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IMRT and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer

IMRT and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with either of two types of contemporary radiation therapy—proton

IMRT and proton therapy offer equally high quality of life and tumor control for people with prostate cancer

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with either of two types of contemporary radiation therapy—proton
Researchers confirm links between aggressive prostate cancer and hereditary breast cancer

Researchers confirm links between aggressive prostate cancer and hereditary breast cancer

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreDavid Olmos and Elena Castro, from the CNIO Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Unit. Credit: CNIOAggressive prostate cancer, one of the leading causes

Researchers confirm links between aggressive prostate cancer and hereditary breast cancer

by The Spanish National Cancer Research CentreDavid Olmos and Elena Castro, from the CNIO Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Unit. Credit: CNIOAggressive prostate cancer, one of the leading causes
Significant proportion of cancer drugs lack proof of added benefit, finds study

Significant proportion of cancer drugs lack proof of added benefit, finds study

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMany cancer drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) between 1995 and 2020 lack proof of added benefit, particularly those approved

Significant proportion of cancer drugs lack proof of added benefit, finds study

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMany cancer drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) between 1995 and 2020 lack proof of added benefit, particularly those approved
CARM1 drives triple-negative breast cancer progression by coordinating with HIF1A: Study

CARM1 drives triple-negative breast cancer progression by coordinating with HIF1A: Study

by Higher Education PressCoactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) was recruited by hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF1A) to form a complex and transactivate CDK4 and HIF1

CARM1 drives triple-negative breast cancer progression by coordinating with HIF1A: Study

by Higher Education PressCoactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase 1 (CARM1) was recruited by hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha (HIF1A) to form a complex and transactivate CDK4 and HIF1
Falling PSA levels found to predict longer survival in prostate cancer patients at high risk of metastases

Falling PSA levels found to predict longer survival in prostate cancer patients at high risk of metastases

byWolters Kluwer HealthTwelve-month landmark analysis of overall survival (OS) by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline subgroup for enzalutamide-treated men. Data cutoff: October 15, 2019. Cr

Falling PSA levels found to predict longer survival in prostate cancer patients at high risk of metastases

byWolters Kluwer HealthTwelve-month landmark analysis of overall survival (OS) by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline subgroup for enzalutamide-treated men. Data cutoff: October 15, 2019. Cr
Blood test identifies acute myeloid leukemia patients at greater risk for relapse after bone marrow transplant

Blood test identifies acute myeloid leukemia patients at greater risk for relapse after bone marrow transplant

byNIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteDetection and Impact of Residual Variants on Clinical Outcomes by Gene A, Heatmap illustrating for each patient (n = 1075) their cohort assignment,

Blood test identifies acute myeloid leukemia patients at greater risk for relapse after bone marrow transplant

byNIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteDetection and Impact of Residual Variants on Clinical Outcomes by Gene A, Heatmap illustrating for each patient (n = 1075) their cohort assignment,
How do we overcome treatment resistance in a sarcoma cancer with already limited treatment options?

How do we overcome treatment resistance in a sarcoma cancer with already limited treatment options?

by Elena Daviter-Nowell,Institute of Cancer ResearchHistopathology image of leiomyosarcoma. Credit:Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0Leiomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue sarcoma that is ha

How do we overcome treatment resistance in a sarcoma cancer with already limited treatment options?

by Elena Daviter-Nowell,Institute of Cancer ResearchHistopathology image of leiomyosarcoma. Credit:Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0Leiomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue sarcoma that is ha
Study in mice examines impact of reused cooking oil on breast cancer progression

Study in mice examines impact of reused cooking oil on breast cancer progression

by Sharita Forrest ,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe compounds in frying oils that are repeatedly reheated to high temperatures may trigger cell proliferation and metastases i

Study in mice examines impact of reused cooking oil on breast cancer progression

by Sharita Forrest ,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThe compounds in frying oils that are repeatedly reheated to high temperatures may trigger cell proliferation and metastases i
Trends and hotspots in lung cancer surgery research reviewed over the last decade

Trends and hotspots in lung cancer surgery research reviewed over the last decade

by Health Data ScienceTrends of (a) annual scholarly outputs and (b) average field citation ratios in the world and top five countries in the field of lung cancer surgery, 2012-2021, and association b

Trends and hotspots in lung cancer surgery research reviewed over the last decade

by Health Data ScienceTrends of (a) annual scholarly outputs and (b) average field citation ratios in the world and top five countries in the field of lung cancer surgery, 2012-2021, and association b
Researchers testing new brain cancer vaccine

Researchers testing new brain cancer vaccine

by Rush University Medical CenterGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Rush University Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether an experimental vacci

Researchers testing new brain cancer vaccine

by Rush University Medical CenterGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Rush University Medical Center is part of a new clinical trial testing whether an experimental vacci
Understanding breast cancer recurrence, metastatic spread

Understanding breast cancer recurrence, metastatic spread

byUniversity of CincinnatiCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite advancements in cancer detection and treatment, breast cancer that comes back or spreads still presents a challenge to researc

Understanding breast cancer recurrence, metastatic spread

byUniversity of CincinnatiCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite advancements in cancer detection and treatment, breast cancer that comes back or spreads still presents a challenge to researc
Can what works to treat cancer work for diabetes?

Can what works to treat cancer work for diabetes?

by Jess Berthold,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainTo live with type 1 diabetes is to be ruled by relentless routine. Food must be carefully monitored, and the only

Can what works to treat cancer work for diabetes?

by Jess Berthold,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: CC0 Public DomainTo live with type 1 diabetes is to be ruled by relentless routine. Food must be carefully monitored, and the only