New therapies have raised Medicare treatment costs for metastatic prostate cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthTrends in the receipt of antineoplastic drugs in the first 2 years following patients’ index date. The height of the bar represents the proportion of patients receiving do

Updated on: January 15,2024

New therapies have raised Medicare treatment costs for metastatic prostate cancer

byWolters Kluwer HealthTrends in the receipt of antineoplastic drugs in the first 2 years following patients’ index date. The height of the bar represents the proportion of patients receiving do

Updated on:January 15,2024

New hope for prostate cancer: New form of immunotherapy could prevent resistance to hormone therapy

byUniversity of SheffieldADT stimulates the PV accumulation of FR-β+ TAMs in mouse (Myc-CaP) and localized, human prostate tumors. Credit:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer(2024). D

Updated on: August 28,2024

New hope for prostate cancer: New form of immunotherapy could prevent resistance to hormone therapy

byUniversity of SheffieldADT stimulates the PV accumulation of FR-β+ TAMs in mouse (Myc-CaP) and localized, human prostate tumors. Credit:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer(2024). D

Updated on:August 28,2024

Study suggests improved time efficiency, accuracy with AI-automated head and neck radiotherapy model

byMayo Clinic3D visualization, and an axial and sagittal slice of the CT with the contours from the gold standard (GS) dataset, as well as the DL, DL+RO, and MDA+RO contours for a representative

Updated on: January 22,2024

Study suggests improved time efficiency, accuracy with AI-automated head and neck radiotherapy model

byMayo Clinic3D visualization, and an axial and sagittal slice of the CT with the contours from the gold standard (GS) dataset, as well as the DL, DL+RO, and MDA+RO contours for a representative

Updated on:January 22,2024

Premature death of autistic people in the UK investigated for the first time

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study led by University College London researchers confirms that autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy; however,

Updated on: May 11,2024

Premature death of autistic people in the UK investigated for the first time

by University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study led by University College London researchers confirms that autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy; however,

Updated on:May 11,2024

Genetic test identifies patients with triple negative breast cancer who are unlikely to respond to immunotherapies

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerProfessor Laura van 't Veer presented latest results from the I-SPY2 phase 2 clinical trial at the 14th European Breast Cancer Conferen

Updated on: March 30,2024

Genetic test identifies patients with triple negative breast cancer who are unlikely to respond to immunotherapies

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerProfessor Laura van 't Veer presented latest results from the I-SPY2 phase 2 clinical trial at the 14th European Breast Cancer Conferen

Updated on:March 30,2024

Trial finds adding immune modulator to targeted therapy does not improve survival in difficult-to-treat thyroid cancer

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResults of a multicenter phase II clinical trial led by the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center show

Updated on: January 04,2024

Trial finds adding immune modulator to targeted therapy does not improve survival in difficult-to-treat thyroid cancer

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResults of a multicenter phase II clinical trial led by the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center show

Updated on:January 04,2024

Model suggests increased use of Paxlovid could cut hospitalizations, deaths and costs

by University of Texas at AustinEpidemiology researchers have found that if just 20% of symptomatic COVID cases was treated with Paxlovid, it would reduce deaths, hospitalizations and costs. Cred

Updated on: May 06,2024

Model suggests increased use of Paxlovid could cut hospitalizations, deaths and costs

by University of Texas at AustinEpidemiology researchers have found that if just 20% of symptomatic COVID cases was treated with Paxlovid, it would reduce deaths, hospitalizations and costs. Cred

Updated on:May 06,2024

Researchers pinpoint potential treatment for lethal childhood cancer

by McMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster Universi

Updated on: February 01,2024

Researchers pinpoint potential treatment for lethal childhood cancer

by McMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn enzyme that drives the growth of an often-lethal childhood brain cancer may hold the key to a future treatment, says a McMaster Universi

Updated on:February 01,2024

Scientists decode key mutation in many cancers, pointing to expanded role of RNA in human gene expression

byUniversity of ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainInside every cell, inside every nucleus, your continued existence depends on an incredibly complicated dance. Proteins are constantly wra

Updated on: November 10,2024

Scientists decode key mutation in many cancers, pointing to expanded role of RNA in human gene expression

byUniversity of ChicagoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainInside every cell, inside every nucleus, your continued existence depends on an incredibly complicated dance. Proteins are constantly wra

Updated on:November 10,2024

Blood test spots early pancreatic cancers with 97% accuracy

by Dennis ThompsonA blood test appears capable of detecting early-stage pancreatic cancers with up to 97% accuracy, a new study reports.The test looks for eight small RNA particles and eight larger DN

Updated on: April 28,2024

Blood test spots early pancreatic cancers with 97% accuracy

by Dennis ThompsonA blood test appears capable of detecting early-stage pancreatic cancers with up to 97% accuracy, a new study reports.The test looks for eight small RNA particles and eight larger DN

Updated on:April 28,2024

Study shows elevated cancer risk for women with endometriosis

byHuntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA landmark study from researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U), the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at

Updated on: August 03,2024

Study shows elevated cancer risk for women with endometriosis

byHuntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainA landmark study from researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U), the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at

Updated on:August 03,2024

Experts call for adequate tumor-free margins in breast cancer surgery to reduce recurrence and improve survival

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSurgeons should aim to remove at least a 1-mm width rim (margin) of healthy tissue around a breast tumor to reduce the risk of cancer re

Updated on: January 22,2024

Experts call for adequate tumor-free margins in breast cancer surgery to reduce recurrence and improve survival

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSurgeons should aim to remove at least a 1-mm width rim (margin) of healthy tissue around a breast tumor to reduce the risk of cancer re

Updated on:January 22,2024