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Study outlines need for measures that improve information and autonomy for cancer patients

Study outlines need for measures that improve information and autonomy for cancer patients

by University of BergenStudy design. This paper is about sub-study 4. Credit:Lung Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107312A new study shows that patients can experience reduce

Study outlines need for measures that improve information and autonomy for cancer patients

by University of BergenStudy design. This paper is about sub-study 4. Credit:Lung Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107312A new study shows that patients can experience reduce
Researchers review use of MRI to identify brain cancer biomarkers

Researchers review use of MRI to identify brain cancer biomarkers

byKing's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS) have published asystematic reviewin&n

Researchers review use of MRI to identify brain cancer biomarkers

byKing's College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS) have published asystematic reviewin&n
New study links genetic diversity of tumors with resistance to treatment in Asian lung cancer patients

New study links genetic diversity of tumors with resistance to treatment in Asian lung cancer patients

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeResearchers from Singapore discovered that the EGFR mutant lung cancer in Asians is more varied than its counterpart observed in

New study links genetic diversity of tumors with resistance to treatment in Asian lung cancer patients

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeResearchers from Singapore discovered that the EGFR mutant lung cancer in Asians is more varied than its counterpart observed in
Study finds older cancer patients would benefit from geriatric assessment screening

Study finds older cancer patients would benefit from geriatric assessment screening

by Rebecca Biason,University of TorontoEORTC QLQ C30 global health subscale QOL over time. Model predicted QOL stratified by curative versus palliative on the basis of our latent growth curve mo

Study finds older cancer patients would benefit from geriatric assessment screening

by Rebecca Biason,University of TorontoEORTC QLQ C30 global health subscale QOL over time. Model predicted QOL stratified by curative versus palliative on the basis of our latent growth curve mo
Researchers identified a protein associated with breast cancer

Researchers identified a protein associated with breast cancer

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterDr. Yingfei Wang says depleting the protein ZMYND8 blocks the growth of new blood vessels in breast cancer. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Cente

Researchers identified a protein associated with breast cancer

by Cathy Frisinger,UT Southwestern Medical CenterDr. Yingfei Wang says depleting the protein ZMYND8 blocks the growth of new blood vessels in breast cancer. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Cente
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy with relatlimab and nivolumab is safe and effective in stage III melanoma

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy with relatlimab and nivolumab is safe and effective in stage III melanoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiving the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors relatlimab and nivolumab to patients with stage III melanoma bef

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy with relatlimab and nivolumab is safe and effective in stage III melanoma

byUniversity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainGiving the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors relatlimab and nivolumab to patients with stage III melanoma bef
New imaging information system could speed up prognosis for certain cancers

New imaging information system could speed up prognosis for certain cancers

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that a new imaging information system may ultimately pro

New imaging information system could speed up prognosis for certain cancers

byCU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that a new imaging information system may ultimately pro
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
Researchers create a cell therapy based on STAb cells for a type of leukemia with few treatment options

Researchers create a cell therapy based on STAb cells for a type of leukemia with few treatment options

by Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteComparative in vitro study of engineered CD1a-STAb and CD1a-CAR T cells. (A, B) Schematic diagrams showing the genetic (A) and domain structure (B) o

Researchers create a cell therapy based on STAb cells for a type of leukemia with few treatment options

by Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteComparative in vitro study of engineered CD1a-STAb and CD1a-CAR T cells. (A, B) Schematic diagrams showing the genetic (A) and domain structure (B) o
No radiotherapy an option for older breast cancer patients, study shows

No radiotherapy an option for older breast cancer patients, study shows

by University of EdinburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRadiotherapy does not improve survival rates in older patients with early breast cancer, new research suggests.The addition of radiothe

No radiotherapy an option for older breast cancer patients, study shows

by University of EdinburghCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRadiotherapy does not improve survival rates in older patients with early breast cancer, new research suggests.The addition of radiothe
A potential therapeutic vaccine strategy for a subset of myeloproliferative neoplasms

A potential therapeutic vaccine strategy for a subset of myeloproliferative neoplasms

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe cells of a subset of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), slow-growing blood cancers, have frameshift mutations in their calreticulin (CALR)

A potential therapeutic vaccine strategy for a subset of myeloproliferative neoplasms

by Ludwig Cancer ResearchCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe cells of a subset of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), slow-growing blood cancers, have frameshift mutations in their calreticulin (CALR)
Researcher looks for ways to detect deadly ovarian cancer before it develops

Researcher looks for ways to detect deadly ovarian cancer before it develops

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesDr. Beth Karlan. Credit: Milo Mitchell/UCLAOut of the 22,240 women in the United States who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, onl

Researcher looks for ways to detect deadly ovarian cancer before it develops

by Denise Heady,University of California, Los AngelesDr. Beth Karlan. Credit: Milo Mitchell/UCLAOut of the 22,240 women in the United States who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, onl