French Polynesia nuke tests slightly increased cancer risk: Study

Underground nuclear tests in French Polynesia in 1985 have been a source of friction between Paris and the archipelago.Polynesians exposed to fallout from France's nuclear tests in the South Pacif

Updated on: February 20,2024

French Polynesia nuke tests slightly increased cancer risk: Study

Underground nuclear tests in French Polynesia in 1985 have been a source of friction between Paris and the archipelago.Polynesians exposed to fallout from France's nuclear tests in the South Pacif

Updated on:February 20,2024

A new targeted treatment shows promise for select patients with stomach cancer

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn international phase 3 clinical trial, done in participation with Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, has found tha

Updated on: January 29,2024

A new targeted treatment shows promise for select patients with stomach cancer

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn international phase 3 clinical trial, done in participation with Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, has found tha

Updated on:January 29,2024

Researchers discover common markers of tumor hypoxia across 19 cancer types

by Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchUnlike healthy tissues, tumours thrive in low-oxygen environments, often acquiring the ability to resist treatment and spread to other sites in the body. Despit

Updated on: June 22,2024

Researchers discover common markers of tumor hypoxia across 19 cancer types

by Ontario Institute for Cancer ResearchUnlike healthy tissues, tumours thrive in low-oxygen environments, often acquiring the ability to resist treatment and spread to other sites in the body. Despit

Updated on:June 22,2024

Preclinical study shows promise of systemic targeted therapy in a rare form of cancer

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyTreatment with BRAF inhibitors reduces tumor cell proliferation in subcutaneous BRAFV600EPMP-PDX tumors without impacting in apoptosis. a–d) Mice b

Updated on: August 03,2024

Preclinical study shows promise of systemic targeted therapy in a rare form of cancer

byVall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyTreatment with BRAF inhibitors reduces tumor cell proliferation in subcutaneous BRAFV600EPMP-PDX tumors without impacting in apoptosis. a–d) Mice b

Updated on:August 03,2024

Researchers take aim at circadian clock in deadly brain cancer

by University of Southern CaliforniaA microscope image of brain cancer cells, a glioma tumor type known as anaplastic astrocytoma. Credit: Wikimedia/ CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at USC and UC San Dieg

Updated on: June 08,2024

Researchers take aim at circadian clock in deadly brain cancer

by University of Southern CaliforniaA microscope image of brain cancer cells, a glioma tumor type known as anaplastic astrocytoma. Credit: Wikimedia/ CC BY-SA 3.0Scientists at USC and UC San Dieg

Updated on:June 08,2024

The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients, say researchers

by Cell PressNASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT)

Updated on: June 06,2024

The ways astronauts prep for spaceflight could benefit cancer patients, say researchers

by Cell PressNASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT)

Updated on:June 06,2024

Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends

by Kenya HunterThis combination of 2023 photos shows Kate, Princess of Wales, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. For some cancer patients, sharing the news can be a difficult decision.

Updated on: March 30,2024

Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends

by Kenya HunterThis combination of 2023 photos shows Kate, Princess of Wales, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. For some cancer patients, sharing the news can be a difficult decision.

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study: Vaccine helps drug keep melanoma patients cancer-free

by Angelica PeeblesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdding a personalized cancer vaccine to the blockbuster drug Keytruda kept more melanoma patients in remission than the immune therapy alone, co-de

Updated on: February 03,2024

Study: Vaccine helps drug keep melanoma patients cancer-free

by Angelica PeeblesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdding a personalized cancer vaccine to the blockbuster drug Keytruda kept more melanoma patients in remission than the immune therapy alone, co-de

Updated on:February 03,2024

New research in finds telemedicine consistently outperforms in-person visits for cancer care when both are available

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the May 2023 issue of theJournal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkfrom Moffitt Cancer Ce

Updated on: February 03,2024

New research in finds telemedicine consistently outperforms in-person visits for cancer care when both are available

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the May 2023 issue of theJournal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkfrom Moffitt Cancer Ce

Updated on:February 03,2024

Performance in physical tests can help manage treatment for metastatic lung cancer

byFAPESPCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study of patients with metastatic lung cancer by researchers based in Brazil and the United States has found that their performance in simple physical

Updated on: November 09,2024

Performance in physical tests can help manage treatment for metastatic lung cancer

byFAPESPCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA study of patients with metastatic lung cancer by researchers based in Brazil and the United States has found that their performance in simple physical

Updated on:November 09,2024

Breakdown of normal 3-D shape of DNA allows harmful interactions of genes in rare form of gastrointestinal stromal tumor

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost cases of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a type of soft-tissue cancer (sarcoma), are caused by mutations in genes that can be

Updated on: April 20,2024

Breakdown of normal 3-D shape of DNA allows harmful interactions of genes in rare form of gastrointestinal stromal tumor

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMost cases of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a type of soft-tissue cancer (sarcoma), are caused by mutations in genes that can be

Updated on:April 20,2024

Researchers create a cell therapy based on STAb cells for a type of leukemia with few treatment options

by Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteComparative in vitro study of engineered CD1a-STAb and CD1a-CAR T cells. (A, B) Schematic diagrams showing the genetic (A) and domain structure (B) o

Updated on: February 18,2024

Researchers create a cell therapy based on STAb cells for a type of leukemia with few treatment options

by Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteComparative in vitro study of engineered CD1a-STAb and CD1a-CAR T cells. (A, B) Schematic diagrams showing the genetic (A) and domain structure (B) o

Updated on:February 18,2024