Top medical groups, hospitals urge better access to lung cancer screening

by Cara MurezScreening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50

Updated on: December 20,2023

Top medical groups, hospitals urge better access to lung cancer screening

by Cara MurezScreening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50

Updated on:December 20,2023

Fat fuels aggressive brain cancers

byCardiff UniversityGliobastoma (astrocytoma) WHO grade IV—MRI coronal view, post contrast. 15 year old boy. Credit: Christaras A/ Wikipedia.Fat is powering tumour growth in brain cancer, finds

Updated on: December 18,2023

Fat fuels aggressive brain cancers

byCardiff UniversityGliobastoma (astrocytoma) WHO grade IV—MRI coronal view, post contrast. 15 year old boy. Credit: Christaras A/ Wikipedia.Fat is powering tumour growth in brain cancer, finds

Updated on:December 18,2023

CAR-T Therapy Under Scrutiny: The Emerging Risk of Secondary Malignant Tumors

CAR-T therapy has long been an effective treatment for hematological cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. However, some patients have developed secondary malignant tumors after undergoing CAR-T ......

Updated on: May 29,2024

CAR-T Therapy Under Scrutiny: The Emerging Risk of Secondary Malignant Tumors

CAR-T therapy has long been an effective treatment for hematological cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. However, some patients have developed secondary malignant tumors after undergoing CAR-T ......

Updated on:May 29,2024

Lung cancer study finds new target for treatment resistance after EGFR inhibitors

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified CD70 as being highly expressed

Updated on: December 22,2023

Lung cancer study finds new target for treatment resistance after EGFR inhibitors

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified CD70 as being highly expressed

Updated on:December 22,2023

Access to high-cost targeted treatments varies for lung cancer

(HealthDay)—Not all patients have access to new, high-cost lung cancer drugs, according to a study recently published in theJournal of the National Cancer Institute.Cathy J. Bradley, Ph.D., from

Updated on: December 22,2023

Access to high-cost targeted treatments varies for lung cancer

(HealthDay)—Not all patients have access to new, high-cost lung cancer drugs, according to a study recently published in theJournal of the National Cancer Institute.Cathy J. Bradley, Ph.D., from

Updated on:December 22,2023

Energy stress triggers PFKL-dependent lipid droplet-mitochondria tethering and β-oxidation to support tumor growth

Updated on: September 15,2024

Energy stress triggers PFKL-dependent lipid droplet-mitochondria tethering and β-oxidation to support tumor growth

Updated on:September 15,2024

Discovery of drug candidate to potentially tackle ER-positive breast cancer

byMonash UniversityCredit:Cell Chemical Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.07.005An international team of researchers, led by Pfizer in collaboration with Monash University

Updated on: December 30,2023

Discovery of drug candidate to potentially tackle ER-positive breast cancer

byMonash UniversityCredit:Cell Chemical Biology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.07.005An international team of researchers, led by Pfizer in collaboration with Monash University

Updated on:December 30,2023

Mounjaro beats Ozempic for weight loss in early trial

by Robin FosterThe diabetes drug Mounjaro prompted more weight loss among overweight and obese adults than Ozempic did in a real-world setting, researchers report.Both Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Ozemp

Updated on: March 06,2024

Mounjaro beats Ozempic for weight loss in early trial

by Robin FosterThe diabetes drug Mounjaro prompted more weight loss among overweight and obese adults than Ozempic did in a real-world setting, researchers report.Both Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Ozemp

Updated on:March 06,2024

Racial disparities in lung cancer start with research

by Melba NewsomeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring a routine visit to the Good Samaritan Clinic in Morganton, North Carolina, in 2018, Herbert Buff casually mentioned that he sometimes had troubl

Updated on: December 22,2023

Racial disparities in lung cancer start with research

by Melba NewsomeCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDuring a routine visit to the Good Samaritan Clinic in Morganton, North Carolina, in 2018, Herbert Buff casually mentioned that he sometimes had troubl

Updated on:December 22,2023

Research highlights breast cancer risk for female firefighters

bySilent Spring InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's well documented that firefighters have significantly higher rates of cancer than the general population, and these elevated rat

Updated on: December 02,2024

Research highlights breast cancer risk for female firefighters

bySilent Spring InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's well documented that firefighters have significantly higher rates of cancer than the general population, and these elevated rat

Updated on:December 02,2024

Tiny surgical robots could transform detection and treatment of cancers

byUniversity of LeedsRobotic platform for peripheral lung tumor intervention based on magnetic tentacles. Credit: STORM Lab, University of LeedsA tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs

Updated on: January 08,2024

Tiny surgical robots could transform detection and treatment of cancers

byUniversity of LeedsRobotic platform for peripheral lung tumor intervention based on magnetic tentacles. Credit: STORM Lab, University of LeedsA tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs

Updated on:January 08,2024

Blood-based biomarker may redefine future treatment for advanced melanoma

byElsevierCirculating tumor DNA (ctDNA) correlates with radiology disease assessment and patient outcome. For patient A, biomarkers in their blood decreased over time and the radiology showed th

Updated on: January 05,2024

Blood-based biomarker may redefine future treatment for advanced melanoma

byElsevierCirculating tumor DNA (ctDNA) correlates with radiology disease assessment and patient outcome. For patient A, biomarkers in their blood decreased over time and the radiology showed th

Updated on:January 05,2024