'Exhausted' immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention

byUniversity of CambridgeImmune cell exhaustion is observed in breast tissue from carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations long before breast cancer develops. Credit: Sara Pensa/University of Cambr

Updated on: March 30,2024

'Exhausted' immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention

byUniversity of CambridgeImmune cell exhaustion is observed in breast tissue from carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations long before breast cancer develops. Credit: Sara Pensa/University of Cambr

Updated on:March 30,2024

Outpatient stem cell transplants result in less hospitalization time for multiple myeloma patients, study finds

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost multiple myeloma patients undergoing stem cell transplants of their own cells can safely be treated in

Updated on: January 23,2024

Outpatient stem cell transplants result in less hospitalization time for multiple myeloma patients, study finds

by Leslie Cantu,Medical University of South CarolinaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost multiple myeloma patients undergoing stem cell transplants of their own cells can safely be treated in

Updated on:January 23,2024

Breast cancer patients with higher BMI more likely to experience heart damage during chemotherapy, study finds

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer survival rates have improved considerably in the last few decades in Colombia, but factors that increase the likel

Updated on: January 23,2024

Breast cancer patients with higher BMI more likely to experience heart damage during chemotherapy, study finds

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer survival rates have improved considerably in the last few decades in Colombia, but factors that increase the likel

Updated on:January 23,2024

Certain cancers will likely rise exponentially due to COVID-19 screening delays

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDelays in cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic will likely cause a significant increase in cancer cases that could have b

Updated on: February 18,2024

Certain cancers will likely rise exponentially due to COVID-19 screening delays

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDelays in cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic will likely cause a significant increase in cancer cases that could have b

Updated on:February 18,2024

Researchers discuss reassessing COVID-19 precautions in 2023

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper titled "Reassessing the risks and benefits of COVID-19 precautions in 2023" has been published inOncotarget

Updated on: January 30,2024

Researchers discuss reassessing COVID-19 precautions in 2023

by Impact Journals LLCCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper titled "Reassessing the risks and benefits of COVID-19 precautions in 2023" has been published inOncotarget

Updated on:January 30,2024

How oncologists can ethically navigate the 'Right-To-Try' drug law

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2018 federal Right to Try Act allows patients with a life-threatening illness to be treated with drugs

Updated on: April 07,2024

How oncologists can ethically navigate the 'Right-To-Try' drug law

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe 2018 federal Right to Try Act allows patients with a life-threatening illness to be treated with drugs

Updated on:April 07,2024

Oncology researchers raise ethics concerns posed by patient-facing artificial intelligence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReady or not, patients with cancer are increasingly likely to find themselves interacting with artificial intelligence technologies

Updated on: April 07,2024

Oncology researchers raise ethics concerns posed by patient-facing artificial intelligence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReady or not, patients with cancer are increasingly likely to find themselves interacting with artificial intelligence technologies

Updated on:April 07,2024

Study outlines targeted treatment option for aggressive breast cancer

by University of MarylandMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainNew findings put forth by the University of Maryland Fischell Department

Updated on: March 01,2024

Study outlines targeted treatment option for aggressive breast cancer

by University of MarylandMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainNew findings put forth by the University of Maryland Fischell Department

Updated on:March 01,2024

Digital rectal examination is not useful to early detect prostate cancers, says new research

by European Association of UrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA common method of detecting prostate cancer may not be accurate enough as a reliable screening tool by itself, scientists have

Updated on: January 30,2024

Digital rectal examination is not useful to early detect prostate cancers, says new research

by European Association of UrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA common method of detecting prostate cancer may not be accurate enough as a reliable screening tool by itself, scientists have

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

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

First randomized phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with kidney cancer

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) will present data from PROSPER RCC (EA8143), the first randomized phase 3 trial of

Updated on: January 04,2024

First randomized phase 3 clinical trial of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with kidney cancer

by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) will present data from PROSPER RCC (EA8143), the first randomized phase 3 trial of

Updated on:January 04,2024

Researchers identify markers of chemotherapy resistance and outcome in triple negative breast cancer

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and clinicians at Washington Univer

Updated on: February 01,2024

Researchers identify markers of chemotherapy resistance and outcome in triple negative breast cancer

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and clinicians at Washington Univer

Updated on:February 01,2024