Study finds triple-negative breast cancer tumors with increased immune cells have lower risk of recurrence after surgery

by Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new multicenter, international study suggests that people who have early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and high levels of immune cel

Updated on: April 06,2024

Study finds triple-negative breast cancer tumors with increased immune cells have lower risk of recurrence after surgery

by Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new multicenter, international study suggests that people who have early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and high levels of immune cel

Updated on:April 06,2024

News study shows cryoblation 'freeze' treatment works for large breast tumors

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer MillerKilling off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treatbreast cancer, a new study says.Only 10% of peo

Updated on: March 30,2024

News study shows cryoblation 'freeze' treatment works for large breast tumors

by Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer MillerKilling off large tumors by freezing them could become an effective means of fighting difficult-to-treatbreast cancer, a new study says.Only 10% of peo

Updated on:March 30,2024

Cancer biology graduate student travels 'ROCKy' road toward a cure for post-radiation dry mouth

by University of ArizonaWen Yu "Amy" Wong. Credit: Gaius J. AugustusThe United States is in the midst of a head-and-neck cancer epidemic. Although survival rates are relatively high—aft

Updated on: March 12,2024

Cancer biology graduate student travels 'ROCKy' road toward a cure for post-radiation dry mouth

by University of ArizonaWen Yu "Amy" Wong. Credit: Gaius J. AugustusThe United States is in the midst of a head-and-neck cancer epidemic. Although survival rates are relatively high—aft

Updated on:March 12,2024

Key insights from statistical modeling of cancer patient life expectancy

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith the progress in treatment for most cancer types, there is a growing interest to understand the overall impact of a cancer diagnosis t

Updated on: April 06,2024

Key insights from statistical modeling of cancer patient life expectancy

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith the progress in treatment for most cancer types, there is a growing interest to understand the overall impact of a cancer diagnosis t

Updated on:April 06,2024

Video educates and connects men to prostate cancer screening options

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs part of a comprehensive effort to improve cancer screenings among diverse communities, Penn Me

Updated on: April 28,2024

Video educates and connects men to prostate cancer screening options

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs part of a comprehensive effort to improve cancer screenings among diverse communities, Penn Me

Updated on:April 28,2024

Study calculates contribution of risk factors to cancer in the US

by American Cancer SocietyPopulation attributable fraction of cancer deaths by risk factor; men, women, and combined. Credit: American Cancer SocietyA new American Cancer Society study calculates

Updated on: July 02,2024

Study calculates contribution of risk factors to cancer in the US

by American Cancer SocietyPopulation attributable fraction of cancer deaths by risk factor; men, women, and combined. Credit: American Cancer SocietyA new American Cancer Society study calculates

Updated on:July 02,2024

Medical scientists describe optimal immune therapeutic strategies for liver cancer

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Schematic image of study. Credit: KAISTKAIST medical scientists have presented a novel pathways involving T immune cell exhaustion

Updated on: May 13,2024

Medical scientists describe optimal immune therapeutic strategies for liver cancer

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Schematic image of study. Credit: KAISTKAIST medical scientists have presented a novel pathways involving T immune cell exhaustion

Updated on:May 13,2024

How air pollution can cause lung cancer in non-smokers

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study led by researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute has demonstrated for the first time how air pollution can cause lung can

Updated on: December 28,2023

How air pollution can cause lung cancer in non-smokers

byUniversity College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study led by researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute has demonstrated for the first time how air pollution can cause lung can

Updated on:December 28,2023

Pulsed electromagnetic field application technique for preventing bone loss due to radiotherapy

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressPEMF ameliorates focal radiation–induced bone loss by modulating osteoblasts. (A) Schematic representation of focal radiation and PEMF administration. (B) Representative m

Updated on: December 28,2023

Pulsed electromagnetic field application technique for preventing bone loss due to radiotherapy

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressPEMF ameliorates focal radiation–induced bone loss by modulating osteoblasts. (A) Schematic representation of focal radiation and PEMF administration. (B) Representative m

Updated on:December 28,2023

Tumor cells' response to chemotherapy is driven by randomness, shows study

byGarvan Institute of Medical ResearchNeuroblastoma cells (cyan) growing as a tumour and the surrounding collagen matrix (magenta). The cells are expressing a biosensor (JNK-KTR) that reads out

Updated on: January 23,2024

Tumor cells' response to chemotherapy is driven by randomness, shows study

byGarvan Institute of Medical ResearchNeuroblastoma cells (cyan) growing as a tumour and the surrounding collagen matrix (magenta). The cells are expressing a biosensor (JNK-KTR) that reads out

Updated on:January 23,2024

Early menopause appears raise odds of breast cancer, study reports

by Dennis Thompson.Women who underwent menopause at an age younger than 46 were nearly twice as likely to havebreast cancercompared to others their age, researchers found.The study, appear

Updated on: August 27,2024

Early menopause appears raise odds of breast cancer, study reports

by Dennis Thompson.Women who underwent menopause at an age younger than 46 were nearly twice as likely to havebreast cancercompared to others their age, researchers found.The study, appear

Updated on:August 27,2024

Experimental AI method boosts doctors' ability to diagnose cancers and precancers of the esophagus

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressEndoscopic photographs of lesions in three false-negative patients. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adk5395Artificia

Updated on: August 27,2024

Experimental AI method boosts doctors' ability to diagnose cancers and precancers of the esophagus

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressEndoscopic photographs of lesions in three false-negative patients. Credit:Science Translational Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adk5395Artificia

Updated on:August 27,2024