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Survey finds one in three patients needed more information on cancer treatment side effects

Survey finds one in three patients needed more information on cancer treatment side effects

by American Society for Radiation OncologyIn a nationwide survey of US adults treated for cancer, 1 in 3 patients said they experienced side effects from cancer treatment that they wish they'

Survey finds one in three patients needed more information on cancer treatment side effects

by American Society for Radiation OncologyIn a nationwide survey of US adults treated for cancer, 1 in 3 patients said they experienced side effects from cancer treatment that they wish they'
Discovery of pancreatic neuroendocrine subtypes could help predict likelihood of recurrence

Discovery of pancreatic neuroendocrine subtypes could help predict likelihood of recurrence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered two distinct subtypes of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors—known as pNETs—that have dramatically different risks

Discovery of pancreatic neuroendocrine subtypes could help predict likelihood of recurrence

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered two distinct subtypes of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors—known as pNETs—that have dramatically different risks
Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface

Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface

by Tara CoppIn this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Jackson Ligon, left, and Senior Airman Jonathan Marinaccio, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron technicians connect a re-entry

Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface

by Tara CoppIn this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Jackson Ligon, left, and Senior Airman Jonathan Marinaccio, 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron technicians connect a re-entry
Medical physicist consults with patients can help reduce anxiety and increase satisfaction with radiation care

Medical physicist consults with patients can help reduce anxiety and increase satisfaction with radiation care

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMeeting with a medical physicist who can explain how radiation therapy is planned and delivered reduces patient anxiety

Medical physicist consults with patients can help reduce anxiety and increase satisfaction with radiation care

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMeeting with a medical physicist who can explain how radiation therapy is planned and delivered reduces patient anxiety
Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs

Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs

by Rockefeller UniversitySome cancer cells cannot produce cholesterol, and instead build up an excess of squalene (pink)--a molecule that may help these dangerous cells thrive. Credit: Laboratory

Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs

by Rockefeller UniversitySome cancer cells cannot produce cholesterol, and instead build up an excess of squalene (pink)--a molecule that may help these dangerous cells thrive. Credit: Laboratory
Researchers discover crucial step in creating blood stem cells

Researchers discover crucial step in creating blood stem cells

by Iowa State UniversityBlood stem cells show forming in the trunk of a zebrafish embryo. The blood stem cells are yellow, with the red tubes are the aorta on the top and a vein on the bottom. Cr

Researchers discover crucial step in creating blood stem cells

by Iowa State UniversityBlood stem cells show forming in the trunk of a zebrafish embryo. The blood stem cells are yellow, with the red tubes are the aorta on the top and a vein on the bottom. Cr
Researchers discover how malignant melanoma eludes immune cells

Researchers discover how malignant melanoma eludes immune cells

by Alan Dove,Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.05.014Malignant melanoma, a dangerous type of skin cancer, deploys an elegan

Researchers discover how malignant melanoma eludes immune cells

by Alan Dove,Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.05.014Malignant melanoma, a dangerous type of skin cancer, deploys an elegan
Myths about PSA tests and prostate cancer screening

Myths about PSA tests and prostate cancer screening

by Julie Grisham,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe understanding of prostate cancer has significantly evolved in the past 15 years. However, many people

Myths about PSA tests and prostate cancer screening

by Julie Grisham,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe understanding of prostate cancer has significantly evolved in the past 15 years. However, many people
Deep learning approach enhances HER2 scoring in breast cancer

Deep learning approach enhances HER2 scoring in breast cancer

byUCLA Engineering Institute for Technology AdvancementAutomated HER2 Scoring in Breast Cancer Images Using Deep Learning and Pyramid Sampling. Credit: UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology

Deep learning approach enhances HER2 scoring in breast cancer

byUCLA Engineering Institute for Technology AdvancementAutomated HER2 Scoring in Breast Cancer Images Using Deep Learning and Pyramid Sampling. Credit: UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology
And improved method for anti-cancer drug detection: How tiny tumor models could transform drug testing

And improved method for anti-cancer drug detection: How tiny tumor models could transform drug testing

by Songshan Lake Materials LaboratorySchematic of microfluidic chip-based approach for quality assessment and screening of esophageal cancer drugs. A three-dimensional scaffold with inverse opal struc

And improved method for anti-cancer drug detection: How tiny tumor models could transform drug testing

by Songshan Lake Materials LaboratorySchematic of microfluidic chip-based approach for quality assessment and screening of esophageal cancer drugs. A three-dimensional scaffold with inverse opal struc
Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%

Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%. According to the researchers

Aerobic activity can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%

by Tel Aviv UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study at Tel Aviv University found that aerobic exercise can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer by 72%. According to the researchers
A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors

A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors

by Instituto Gulbenkian de CienciaZEB1 is able to simultaneously switch 'on' and 'of' a large number of genes in cancer cells, in this way functioning as a 'conductor' tha

A maestro that conducts the invasiveness of glioblastoma tumors

by Instituto Gulbenkian de CienciaZEB1 is able to simultaneously switch 'on' and 'of' a large number of genes in cancer cells, in this way functioning as a 'conductor' tha