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First-line regimens with endocrine therapy show benefits in breast cancer

First-line regimens with endocrine therapy show benefits in breast cancer

by Lori SolomonFirst-line regimens with endocrine therapy (ET) may be associated with benefits among patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (ERBB2-positive [formerly HER2-posi

First-line regimens with endocrine therapy show benefits in breast cancer

by Lori SolomonFirst-line regimens with endocrine therapy (ET) may be associated with benefits among patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (ERBB2-positive [formerly HER2-posi
Can some cancer patients safely skip radiation therapy? New studies say yes

Can some cancer patients safely skip radiation therapy? New studies say yes

by Dennis ThompsonRadiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.One tria

Can some cancer patients safely skip radiation therapy? New studies say yes

by Dennis ThompsonRadiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.One tria
Pollution exposure may affect lung cancer in women who have never smoked

Pollution exposure may affect lung cancer in women who have never smoked

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRecent air pollution exposure in the form of particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) exposure may sign

Pollution exposure may affect lung cancer in women who have never smoked

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRecent air pollution exposure in the form of particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) exposure may sign
Genetic variation explains racial disparity in esophageal cancer cases

Genetic variation explains racial disparity in esophageal cancer cases

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pradipta Ghosh et al,JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.161334Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a type of cancer affecting the

Genetic variation explains racial disparity in esophageal cancer cases

by University of California - San DiegoCredit: Pradipta Ghosh et al,JCI Insight(2022). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.161334Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is a type of cancer affecting the
Smartphone app monitors cancer patients recovery

Smartphone app monitors cancer patients recovery

by University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer patients receiving chemotherapy can be remotely monitored using their smartphone sensors and an algorithm

Smartphone app monitors cancer patients recovery

by University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainCancer patients receiving chemotherapy can be remotely monitored using their smartphone sensors and an algorithm
Moles on the body largely influenced by genetics, finds new study

Moles on the body largely influenced by genetics, finds new study

by King's College LondonMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteA study published this week in the journalPigment Cell & Melanoma Researchhas found that g

Moles on the body largely influenced by genetics, finds new study

by King's College LondonMelanoma. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/National Cancer InstituteA study published this week in the journalPigment Cell & Melanoma Researchhas found that g
Preventing breast cancer just got easier. Will more women give these drugs a try?

Preventing breast cancer just got easier. Will more women give these drugs a try?

by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles TimesThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014 by Tom

Preventing breast cancer just got easier. Will more women give these drugs a try?

by Melissa Healy, Los Angeles TimesThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014 by Tom
New machine learning model improves prediction of prostate cancer recurrence

New machine learning model improves prediction of prostate cancer recurrence

byElsevierCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPredicting the course of prostate cancer is challenging because only a fraction of prostate cancer patients experience recurrence after radical prostat

New machine learning model improves prediction of prostate cancer recurrence

byElsevierCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPredicting the course of prostate cancer is challenging because only a fraction of prostate cancer patients experience recurrence after radical prostat
Expert discusses the deeper complexities of cancer

Expert discusses the deeper complexities of cancer

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainGeeta Mehta studies cancer not simply as masses of cells but as structured organs with multiple cell types that communicate with each other and i

Expert discusses the deeper complexities of cancer

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainGeeta Mehta studies cancer not simply as masses of cells but as structured organs with multiple cell types that communicate with each other and i
Scientists develop potential stealth cancer therapy

Scientists develop potential stealth cancer therapy

by Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalCredit:ACS Central Science(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c00559Sneaking by cancer's defenses, by disguising tumor-fighting antibodies insi

Scientists develop potential stealth cancer therapy

by Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer HospitalCredit:ACS Central Science(2024). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c00559Sneaking by cancer's defenses, by disguising tumor-fighting antibodies insi
Research examines how to stay on task

Research examines how to stay on task

by University of Texas at ArlingtonTask paradigm visual for a single trial on the four-choice reaction time task. Credit:Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics(2023). DOI: 10.3758

Research examines how to stay on task

by University of Texas at ArlingtonTask paradigm visual for a single trial on the four-choice reaction time task. Credit:Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics(2023). DOI: 10.3758
Researchers invent novel ingestible capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

Researchers invent novel ingestible capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

by National University of SingaporeThe components of the dosimeter fit into an 18mm by 7mm capsule, a common size for many supplements and medicines. Credit: National University of SingaporeGastr

Researchers invent novel ingestible capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring

by National University of SingaporeThe components of the dosimeter fit into an 18mm by 7mm capsule, a common size for many supplements and medicines. Credit: National University of SingaporeGastr