Men with low-/intermediate-risk prostate cancer benefit from fewer, higher-dose radiation treatments

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyStereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a safe and effective treatment for men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer, according to a long

Updated on: December 18,2023

Men with low-/intermediate-risk prostate cancer benefit from fewer, higher-dose radiation treatments

byAmerican Society for Radiation OncologyStereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a safe and effective treatment for men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer, according to a long

Updated on:December 18,2023

Machine learning-triggered reminders improve end-of-life care for patients with cancer

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainElectronic nudges delivered to health care clinicians based on a machine learning algorithm that p

Updated on: December 25,2023

Machine learning-triggered reminders improve end-of-life care for patients with cancer

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainElectronic nudges delivered to health care clinicians based on a machine learning algorithm that p

Updated on:December 25,2023

Concentration of surgical care to one research hospital shown to improve operations for childhood cancer

by Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyEstimated event-free survival (EFS) for neuroblastoma provided by Kaplan Meier's methodology (log rank 0.260). Credit: European Journal of Surgical

Updated on: December 26,2023

Concentration of surgical care to one research hospital shown to improve operations for childhood cancer

by Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric OncologyEstimated event-free survival (EFS) for neuroblastoma provided by Kaplan Meier's methodology (log rank 0.260). Credit: European Journal of Surgical

Updated on:December 26,2023

New model explains how our immune system sometimes helps cancer spread

by Katie Willis,University of AlbertaCredit: CC0 Public DomainMathematicians at the University of Alberta have developed a model that explains how the immune system interacts with cancer—and in

Updated on: December 22,2023

New model explains how our immune system sometimes helps cancer spread

by Katie Willis,University of AlbertaCredit: CC0 Public DomainMathematicians at the University of Alberta have developed a model that explains how the immune system interacts with cancer—and in

Updated on:December 22,2023

Insurance disparities ID'd in diagnosis of late-stage melanoma

For nonelderly adults in the United States, having Medicaid or no health insurance is associated with increased odds of being diagnosed with late-stage melanoma compared with having private insurance,

Updated on: December 22,2023

Insurance disparities ID'd in diagnosis of late-stage melanoma

For nonelderly adults in the United States, having Medicaid or no health insurance is associated with increased odds of being diagnosed with late-stage melanoma compared with having private insurance,

Updated on:December 22,2023

Future fertility: Giving hope to men who received childhood cancer treatment

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaTransplanting testicular endothelial cells (but not lung endothelial cells) into the testes of mice after destruction of sperm due

Updated on: December 18,2023

Future fertility: Giving hope to men who received childhood cancer treatment

byPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaTransplanting testicular endothelial cells (but not lung endothelial cells) into the testes of mice after destruction of sperm due

Updated on:December 18,2023

Older US adults with certain preexisting conditions often diagnosed with poor prognosis cancers

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent analysis published in theJournal of the American Geriatrics Societyfound that before older U.S. adults were diagnosed with poor prognosis c

Updated on: December 25,2023

Older US adults with certain preexisting conditions often diagnosed with poor prognosis cancers

byWileyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent analysis published in theJournal of the American Geriatrics Societyfound that before older U.S. adults were diagnosed with poor prognosis c

Updated on:December 25,2023

All in the blood: New way to detect drug resistance in ovarian cancer patients

byWalter and Eliza Hall InstituteThe "splicing" mechanism in cancer cells allows them to repair their DNA and avoid the cell death caused by PARP inhibitor therapy, resulting in drug r

Updated on: December 02,2024

All in the blood: New way to detect drug resistance in ovarian cancer patients

byWalter and Eliza Hall InstituteThe "splicing" mechanism in cancer cells allows them to repair their DNA and avoid the cell death caused by PARP inhibitor therapy, resulting in drug r

Updated on:December 02,2024

Protein identified as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas

JANUARY 29, 2024 Editors' notesby Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101381Investigators from the UCLA

Updated on: March 14,2024

Protein identified as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for aggressive neuroendocrine carcinomas

JANUARY 29, 2024 Editors' notesby Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101381Investigators from the UCLA

Updated on:March 14,2024

Performance on exercise test predicts risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer

by European Society of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPerformance on an exercise test predicts the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other causes, reports a study present

Updated on: May 05,2024

Performance on exercise test predicts risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer

by European Society of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPerformance on an exercise test predicts the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other causes, reports a study present

Updated on:May 05,2024

Scientists to improve cancer treatment effectiveness

byNational Research Nuclear UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTogether with researchers from the University of Nantes and the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne in France, experts from the N

Updated on: December 18,2023

Scientists to improve cancer treatment effectiveness

byNational Research Nuclear UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTogether with researchers from the University of Nantes and the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne in France, experts from the N

Updated on:December 18,2023

Simple laser treatments may prevent nonmelanoma skin cancer

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research indicates that simple laser treatments to the skin may help to prevent the development of basal ce

Updated on: December 26,2023

Simple laser treatments may prevent nonmelanoma skin cancer

by Katie Marquedant,Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research indicates that simple laser treatments to the skin may help to prevent the development of basal ce

Updated on:December 26,2023