Low-cost, portable device can detect colorectal and prostate cancer in an hour

byUniversity of Texas at El PasoA team of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso, led by Xiujun (James) Li, Ph.D., has created a low-cost, portable device that can detect colorectal

Updated on: November 11,2024

Low-cost, portable device can detect colorectal and prostate cancer in an hour

byUniversity of Texas at El PasoA team of researchers from The University of Texas at El Paso, led by Xiujun (James) Li, Ph.D., has created a low-cost, portable device that can detect colorectal

Updated on:November 11,2024

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer may continue benefiting from immunotherapy after treatment discontinuation

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe majority of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer whose cancer did not progress during initial treatment with

Updated on: December 30,2023

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer may continue benefiting from immunotherapy after treatment discontinuation

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe majority of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer whose cancer did not progress during initial treatment with

Updated on:December 30,2023

Study links gut microbiome and aggressive prostate cancer

by Cleveland ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainCleveland Clinic researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, su

Updated on: April 20,2024

Study links gut microbiome and aggressive prostate cancer

by Cleveland ClinicCredit: CC0 Public DomainCleveland Clinic researchers have shown for the first time that diet-associated molecules in the gut are associated with aggressive prostate cancer, su

Updated on:April 20,2024

Right-sided colon cancer patients have poorer survival than those with left-sided disease

by American College of SurgeonsKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHORLANDO (July 23, 2018): Patients with colorectal cancer tumors on the right side may have poorer five-year surviv

Updated on: May 07,2024

Right-sided colon cancer patients have poorer survival than those with left-sided disease

by American College of SurgeonsKiller T cells surround a cancer cell. Credit: NIHORLANDO (July 23, 2018): Patients with colorectal cancer tumors on the right side may have poorer five-year surviv

Updated on:May 07,2024

Adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy boosts progression-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated that adding metastasis-di

Updated on: August 28,2024

Adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy boosts progression-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated that adding metastasis-di

Updated on:August 28,2024

Inhibiting the biological crosstalk of autophagy and mitochondrial function underlying pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressAutophagy inhibition leads to a drop in the LIP in PDAC. (A) Autophagy was inhibited genetically or pharmacologically in PDAC cells, and the relative LIP was d

Updated on: February 24,2024

Inhibiting the biological crosstalk of autophagy and mitochondrial function underlying pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressAutophagy inhibition leads to a drop in the LIP in PDAC. (A) Autophagy was inhibited genetically or pharmacologically in PDAC cells, and the relative LIP was d

Updated on:February 24,2024

Photoacoustic imaging technique reduces skin tone bias in breast cancer detection

bySPIEPhotoacoustic images of a splayed vessel structure underlying very light and dark skin tones, created with an amplitude-based fast Fourier transform (FFT) reconstruction and short-lag spat

Updated on: December 01,2024

Photoacoustic imaging technique reduces skin tone bias in breast cancer detection

bySPIEPhotoacoustic images of a splayed vessel structure underlying very light and dark skin tones, created with an amplitude-based fast Fourier transform (FFT) reconstruction and short-lag spat

Updated on:December 01,2024

Pancreatic cancer vaccine plus immunotherapy and antibody spark immune system response in pancreatic cancers

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineJ1568 study treatment schema.Eligible patients with clinically resectable PDA received the first priming study treatment Cy-GVAX-based therapy (alone

Updated on: January 30,2024

Pancreatic cancer vaccine plus immunotherapy and antibody spark immune system response in pancreatic cancers

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineJ1568 study treatment schema.Eligible patients with clinically resectable PDA received the first priming study treatment Cy-GVAX-based therapy (alone

Updated on:January 30,2024

PSA levels after treatment may not be reliable predictor of survival for patients with prostate cancer

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UCLA-led study has found treatments that reduce the risk of being diagnosed with a cancer recurrence based on rising pr

Updated on: February 18,2024

PSA levels after treatment may not be reliable predictor of survival for patients with prostate cancer

by University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA UCLA-led study has found treatments that reduce the risk of being diagnosed with a cancer recurrence based on rising pr

Updated on:February 18,2024

Experimental cancer therapy shows success in more than 70% of patients in global clinical trials

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new therapy that makes the immune system kill bone marrow cancer cells was successful in as many as 73% of patients in two clinical

Updated on: February 18,2024

Experimental cancer therapy shows success in more than 70% of patients in global clinical trials

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new therapy that makes the immune system kill bone marrow cancer cells was successful in as many as 73% of patients in two clinical

Updated on:February 18,2024

How conquering a rare leukemia in children revolutionized cancer care for millions

by Marie McculloughFifty years ago, children with an aggressive form of leukemia went from diagnosis to death in a few months, as the disease rampaged through their lymph nodes, spleens, livers, and n

Updated on: March 01,2024

How conquering a rare leukemia in children revolutionized cancer care for millions

by Marie McculloughFifty years ago, children with an aggressive form of leukemia went from diagnosis to death in a few months, as the disease rampaged through their lymph nodes, spleens, livers, and n

Updated on:March 01,2024

How much sun can (and should) I get?

by Katie Lee and Rachel Neale,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs we slide of out summer, you might be wondering how careful you need to be about sun exposure. Excessive exposur

Updated on: March 30,2024

How much sun can (and should) I get?

by Katie Lee and Rachel Neale,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs we slide of out summer, you might be wondering how careful you need to be about sun exposure. Excessive exposur

Updated on:March 30,2024