A calculator to predict benefit from adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityVisual Abstract. Credit: Wei-Yue Chen, Jian-Song Ji, Tian Yang, et al.Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the liver and the fou

Updated on: February 20,2024

A calculator to predict benefit from adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

by First Hospital of Jilin UniversityVisual Abstract. Credit: Wei-Yue Chen, Jian-Song Ji, Tian Yang, et al.Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer of the liver and the fou

Updated on:February 20,2024

Advanced ovarian cancer drug gets initial 'no' for NHS in England

by Cancer Research UKCC0 Public domainA targeted drug with potential to slow the progress of ovarian cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS in England.In making its provisional decision on r

Updated on: March 06,2024

Advanced ovarian cancer drug gets initial 'no' for NHS in England

by Cancer Research UKCC0 Public domainA targeted drug with potential to slow the progress of ovarian cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS in England.In making its provisional decision on r

Updated on:March 06,2024

Vitamin D deficiency in melanoma patients associated with worse overall survival, new study finds

by European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainVitamin D levels affect overall survival for melanoma (skin cancer) patients, a new study presented at the 31stEuropean

Updated on: January 30,2024

Vitamin D deficiency in melanoma patients associated with worse overall survival, new study finds

by European Academy of Dermatology and VenereologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainVitamin D levels affect overall survival for melanoma (skin cancer) patients, a new study presented at the 31stEuropean

Updated on:January 30,2024

Pancreatic cancer discovery reveals how the aggressive cancer fuels its growth

by University of VirginiaThe new discovery represents the fulfillment of years of work for David F. Kashatus, Ph.D., who first proposed the research project while interviewing at UVA in 2012. Cre

Updated on: May 13,2024

Pancreatic cancer discovery reveals how the aggressive cancer fuels its growth

by University of VirginiaThe new discovery represents the fulfillment of years of work for David F. Kashatus, Ph.D., who first proposed the research project while interviewing at UVA in 2012. Cre

Updated on:May 13,2024

Use of MMR deficiency testing in younger CRC patients is low

(HealthDay)—Fewer than half of younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergo mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency of DNA testing, according to a study published online Nov. 9 inJAMA Oncology.T

Updated on: April 22,2024

Use of MMR deficiency testing in younger CRC patients is low

(HealthDay)—Fewer than half of younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergo mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency of DNA testing, according to a study published online Nov. 9 inJAMA Oncology.T

Updated on:April 22,2024

Previous cancer treatment not tied to higher stillbirth rate

Cancer diagnosis and treatment for adolescent girls and young adult women does not appear to increase the risk of a stillbirth with a later pregnancy, according to a study published Aug. 27 in the&nbs

Updated on: February 01,2024

Previous cancer treatment not tied to higher stillbirth rate

Cancer diagnosis and treatment for adolescent girls and young adult women does not appear to increase the risk of a stillbirth with a later pregnancy, according to a study published Aug. 27 in the&nbs

Updated on:February 01,2024

New study shows association of historical housing discrimination and shortfalls in colon cancer treatment

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamMap of redlining in Birmingham, 1933. Credit: Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsA nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination

Updated on: March 30,2024

New study shows association of historical housing discrimination and shortfalls in colon cancer treatment

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamMap of redlining in Birmingham, 1933. Credit: Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsA nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination

Updated on:March 30,2024

Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of cancer inpatients

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn cancer patients with neutropenic fever, delaying antibiotic treatment past 60 minutes from the time of fever detection does not reduce

Updated on: January 16,2024

Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever may not affect survival of cancer inpatients

byWolters Kluwer HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn cancer patients with neutropenic fever, delaying antibiotic treatment past 60 minutes from the time of fever detection does not reduce

Updated on:January 16,2024

Unhealthy gut sets stage for breast cancer to spread, research reveals

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from

Updated on: January 16,2024

Unhealthy gut sets stage for breast cancer to spread, research reveals

byUniversity of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research from

Updated on:January 16,2024

New tools to manage rare eye cancer

by University College DublinTumor secretion of IL-6, IL-13, VEGF-A, and PlGF correlate with clinical characteristics in ex vivo, control-treated, primary UM patient tumors. (A) Schematic of the e

Updated on: January 29,2024

New tools to manage rare eye cancer

by University College DublinTumor secretion of IL-6, IL-13, VEGF-A, and PlGF correlate with clinical characteristics in ex vivo, control-treated, primary UM patient tumors. (A) Schematic of the e

Updated on:January 29,2024

Researchers identify targeted therapy that can help children with deadly nerve cancer

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMount Sinai researchers have identified a targeted therapy for adolescent patients with neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric nerve cancer, who wou

Updated on: June 08,2024

Researchers identify targeted therapy that can help children with deadly nerve cancer

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMount Sinai researchers have identified a targeted therapy for adolescent patients with neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric nerve cancer, who wou

Updated on:June 08,2024

Inherited mutations may play a role in pancreatic cancer development

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA small, retrospective study has found tha

Updated on: May 13,2024

Inherited mutations may play a role in pancreatic cancer development

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainA small, retrospective study has found tha

Updated on:May 13,2024