Palliative care in breast cancer treatment may be less likely for racial/ethnic minority patients than white patients

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite a steady increase in palliative care utilization from 2004 to 2020, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Asian or

Updated on: May 07,2024

Palliative care in breast cancer treatment may be less likely for racial/ethnic minority patients than white patients

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite a steady increase in palliative care utilization from 2004 to 2020, non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Asian or

Updated on:May 07,2024

A potential therapeutic vaccine strategy for a subset of myeloproliferative neoplasms

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe cells of a subset of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), slow-growing blood cancers, have frameshift mutations in their calreticulin (CALR)

Updated on: January 29,2024

A potential therapeutic vaccine strategy for a subset of myeloproliferative neoplasms

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe cells of a subset of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), slow-growing blood cancers, have frameshift mutations in their calreticulin (CALR)

Updated on:January 29,2024

New method predicts the right treatment for breast cancer patients

byKarolinska InstitutetThe researchers developed and tested whole-tumor cell culture models derived from breast cancer patients that can predict how the tumors will respond to different treatmen

Updated on: January 13,2024

New method predicts the right treatment for breast cancer patients

byKarolinska InstitutetThe researchers developed and tested whole-tumor cell culture models derived from breast cancer patients that can predict how the tumors will respond to different treatmen

Updated on:January 13,2024

Killing pancreatic cancer with T cells that supercharge themselves

by University of California, San FranciscoTherapeutic T cells engineered with tumor-triggered IL-2 production infiltrate and clear immune-excluded tumors. (A) We hypothesized that cell autonomous

Updated on: February 18,2024

Killing pancreatic cancer with T cells that supercharge themselves

by University of California, San FranciscoTherapeutic T cells engineered with tumor-triggered IL-2 production infiltrate and clear immune-excluded tumors. (A) We hypothesized that cell autonomous

Updated on:February 18,2024

Study: Innovative pancreatic cancer treatment may rev up immune system

by University of Rochester Medical CenterImmune cells (orange) and blood vessels (green) inside a tumor. Credit: University of Rochester Medical CenterA University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Inst

Updated on: March 01,2024

Study: Innovative pancreatic cancer treatment may rev up immune system

by University of Rochester Medical CenterImmune cells (orange) and blood vessels (green) inside a tumor. Credit: University of Rochester Medical CenterA University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Inst

Updated on:March 01,2024

Experts advise against routine testing for prostate cancer

by British Medical JournalMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0Routine testing for prostate cancer is n

Updated on: April 07,2024

Experts advise against routine testing for prostate cancer

by British Medical JournalMicrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer) Credit: Wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0Routine testing for prostate cancer is n

Updated on:April 07,2024

Study could explain link between high-cholesterol diet and colon cancer

by University of California, Los AngelesA pale-blue stain shows stem cells multiplying in a mouse's intestine. Credit: Tontonoz lab/UCLANew UCLA research could help explain the link between a

Updated on: June 28,2024

Study could explain link between high-cholesterol diet and colon cancer

by University of California, Los AngelesA pale-blue stain shows stem cells multiplying in a mouse's intestine. Credit: Tontonoz lab/UCLANew UCLA research could help explain the link between a

Updated on:June 28,2024

HPV immunization program cuts pre-cancer rates by more than half

by University of British ColumbiaGardasil vaccine and box. Image: WikipediaA school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rat

Updated on: March 01,2024

HPV immunization program cuts pre-cancer rates by more than half

by University of British ColumbiaGardasil vaccine and box. Image: WikipediaA school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rat

Updated on:March 01,2024

Scientists discover sweet spot of activity in immune system key to fighting cancer

by University of SouthamptonConcentrated CD40 receptions (grey wavy lines) on the immune cell surface. Credit: University of SouthamptonScientists at the University of Southampton have shown how

Updated on: March 12,2024

Scientists discover sweet spot of activity in immune system key to fighting cancer

by University of SouthamptonConcentrated CD40 receptions (grey wavy lines) on the immune cell surface. Credit: University of SouthamptonScientists at the University of Southampton have shown how

Updated on:March 12,2024

Predicting efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesProcess for predicting the NACT efficacy in AGC. Credit: SIBETGastric cancer is a common malignant tumor that originates from the gastric mucosal epith

Updated on: February 24,2024

Predicting efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesProcess for predicting the NACT efficacy in AGC. Credit: SIBETGastric cancer is a common malignant tumor that originates from the gastric mucosal epith

Updated on:February 24,2024

Overweight before age 40 increases cancer risk

by Kim E. Andreassen,University of BergenObesity is a risk factor for many types of cancer. Credit: Colourbox.In an international study, lead by the University of Bergen, the researchers wanted

Updated on: March 14,2024

Overweight before age 40 increases cancer risk

by Kim E. Andreassen,University of BergenObesity is a risk factor for many types of cancer. Credit: Colourbox.In an international study, lead by the University of Bergen, the researchers wanted

Updated on:March 14,2024

New treatment approach for prostate cancer could stop resistance in its tracks

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryFor the first time, researchers have discovered that prostate cancer can be killed by targetin

Updated on: January 02,2024

New treatment approach for prostate cancer could stop resistance in its tracks

bySanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteProstate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image GalleryFor the first time, researchers have discovered that prostate cancer can be killed by targetin

Updated on:January 02,2024