Support for home cancer testing

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScreening for bowel cancer using at-home fecal immunochemical tests could help to reduce the frequency of colonoscopies for some at above-av

Updated on: January 30,2024

Support for home cancer testing

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScreening for bowel cancer using at-home fecal immunochemical tests could help to reduce the frequency of colonoscopies for some at above-av

Updated on:January 30,2024

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

Care at high-volume radiation treatment centers tied to higher survival

by Lori SolomonAmong men with very high-risk prostate cancer, higher radiation facility case volume is independently associated with longer overall survival, according to a study published online Aug.

Updated on: February 01,2024

Care at high-volume radiation treatment centers tied to higher survival

by Lori SolomonAmong men with very high-risk prostate cancer, higher radiation facility case volume is independently associated with longer overall survival, according to a study published online Aug.

Updated on:February 01,2024

New method to determine before surgery which prostate tumors pose a lethal threat

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScreen shot from a new genome-viewing program (single cell genomic viewer, or SCGV) that displays results of CSHL's innovative method for analyzing diagnostic

Updated on: April 22,2024

New method to determine before surgery which prostate tumors pose a lethal threat

by Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryScreen shot from a new genome-viewing program (single cell genomic viewer, or SCGV) that displays results of CSHL's innovative method for analyzing diagnostic

Updated on:April 22,2024

Vitamin D supplementation likely improves survival of cancers of the digestive tract, says researcher

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor more than 100 years, it has been believed that sunlight and vitamin D deficiency were associated with the risk for man

Updated on: January 30,2024

Vitamin D supplementation likely improves survival of cancers of the digestive tract, says researcher

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor more than 100 years, it has been believed that sunlight and vitamin D deficiency were associated with the risk for man

Updated on:January 30,2024

Study shows checkpoint inhibitor prolongs survival in patients with certain head and neck cancers

by Anne Doerr,Yale UniversityCredit: stock.adobe.comThe checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) increases the survival time of patients with advanced head and neck cancers, according to a

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study shows checkpoint inhibitor prolongs survival in patients with certain head and neck cancers

by Anne Doerr,Yale UniversityCredit: stock.adobe.comThe checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) increases the survival time of patients with advanced head and neck cancers, according to a

Updated on:May 31,2024

New research casts doubt on role of fungus in driving pancreatic cancer

byDuke University Medical CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainFour years ago, a report that a common species of fungu

Updated on: January 12,2024

New research casts doubt on role of fungus in driving pancreatic cancer

byDuke University Medical CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainFour years ago, a report that a common species of fungu

Updated on:January 12,2024

Research unveils genetic characteristics and improved prognosis of triple-negative apocrine carcinoma

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologySomatic Point Mutations in TNAC and LK-TNBC. The top 16 significantly mutated genes as determined by the dNdScv algorithm (p &lt

Updated on: February 18,2024

Research unveils genetic characteristics and improved prognosis of triple-negative apocrine carcinoma

by JooHyeon Heo,Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologySomatic Point Mutations in TNAC and LK-TNBC. The top 16 significantly mutated genes as determined by the dNdScv algorithm (p &lt

Updated on:February 18,2024

Family of DNA damage–inducing microbial metabolites found in guts of people with IBD

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressHuman gut microbes isolated from IBD patients produce small-molecule genotoxins. Diverse gut microbes isolated from patients with IBD exhibit direct genotoxicity. M. morga

Updated on: February 03,2024

Family of DNA damage–inducing microbial metabolites found in guts of people with IBD

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressHuman gut microbes isolated from IBD patients produce small-molecule genotoxins. Diverse gut microbes isolated from patients with IBD exhibit direct genotoxicity. M. morga

Updated on:February 03,2024

Skin cancer rewires its energy systems to spread more efficiently, finds study

by Queen Mary, University of LondonDifferent modes of migration and mitochondrial metabolism.a,bOxygen consumption rate (OCR) from cells embedded in a 3D collagen I matrix (n = 

Updated on: February 18,2024

Skin cancer rewires its energy systems to spread more efficiently, finds study

by Queen Mary, University of LondonDifferent modes of migration and mitochondrial metabolism.a,bOxygen consumption rate (OCR) from cells embedded in a 3D collagen I matrix (n = 

Updated on:February 18,2024

Immune targets for chemotherapy-resistant breast cancers identified

byKing's College LondonAnalysis of stromal TILs in residual disease and prognostic implications. A) Kaplan–Meier curves for i) progression free survival and ii) overall survival in ER+HER2-

Updated on: January 02,2024

Immune targets for chemotherapy-resistant breast cancers identified

byKing's College LondonAnalysis of stromal TILs in residual disease and prognostic implications. A) Kaplan–Meier curves for i) progression free survival and ii) overall survival in ER+HER2-

Updated on:January 02,2024

New study presents evidence for 'tough conversations' around racism in access to cancer care

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the November 2022 issue ofJNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkhas examined w

Updated on: January 29,2024

New study presents evidence for 'tough conversations' around racism in access to cancer care

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the November 2022 issue ofJNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkhas examined w

Updated on:January 29,2024