Denosumab linked to severe hypocalcemia in dialysis-dependent seniors

by Elana GotkineFor female dialysis-dependent patients aged 65 years or older treated for osteoporosis, denosumab is associated with an increased incidence of severe or very severe hypocalcemia, accor

Updated on: March 26,2024

Denosumab linked to severe hypocalcemia in dialysis-dependent seniors

by Elana GotkineFor female dialysis-dependent patients aged 65 years or older treated for osteoporosis, denosumab is associated with an increased incidence of severe or very severe hypocalcemia, accor

Updated on:March 26,2024

Researchers identify immune-suppressing target in glioblastoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a

Updated on: December 23,2023

Researchers identify immune-suppressing target in glioblastoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterGlioblastoma (histology slide). Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a

Updated on:December 23,2023

Study finds 95 percent satisfaction rate with Mohs surgery

by Patrick McGee,UT Southwestern Medical CenterPatients who received Mohs surgery to treat the most serious form of skin cancer, melanoma, reported a 95 percent long-term satisfaction rate with

Updated on: December 20,2023

Study finds 95 percent satisfaction rate with Mohs surgery

by Patrick McGee,UT Southwestern Medical CenterPatients who received Mohs surgery to treat the most serious form of skin cancer, melanoma, reported a 95 percent long-term satisfaction rate with

Updated on:December 20,2023

Falling PSA levels found to predict longer survival in prostate cancer patients at high risk of metastases

byWolters Kluwer HealthTwelve-month landmark analysis of overall survival (OS) by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline subgroup for enzalutamide-treated men. Data cutoff: October 15, 2019. Cr

Updated on: January 02,2024

Falling PSA levels found to predict longer survival in prostate cancer patients at high risk of metastases

byWolters Kluwer HealthTwelve-month landmark analysis of overall survival (OS) by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline subgroup for enzalutamide-treated men. Data cutoff: October 15, 2019. Cr

Updated on:January 02,2024

Aspirin could increase survival in cancer

byThe Royal SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoes aspirin increase survival in cancer patients? UK researchers say that despite the smaller side-effects of aspirin, taking the drug has a

Updated on: December 18,2023

Aspirin could increase survival in cancer

byThe Royal SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoes aspirin increase survival in cancer patients? UK researchers say that despite the smaller side-effects of aspirin, taking the drug has a

Updated on:December 18,2023

Novel treatment regimen for FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia shows promise in new study

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUp to 30% of patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have an FLT3 gene

Updated on: March 22,2024

Novel treatment regimen for FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia shows promise in new study

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterAcute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUp to 30% of patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have an FLT3 gene

Updated on:March 22,2024

A case for routine evaluation of HER2 expression in ductal carcinoma in situ

by Impact JournalsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper was published inOncoscienceand is titled "HER2 expression should be routinely evaluated in DCIS to avoid unde

Updated on: December 20,2023

A case for routine evaluation of HER2 expression in ductal carcinoma in situ

by Impact JournalsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new editorial paper was published inOncoscienceand is titled "HER2 expression should be routinely evaluated in DCIS to avoid unde

Updated on:December 20,2023

Enzyme that protects against viruses could fuel cancer evolution

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeA three-dimensional image of a cancer cell's nucleus obtained by Dr. Faltas and his team shows the APOBEC3G protein (green) inside the nucleus (blue). Credit:

Updated on: December 20,2023

Enzyme that protects against viruses could fuel cancer evolution

byWeill Cornell Medical CollegeA three-dimensional image of a cancer cell's nucleus obtained by Dr. Faltas and his team shows the APOBEC3G protein (green) inside the nucleus (blue). Credit:

Updated on:December 20,2023

Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack

by Luxembourg Institute of HealthConfocal microscopy image. Accumulation of actin filaments (in green) at the immunological synapse of a resistant cancer cell in contact with an NK cell (in red). Cell

Updated on: December 18,2023

Actin cytoskeleton remodeling protects tumor cells against immune attack

by Luxembourg Institute of HealthConfocal microscopy image. Accumulation of actin filaments (in green) at the immunological synapse of a resistant cancer cell in contact with an NK cell (in red). Cell

Updated on:December 18,2023

Why are so many Australians taking antidepressants?

by Jon Jureidini,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAroundone in seven Australianstake antidepressants; more than3.5 millionof us had them dispensed in 2021

Updated on: May 07,2024

Why are so many Australians taking antidepressants?

by Jon Jureidini,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAroundone in seven Australianstake antidepressants; more than3.5 millionof us had them dispensed in 2021

Updated on:May 07,2024

Risk of cervical cancer found to be twice as high in women with mental illness

byKarolinska InstitutetHighgrade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progre

Updated on: December 25,2023

Risk of cervical cancer found to be twice as high in women with mental illness

byKarolinska InstitutetHighgrade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progre

Updated on:December 25,2023

Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

by Cornell UniversityA low magnification image of a germ cell tumor, called a teratocarcinoma, from a new mouse model developed to study testicular cancer. A cluster of cancer stem cells, termed

Updated on: July 02,2024

Study reveals why testicular cancer is so responsive to chemo

by Cornell UniversityA low magnification image of a germ cell tumor, called a teratocarcinoma, from a new mouse model developed to study testicular cancer. A cluster of cancer stem cells, termed

Updated on:July 02,2024