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Delayed treatment effect predicting (DTEP) model found to enhance precision in immuno-oncology trial designs

Delayed treatment effect predicting (DTEP) model found to enhance precision in immuno-oncology trial designs

by Science China PressAt the trial design stage, by inputting information on treatment stage, cancer type, and experimental and control arm regimens, investigators can utilize the nomogram or web

Delayed treatment effect predicting (DTEP) model found to enhance precision in immuno-oncology trial designs

by Science China PressAt the trial design stage, by inputting information on treatment stage, cancer type, and experimental and control arm regimens, investigators can utilize the nomogram or web
Do pancreatic cysts become cancerous?

Do pancreatic cysts become cancerous?

by Christos Fountzilas, Md,Roswell Park Cancer InstituteCredit: Roswell Park Cancer InstituteWhat is a pancreatic cyst?Pancreatic cysts are water or mucus filled structures in the pancreas, simi

Do pancreatic cysts become cancerous?

by Christos Fountzilas, Md,Roswell Park Cancer InstituteCredit: Roswell Park Cancer InstituteWhat is a pancreatic cyst?Pancreatic cysts are water or mucus filled structures in the pancreas, simi
Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely, says study

Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely, says study

by Sebastian Hollstein, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaLiving alone does not necessarily mean isolation and loneliness, according to a recent study by the University of Jena. Credit: Jens Meyer/Un

Living alone doesn't have to mean being lonely, says study

by Sebastian Hollstein, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaLiving alone does not necessarily mean isolation and loneliness, according to a recent study by the University of Jena. Credit: Jens Meyer/Un
Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer

Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Australian-led international research effort has broken fresh ground in the race to find more effective treatments for the child

Researchers find new way to target childhood cancer

by Children's Cancer Institute AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn Australian-led international research effort has broken fresh ground in the race to find more effective treatments for the child
Estimating the environmental impact of prostate cancer procedures

Estimating the environmental impact of prostate cancer procedures

by Cheri Lewis,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way t

Estimating the environmental impact of prostate cancer procedures

by Cheri Lewis,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way t
Why are more young people like Kate Middleton being diagnosed with cancer?

Why are more young people like Kate Middleton being diagnosed with cancer?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrincess Catherine's announcement Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer at age 42 makes her part

Why are more young people like Kate Middleton being diagnosed with cancer?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrincess Catherine's announcement Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer at age 42 makes her part
Research shows that DOPA protects against melanoma

Research shows that DOPA protects against melanoma

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaHistologic characterization of representative orthotopic skin and resulting tumors, including MC and proliferation markers MITF (re

Research shows that DOPA protects against melanoma

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaHistologic characterization of representative orthotopic skin and resulting tumors, including MC and proliferation markers MITF (re
For metastatic prostate cancer, immunotherapy may have unexpected potential

For metastatic prostate cancer, immunotherapy may have unexpected potential

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.10.006Immunotherapy has been disappointing as a prostate cancer treatment, but a new Co

For metastatic prostate cancer, immunotherapy may have unexpected potential

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Cancer Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2023.10.006Immunotherapy has been disappointing as a prostate cancer treatment, but a new Co
New treatment approach shows promise in hard-to-treat pediatric cancers

New treatment approach shows promise in hard-to-treat pediatric cancers

byFlorida International UniversityResearcher Diana Azzam and Logan Jenner, a participant in her clinical study, in the Azzam Lab at Florida International University. Credit: Florida Internationa

New treatment approach shows promise in hard-to-treat pediatric cancers

byFlorida International UniversityResearcher Diana Azzam and Logan Jenner, a participant in her clinical study, in the Azzam Lab at Florida International University. Credit: Florida Internationa
Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstructi

Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be shortened by nearly half for patients planning breast reconstruction

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn accelerated course of radiation therapy does not increase complications for patients who undergo breast reconstructi
Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer

Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMay is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about metastatic brain cancer.Overall, the chance that a person will develop

Consumer health: Understanding metastatic brain cancer

by Laurel KellyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMay is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about metastatic brain cancer.Overall, the chance that a person will develop
Cervical cancer burden remains high in many countries; scale-up needed to meet 2030 elimination target

Cervical cancer burden remains high in many countries; scale-up needed to meet 2030 elimination target

by LancetHigh grade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progress to invasive cance

Cervical cancer burden remains high in many countries; scale-up needed to meet 2030 elimination target

by LancetHigh grade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progress to invasive cance