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Drug combination for stage IV melanoma shows success in trial

Drug combination for stage IV melanoma shows success in trial

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteA new multidrug treatment for patients with stage IV melanoma has proven effective after a three-year cli

Drug combination for stage IV melanoma shows success in trial

by CU Anschutz Medical CampusMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteA new multidrug treatment for patients with stage IV melanoma has proven effective after a three-year cli
Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression and/or anxiety prior to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) had shorter survival times t

Study suggests lymphoma patients with depression or anxiety experience shorter survival times

byDana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients with depression and/or anxiety prior to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) had shorter survival times t
New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaCredit: DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021013239A new imaging technique for the detection of MALT lymphomas, malignant tumors of the lymphatic system, could

New imaging method for the detection of gastric lymphomas

by Johannes Angerer,Medical University of ViennaCredit: DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021013239A new imaging technique for the detection of MALT lymphomas, malignant tumors of the lymphatic system, could
Shedding light—literally—on resistance to radiation therapy

Shedding light—literally—on resistance to radiation therapy

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new Johns Hopkins study offers promise towards someday being able to non-invasively examine changes in cancerous tumors to determine whether

Shedding light—literally—on resistance to radiation therapy

by Johns Hopkins UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new Johns Hopkins study offers promise towards someday being able to non-invasively examine changes in cancerous tumors to determine whether
Estimating the environmental impact of prostate cancer procedures

Estimating the environmental impact of prostate cancer procedures

by Cheri Lewis,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way t

Estimating the environmental impact of prostate cancer procedures

by Cheri Lewis,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way t
Researchers discover a new way to improve the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness

Researchers discover a new way to improve the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness

by Queen's University BelfastCredit: Queen's University BelfastResearchers from Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new way to predict the aggressiveness and future behavior

Researchers discover a new way to improve the assessment of prostate cancer aggressiveness

by Queen's University BelfastCredit: Queen's University BelfastResearchers from Queen's University Belfast have discovered a new way to predict the aggressiveness and future behavior
'Bad fat' suppresses killer T cells from attacking cancer

'Bad fat' suppresses killer T cells from attacking cancer

by Salk InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn order for cancer to grow and spread, it has to evade detection by our immune cells, particularly specialized "killer" T cells. Salk research

'Bad fat' suppresses killer T cells from attacking cancer

by Salk InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn order for cancer to grow and spread, it has to evade detection by our immune cells, particularly specialized "killer" T cells. Salk research
Stopping cancer from recruiting immune system double agents

Stopping cancer from recruiting immune system double agents

by Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Rush University Medical CenterCancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of the

Stopping cancer from recruiting immune system double agents

by Rush University Medical CenterCredit: Rush University Medical CenterCancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of the
Immune response to HIV virus linked to cancer mutations

Immune response to HIV virus linked to cancer mutations

by Federica Giannelli,University of SaskatchewanMadison Adolph and Linda Chelico (left) uncovered how enzymes in the immune system may “go rogue” and cause cancer. Credit: David Stobbe"Our

Immune response to HIV virus linked to cancer mutations

by Federica Giannelli,University of SaskatchewanMadison Adolph and Linda Chelico (left) uncovered how enzymes in the immune system may “go rogue” and cause cancer. Credit: David Stobbe"Our
Surveillance colonoscopy rarely IDs cancer in older adults, study finds

Surveillance colonoscopy rarely IDs cancer in older adults, study finds

by Lori SolomonColorectal cancer (CRC) is rarely detected from surveillance colonoscopy among older adults, regardless of prior adenoma findings, according to astudypublished online April

Surveillance colonoscopy rarely IDs cancer in older adults, study finds

by Lori SolomonColorectal cancer (CRC) is rarely detected from surveillance colonoscopy among older adults, regardless of prior adenoma findings, according to astudypublished online April
Family-focused interventions for African Americans with cancer

Family-focused interventions for African Americans with cancer

by Amy Cherry,University of DelawareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe moment you're told the dreaded words: "You have cancer," your life changes forever. A parent diagnosed with

Family-focused interventions for African Americans with cancer

by Amy Cherry,University of DelawareCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe moment you're told the dreaded words: "You have cancer," your life changes forever. A parent diagnosed with
Cancer drug that targets two immune-evading tumor tactics performs well in early clinical trial

Cancer drug that targets two immune-evading tumor tactics performs well in early clinical trial

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA "two-for-one" cancer immunotherapy is potentially more effective and at least as safe as standard immunotherapies, physician-scient

Cancer drug that targets two immune-evading tumor tactics performs well in early clinical trial

by University of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainA "two-for-one" cancer immunotherapy is potentially more effective and at least as safe as standard immunotherapies, physician-scient