Study discovers that tumor mutation burden predicts survival outcome

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe expected course of a patient's cancer prognosis has traditionally been judged by its type, stage and m

Updated on: January 28,2024

Study discovers that tumor mutation burden predicts survival outcome

by Tom Wilemon,Vanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe expected course of a patient's cancer prognosis has traditionally been judged by its type, stage and m

Updated on:January 28,2024

Study finds new, unexpected mechanism of cancer cell spread

by Keck School of Medicine of USCResearchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC used imaging techniques to study how the protein GRP78 controls cancer cell behavior. In the top row, human lu

Updated on: January 30,2024

Study finds new, unexpected mechanism of cancer cell spread

by Keck School of Medicine of USCResearchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC used imaging techniques to study how the protein GRP78 controls cancer cell behavior. In the top row, human lu

Updated on:January 30,2024

Fighting liver cancer takes big financial toll: Study

by Cara MurezOut-of-pocket costs can leave Medicare patients with the most common type of liver cancer in financial distress.While Medicare payments in the first year after diagnosis withhepatoc

Updated on: January 16,2024

Fighting liver cancer takes big financial toll: Study

by Cara MurezOut-of-pocket costs can leave Medicare patients with the most common type of liver cancer in financial distress.While Medicare payments in the first year after diagnosis withhepatoc

Updated on:January 16,2024

The tumor environment can affect breast cancer prognosis

byLund UniversityFlowchart of included and excluded patients and representative pictures of each CAV1 staining category in stroma and cytoplasm. Credit:Translational Oncology(2022).

Updated on: January 22,2024

The tumor environment can affect breast cancer prognosis

byLund UniversityFlowchart of included and excluded patients and representative pictures of each CAV1 staining category in stroma and cytoplasm. Credit:Translational Oncology(2022).

Updated on:January 22,2024

Prostate cancer testing in Sweden—a study on cost and effectiveness

byKarolinska InstitutetShuang Hao, PhD student at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Credit: Stefan ZimmermanProstate cancer constitutes an essential public health issue,

Updated on: January 03,2024

Prostate cancer testing in Sweden—a study on cost and effectiveness

byKarolinska InstitutetShuang Hao, PhD student at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Credit: Stefan ZimmermanProstate cancer constitutes an essential public health issue,

Updated on:January 03,2024

After testicular cancer is cured, remain alert in the future

by University of Rochester Medical CenterBecause testicular cancer has a 95 percent cure rate, it is easier for men to move on and forget about it. But new research in theJournal of Clinica

Updated on: March 01,2024

After testicular cancer is cured, remain alert in the future

by University of Rochester Medical CenterBecause testicular cancer has a 95 percent cure rate, it is easier for men to move on and forget about it. But new research in theJournal of Clinica

Updated on:March 01,2024

Study confirms pancreatic cancer rates rising faster in women than men

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainIn a large-scale nationwide study, investigators from Ceda

Updated on: January 30,2024

Study confirms pancreatic cancer rates rising faster in women than men

by Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterAxial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domainIn a large-scale nationwide study, investigators from Ceda

Updated on:January 30,2024

New study explores challenges and opportunities for cancer research

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityA recent review by Carlo Maley, a researcher at Arizona State University, and Lucie Laplane from the University of Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne critiques the

Updated on: September 25,2024

New study explores challenges and opportunities for cancer research

by Richard Harth,Arizona State UniversityA recent review by Carlo Maley, a researcher at Arizona State University, and Lucie Laplane from the University of Paris Pantheon-Sorbonne critiques the

Updated on:September 25,2024

Noninvasive technology for the high-throughput characterization of cancer cells

byTokyo University of ScienceSchematic of a cell rotation movement in a rotating AC electric field for (a) conventional ROT and (b) newly developed cROT. In conventional ROT in (a), when AC volt

Updated on: January 02,2024

Noninvasive technology for the high-throughput characterization of cancer cells

byTokyo University of ScienceSchematic of a cell rotation movement in a rotating AC electric field for (a) conventional ROT and (b) newly developed cROT. In conventional ROT in (a), when AC volt

Updated on:January 02,2024

Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe oral, selective KRAS G12C inhibitor KRAS-G12C inhibitor adagrasib demonstrated durable clinical activity,

Updated on: January 04,2024

Trial finds that adagrasib demonstrates durable clinical activity in patients with KRAS-G12C mutations

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe oral, selective KRAS G12C inhibitor KRAS-G12C inhibitor adagrasib demonstrated durable clinical activity,

Updated on:January 04,2024

Radon, even at levels below EPA guideline for mitigation, is linked to childhood leukemia

byOregon State UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176288A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S.

Updated on: November 10,2024

Radon, even at levels below EPA guideline for mitigation, is linked to childhood leukemia

byOregon State UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Science of The Total Environment(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176288A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S.

Updated on:November 10,2024

Promising new pancreatic cancer treatment moves forward

by Huntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainEven among cancers, pancreatic cancer is an especially sinister form of disease. The one-year survival rate is extremely low, and treatment progres

Updated on: May 07,2024

Promising new pancreatic cancer treatment moves forward

by Huntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainEven among cancers, pancreatic cancer is an especially sinister form of disease. The one-year survival rate is extremely low, and treatment progres

Updated on:May 07,2024