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Breast cancer patients with higher BMI more likely to experience heart damage during chemotherapy, study finds

Breast cancer patients with higher BMI more likely to experience heart damage during chemotherapy, study finds

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer survival rates have improved considerably in the last few decades in Colombia, but factors that increase the likel

Breast cancer patients with higher BMI more likely to experience heart damage during chemotherapy, study finds

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBreast cancer survival rates have improved considerably in the last few decades in Colombia, but factors that increase the likel
Research highlights industry and regulatory perspectives on improving diversity in clinical trials

Research highlights industry and regulatory perspectives on improving diversity in clinical trials

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinical Cancer Researchpublished an article today outlining steps clinical trial sponsors can take to improve di

Research highlights industry and regulatory perspectives on improving diversity in clinical trials

by American Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinical Cancer Researchpublished an article today outlining steps clinical trial sponsors can take to improve di
Research finds unexpected link between chromosomal instability and epigenetic alterations

Research finds unexpected link between chromosomal instability and epigenetic alterations

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterThe two colored dots outside of this breast cancer cell's primary nucleus indicate the presence of micronuclei. A new study investigated h

Research finds unexpected link between chromosomal instability and epigenetic alterations

by Ian Demsky,Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterThe two colored dots outside of this breast cancer cell's primary nucleus indicate the presence of micronuclei. A new study investigated h
Researchers identify targeted therapy that can help children with deadly nerve cancer

Researchers identify targeted therapy that can help children with deadly nerve cancer

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMount Sinai researchers have identified a targeted therapy for adolescent patients with neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric nerve cancer, who wou

Researchers identify targeted therapy that can help children with deadly nerve cancer

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainMount Sinai researchers have identified a targeted therapy for adolescent patients with neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric nerve cancer, who wou
Financial toxicity from breast cancer treatment is common

Financial toxicity from breast cancer treatment is common

by Lori SolomonWorldwide, breast cancer treatment is associated with substantial financial toxicity, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 8 inJAMA Network Ope

Financial toxicity from breast cancer treatment is common

by Lori SolomonWorldwide, breast cancer treatment is associated with substantial financial toxicity, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 8 inJAMA Network Ope
Tumor mutations may predict response to immunotherapy

Tumor mutations may predict response to immunotherapy

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMismatch repair deficiency refers to a characteristic of some cancer cells that create a large number of mutations, or changes, in certain genes when

Tumor mutations may predict response to immunotherapy

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMismatch repair deficiency refers to a characteristic of some cancer cells that create a large number of mutations, or changes, in certain genes when
Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this January 2019 image made from video provided by Penn Medicine, IV bags of CRISPR-edited T cells are prepared for administering to a patient at the Abramson Cancer Center in

Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US

by Marilynn MarchioneIn this January 2019 image made from video provided by Penn Medicine, IV bags of CRISPR-edited T cells are prepared for administering to a patient at the Abramson Cancer Center in
Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of M

Suicide risk more than quadruples for people with cancer

by Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with cancer are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than people without cancer, according to Penn State College of M
Study suggests possible way to 'Smac' cancer

Study suggests possible way to 'Smac' cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a process of programmed cell death called apoptosis ensures cells die when they should. An opposing force, governed by

Study suggests possible way to 'Smac' cancer

by Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn animals, a process of programmed cell death called apoptosis ensures cells die when they should. An opposing force, governed by
Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues

Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues

by Sara HusseinA study in the journalNaturefound that restricting the intake of an amino acid found in red meat and eggs slowed the growth of cancerous tumours in miceDiet is already a key

Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues

by Sara HusseinA study in the journalNaturefound that restricting the intake of an amino acid found in red meat and eggs slowed the growth of cancerous tumours in miceDiet is already a key
New study shows association of historical housing discrimination and shortfalls in colon cancer treatment

New study shows association of historical housing discrimination and shortfalls in colon cancer treatment

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamMap of redlining in Birmingham, 1933. Credit: Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsA nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination

New study shows association of historical housing discrimination and shortfalls in colon cancer treatment

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamMap of redlining in Birmingham, 1933. Credit: Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsA nationwide study of 196 cities shows that housing discrimination
Researchers uncovers promising cancer target for liposarcoma

Researchers uncovers promising cancer target for liposarcoma

by National University of SingaporeCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study conducted by a team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of

Researchers uncovers promising cancer target for liposarcoma

by National University of SingaporeCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study conducted by a team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of