Long-course radiotherapy found to be better than short-course for organ preservation in rectal cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has enabled researchers to show that a long course of radiotherapy given before surgery may be a be

Updated on: September 28,2024

Long-course radiotherapy found to be better than short-course for organ preservation in rectal cancer

byEuropean Society for Medical OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe COVID-19 pandemic has enabled researchers to show that a long course of radiotherapy given before surgery may be a be

Updated on:September 28,2024

New study finds disparities caused by algorithm in health care systems

by Drew Wiseman, Huntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients from historically medically underserved groups, including patients of color and those who are Spanish-speaking, have less ca

Updated on: February 01,2024

New study finds disparities caused by algorithm in health care systems

by Drew Wiseman, Huntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainPatients from historically medically underserved groups, including patients of color and those who are Spanish-speaking, have less ca

Updated on:February 01,2024

A novel method to better predict the outgrowth of ductal carcinoma in situ

by Netherlands Cancer InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.002An international team of researchers led by the Netherlands Cancer Institu

Updated on: February 03,2024

A novel method to better predict the outgrowth of ductal carcinoma in situ

by Netherlands Cancer InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.04.002An international team of researchers led by the Netherlands Cancer Institu

Updated on:February 03,2024

How the scars of demolished brain tumors seed relapse

byLudwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.08.012A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered that recurrent tumors of the aggre

Updated on: September 30,2024

How the scars of demolished brain tumors seed relapse

byLudwig Cancer ResearchGraphical abstract. Credit:Cancer Cell(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.08.012A Ludwig Cancer Research study has discovered that recurrent tumors of the aggre

Updated on:September 30,2024

Tumor-specific therapy targets ovarian cancer

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutUConn professor Xiuling Lu with members of her lab team at the School of Pharmacy on Nov. 8, 2018. Credit: (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)Nami Therapeutic

Updated on: April 09,2024

Tumor-specific therapy targets ovarian cancer

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutUConn professor Xiuling Lu with members of her lab team at the School of Pharmacy on Nov. 8, 2018. Credit: (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)Nami Therapeutic

Updated on:April 09,2024

Trial: Standard chemoradiation superior to de-intensification approaches for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers looking to de-intensify radiation treatments for people with early-stage, HPV-associated oropharyngeal canc

Updated on: October 22,2024

Trial: Standard chemoradiation superior to de-intensification approaches for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers looking to de-intensify radiation treatments for people with early-stage, HPV-associated oropharyngeal canc

Updated on:October 22,2024

Fatty liver is increasingly the cause of liver cell cancer

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In Germany, there are currently around 9,00

Updated on: January 29,2024

Fatty liver is increasingly the cause of liver cell cancer

by Stefan Zorn, Medizinische Hochschule HannoverCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. In Germany, there are currently around 9,00

Updated on:January 29,2024

Drug that blocks blood vessel growth could treat rare sarcomas

by Institute of Cancer ResearchImage: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. Credit: Michael Bonert.Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0An experimental targeted drug could treat a rare type of cancer usually affecti

Updated on: April 01,2024

Drug that blocks blood vessel growth could treat rare sarcomas

by Institute of Cancer ResearchImage: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma. Credit: Michael Bonert.Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0An experimental targeted drug could treat a rare type of cancer usually affecti

Updated on:April 01,2024

Researchers make next move in the fight against ovarian cancer

by University of Arizona College of EngineeringGraphic representation of falloposcope image resolution on the University of Arizona's "Block A." Credit: University of ArizonaOvarian canc

Updated on: June 04,2024

Researchers make next move in the fight against ovarian cancer

by University of Arizona College of EngineeringGraphic representation of falloposcope image resolution on the University of Arizona's "Block A." Credit: University of ArizonaOvarian canc

Updated on:June 04,2024

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 thesis on prognostication for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMaria Creignou from the Hematology Unit (HERM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending her thesis: "Improving pro

Updated on: March 09,2024

New thesis on prognostication for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMaria Creignou from the Hematology Unit (HERM) at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge (MedH) is defending her thesis: "Improving pro

Updated on:March 09,2024

A simple antibacterial treatment can solve a severe skin problem caused by radiation therapy

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineA new study inJAMA Oncologyfound that a simple antibacterial treatment prevents severe cases of radiation dermatitis (ARD): No patients in the tr

Updated on: January 29,2024

A simple antibacterial treatment can solve a severe skin problem caused by radiation therapy

byAlbert Einstein College of MedicineA new study inJAMA Oncologyfound that a simple antibacterial treatment prevents severe cases of radiation dermatitis (ARD): No patients in the tr

Updated on:January 29,2024