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Putting liquid biopsies on solid ground: Cancer diagnosis from a milliliter of blood

Putting liquid biopsies on solid ground: Cancer diagnosis from a milliliter of blood

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceSingle-molecule DNA sequencing technical setup. Schematic representation of key instrumentation used to perform single-molecule DNA sequencing. Straight and dashed

Putting liquid biopsies on solid ground: Cancer diagnosis from a milliliter of blood

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceSingle-molecule DNA sequencing technical setup. Schematic representation of key instrumentation used to perform single-molecule DNA sequencing. Straight and dashed
Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chances

Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chances

Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chancesbyFlinders UniversityGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A new study shows that cerebrospinal fluid reduces c

Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chances

Anti-anxiety drug may improve brain cancer survival chancesbyFlinders UniversityGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0A new study shows that cerebrospinal fluid reduces c
Pembrolizumab With COPDAC-28 Consolidation Increases PET Negativity in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Pembrolizumab With COPDAC-28 Consolidation Increases PET Negativity in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

August 29, 2023Kyle DohertyThe addition of pembrolizumab to COPDAC-28 consolidation may augment responses to treatment in pediatric and young adult patients with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma w

Pembrolizumab With COPDAC-28 Consolidation Increases PET Negativity in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

August 29, 2023Kyle DohertyThe addition of pembrolizumab to COPDAC-28 consolidation may augment responses to treatment in pediatric and young adult patients with high-risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma w
Targeting specific genomic mutation in breast cancer improves outcomes, first study shows

Targeting specific genomic mutation in breast cancer improves outcomes, first study shows

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyFabrice André, oncologist and Professor of Medical Oncology at the Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France, study author. Credit: © European Society for

Targeting specific genomic mutation in breast cancer improves outcomes, first study shows

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyFabrice André, oncologist and Professor of Medical Oncology at the Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France, study author. Credit: © European Society for
Selpercatinib Significantly Improves PFS, Responses in Advanced RET+ Medullary Thyroid Cancer

Selpercatinib Significantly Improves PFS, Responses in Advanced RET+ Medullary Thyroid Cancer

October 21, 2023Gina MauroSelpercatinib resulted in a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival and overall response rate compared with cabozantinib or vandetanib in patients

Selpercatinib Significantly Improves PFS, Responses in Advanced RET+ Medullary Thyroid Cancer

October 21, 2023Gina MauroSelpercatinib resulted in a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival and overall response rate compared with cabozantinib or vandetanib in patients
Black/white breast cancer subtype incidence in men differs from trends in women

Black/white breast cancer subtype incidence in men differs from trends in women

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIncidence rates for hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancers are considerably higher in black men than white men, in stark contrast to low

Black/white breast cancer subtype incidence in men differs from trends in women

byAmerican Cancer SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIncidence rates for hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancers are considerably higher in black men than white men, in stark contrast to low
Novel Genes Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Discovered

Novel Genes Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Discovered

byColleen Fleisson August 20, 2023Recently discovered genes linked tobreast cancermay eventually be incorporated into screening tests to detect higher risk levels in women .Bre

Novel Genes Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk Discovered

byColleen Fleisson August 20, 2023Recently discovered genes linked tobreast cancermay eventually be incorporated into screening tests to detect higher risk levels in women .Bre
What Comes after NCI-MATCH? NCI’s New Precision Medicine Cancer Trials

What Comes after NCI-MATCH? NCI’s New Precision Medicine Cancer Trials

SubscribeDecember 6, 2023, by James H. Doroshow, M.D.Findings from NCI-MATCH and its successor trials will help oncologists implement precision medicine in everyday patient care.Credit: iStockMore tha

What Comes after NCI-MATCH? NCI’s New Precision Medicine Cancer Trials

SubscribeDecember 6, 2023, by James H. Doroshow, M.D.Findings from NCI-MATCH and its successor trials will help oncologists implement precision medicine in everyday patient care.Credit: iStockMore tha
Promising Biomarkers for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Risk Identified

Promising Biomarkers for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Risk Identified

byColleen Fleisson August 18, 2023A cell metabolism process observed in males who have diabetes and metastatic prostate cancer holds the potential for future advancements in testing and tr

Promising Biomarkers for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer Risk Identified

byColleen Fleisson August 18, 2023A cell metabolism process observed in males who have diabetes and metastatic prostate cancer holds the potential for future advancements in testing and tr
Acute myeloid leukemia: Germany-wide clinical trial challenges international standard of care

Acute myeloid leukemia: Germany-wide clinical trial challenges international standard of care

by Nina Louis, Medizin & WissenschaftCredit:Blood(2022). DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-159962Prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML),

Acute myeloid leukemia: Germany-wide clinical trial challenges international standard of care

by Nina Louis, Medizin & WissenschaftCredit:Blood(2022). DOI: 10.1182/blood-2022-159962Prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML),
Understanding lung cancer

Understanding lung cancer

by Jason HowlandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Each year, more people die from lung cancer than

Understanding lung cancer

by Jason HowlandCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Each year, more people die from lung cancer than