones alone

by Hebrew University of JerusalemTRPV2 protein in action. Credit: Hebrew University of JerusalemIt is a feeling that many who receive a cancer diagnosis can identify with: heartbreak and fear, fo

Updated on:April 18,2024

A new therapeutic strategy to improve treatment of aggressive endometrial cancer

by Autonomous University of BarcelonaERK5 inhibition impairs EC cell proliferation.AGenomic profiles of components of the MEK5-ERK5 pathway in EC patients obtained from Uterine Corpus

Updated on: February 23,2024

A new therapeutic strategy to improve treatment of aggressive endometrial cancer

by Autonomous University of BarcelonaERK5 inhibition impairs EC cell proliferation.AGenomic profiles of components of the MEK5-ERK5 pathway in EC patients obtained from Uterine Corpus

Updated on:February 23,2024

A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.d.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThroughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells

Updated on: May 23,2024

A new strategy 'raises the volume' of gut-body communication

by Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.d.,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainThroughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells

Updated on:May 23,2024

Few with CRC in sub-Saharan Africa receive guideline-concordant care

by Elana GotkineFewer than one in 20 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) receive guideline-concordant treatment, according to a study published in the September

Updated on: April 22,2024

Few with CRC in sub-Saharan Africa receive guideline-concordant care

by Elana GotkineFewer than one in 20 patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) receive guideline-concordant treatment, according to a study published in the September

Updated on:April 22,2024

Loss of Y chromosome in men enables cancer to grow, finds new study

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs men age, some of their cells lose the very thing that makes them biological males—the Y chromosome—and this loss hampers the body

Updated on: January 30,2024

Loss of Y chromosome in men enables cancer to grow, finds new study

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs men age, some of their cells lose the very thing that makes them biological males—the Y chromosome—and this loss hampers the body

Updated on:January 30,2024