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

Prostate cancer test: Is it time to ditch the digital rectal examination?

by Stephen Hughes,The ConversationA man having his prostate gland examined. Credit: National Cancer Institute/WikimediaThe finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn int

Updated on: January 02,2024

Prostate cancer test: Is it time to ditch the digital rectal examination?

by Stephen Hughes,The ConversationA man having his prostate gland examined. Credit: National Cancer Institute/WikimediaThe finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn int

Updated on:January 02,2024

Research confirms unique danger of postpartum breast cancers

by Joe Rojas-Burke,Oregon Health & Science UniversitySites of Metastasis by Estrogen Receptor (ER) Status and Time Since Recent Childbirth Group. Analyses included a total of 1787 known meta

Updated on: January 30,2024

Research confirms unique danger of postpartum breast cancers

by Joe Rojas-Burke,Oregon Health & Science UniversitySites of Metastasis by Estrogen Receptor (ER) Status and Time Since Recent Childbirth Group. Analyses included a total of 1787 known meta

Updated on:January 30,2024

Pembrolizumab aids survival with high-risk endometrial cancer

by Lori SolomonPembrolizumab plus chemotherapy improves disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with high-risk endometrial cancer after surgery with curative intent, according to a study published onl

Updated on: November 09,2024

Pembrolizumab aids survival with high-risk endometrial cancer

by Lori SolomonPembrolizumab plus chemotherapy improves disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with high-risk endometrial cancer after surgery with curative intent, according to a study published onl

Updated on:November 09,2024

Chronic health conditions associated with worse survival rates for patients with metastatic breast cancer

by Mary Clare Fischer, Dani K. Dodge-Medlin,University of MichiganDisparities in the number of chronic health conditions that Black women endure compared to other races and ethnicities contribut

Updated on: December 28,2023

Chronic health conditions associated with worse survival rates for patients with metastatic breast cancer

by Mary Clare Fischer, Dani K. Dodge-Medlin,University of MichiganDisparities in the number of chronic health conditions that Black women endure compared to other races and ethnicities contribut

Updated on:December 28,2023

Researchers publish the first comprehensive, 3D analysis of the complete rhabdomyosarcoma genome

by Nationwide Children's HospitalGraphical abstract. Credit:NAR Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1093/narcan/zcad028In a paper published inNAR Cancer, researchers from the Center for C

Updated on: January 30,2024

Researchers publish the first comprehensive, 3D analysis of the complete rhabdomyosarcoma genome

by Nationwide Children's HospitalGraphical abstract. Credit:NAR Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1093/narcan/zcad028In a paper published inNAR Cancer, researchers from the Center for C

Updated on:January 30,2024

DNA fragments in blood promise cheap, easy test for cancer

by Amy NortonResearchers are reporting progress on a blood test that can detect multiple cancers in a relatively simpler, and potentially less pricey way than other tests under development.The test pi

Updated on: January 15,2024

DNA fragments in blood promise cheap, easy test for cancer

by Amy NortonResearchers are reporting progress on a blood test that can detect multiple cancers in a relatively simpler, and potentially less pricey way than other tests under development.The test pi

Updated on:January 15,2024

Cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but for some it gives permission to live more radically

by Kevin Dew, Alex Broom, Chris Cunningham, Elizabeth Dennett, Kerry Chamberlain and Richard Egan,The ConversationCredit: Ivan Samkov from PexelsA diagnosis of life-limiting cancer can be overwh

Updated on: August 28,2024

Cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but for some it gives permission to live more radically

by Kevin Dew, Alex Broom, Chris Cunningham, Elizabeth Dennett, Kerry Chamberlain and Richard Egan,The ConversationCredit: Ivan Samkov from PexelsA diagnosis of life-limiting cancer can be overwh

Updated on:August 28,2024

Vitamin A may reduce pancreatitis risk during ALL treatment

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterStudy inScience Translational Medicineshows potential benefit of vitamin A treatment to reduce side effect risks during treatment f

Updated on: February 01,2024

Vitamin A may reduce pancreatitis risk during ALL treatment

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterStudy inScience Translational Medicineshows potential benefit of vitamin A treatment to reduce side effect risks during treatment f

Updated on:February 01,2024

Study finds combustion from gas stoves can raise indoor levels of chemical linked to blood cell cancers

by Rob Jordan,Stanford UniversityMean and median benzene emissions by fuel type (left panels; induction, coil, natural gas, and propane) and emissions from individual cooktop elements and ovens

Updated on: January 23,2024

Study finds combustion from gas stoves can raise indoor levels of chemical linked to blood cell cancers

by Rob Jordan,Stanford UniversityMean and median benzene emissions by fuel type (left panels; induction, coil, natural gas, and propane) and emissions from individual cooktop elements and ovens

Updated on:January 23,2024

Spontaneous humor relieves stress in cancer patients

by Lancaster UniversityDrawings taken from Lancaster University’s ‘Metaphor Menu’, a collection of examples of different ways in which people described their experiences with cancer . Credit: Lan

Updated on: April 01,2024

Spontaneous humor relieves stress in cancer patients

by Lancaster UniversityDrawings taken from Lancaster University’s ‘Metaphor Menu’, a collection of examples of different ways in which people described their experiences with cancer . Credit: Lan

Updated on:April 01,2024

Newly developed PSG score improves patient selection for PSMA radiopharmaceutical therapy

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRepresentative PET images of 6 patients classified as having high, intermediate, and low visual PSG scores. Credit: Society of Nuclear Medicine and

Updated on: January 13,2024

Newly developed PSG score improves patient selection for PSMA radiopharmaceutical therapy

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRepresentative PET images of 6 patients classified as having high, intermediate, and low visual PSG scores. Credit: Society of Nuclear Medicine and

Updated on:January 13,2024