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Acupressure versus acupuncture—which one is better at treating sleep disturbance in patients with cancer?

Acupressure versus acupuncture—which one is better at treating sleep disturbance in patients with cancer?

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainBoth acupuncture—which is invasive and involves inserted needles—and acupressure—which is non-invasive and involves mechanical pressure—can potentially help reduc

Acupressure versus acupuncture—which one is better at treating sleep disturbance in patients with cancer?

byWileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainBoth acupuncture—which is invasive and involves inserted needles—and acupressure—which is non-invasive and involves mechanical pressure—can potentially help reduc
New scan measures tumor oxygen levels in real-time to help guide treatment

New scan measures tumor oxygen levels in real-time to help guide treatment

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImaging researchers have taken a major step towards their ultimate goal of identifying cancers that are starved of oxygen so that a

New scan measures tumor oxygen levels in real-time to help guide treatment

byInstitute of Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainImaging researchers have taken a major step towards their ultimate goal of identifying cancers that are starved of oxygen so that a
Men and women are different: Why medical oncology needs to restate the obvious

Men and women are different: Why medical oncology needs to restate the obvious

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainGender-based approaches to studying and treating disease have remained largely unexplored in medical oncology, despite the field&#

Men and women are different: Why medical oncology needs to restate the obvious

by European Society for Medical OncologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainGender-based approaches to studying and treating disease have remained largely unexplored in medical oncology, despite the field&#
Turncoat T cells: When exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides

Turncoat T cells: When exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides

byUniversity of PittsburghGreg Delgoffe, Ph.D., associate professor of immunology at Pitt’s School of Medicine and director of the Tumor Microenvironment Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Cr

Turncoat T cells: When exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides

byUniversity of PittsburghGreg Delgoffe, Ph.D., associate professor of immunology at Pitt’s School of Medicine and director of the Tumor Microenvironment Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Cr
People who see climate change as a health threat show more interest in cancer screening

People who see climate change as a health threat show more interest in cancer screening

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrigham researchers' findings support developing public health interventions that incorporate components of environmental

People who see climate change as a health threat show more interest in cancer screening

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBrigham researchers' findings support developing public health interventions that incorporate components of environmental
Staging pancreatic cancer early with minimally invasive surgery shows positive results in patient prognosis, finds study

Staging pancreatic cancer early with minimally invasive surgery shows positive results in patient prognosis, finds study

byMayo ClinicTrend in laparoscopy performed as a separate staged procedure vs immediately before resection. Staged procedures increased significantly over time (p < 0.001). Credit:Journ

Staging pancreatic cancer early with minimally invasive surgery shows positive results in patient prognosis, finds study

byMayo ClinicTrend in laparoscopy performed as a separate staged procedure vs immediately before resection. Staged procedures increased significantly over time (p < 0.001). Credit:Journ
New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance

New analyses demonstrate link between different forms of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer incidence

by LancetMammograms showing a normal breast (left) and a breast with cancer (right). Credit: Public DomainAn international collaboration, using data from more than 100,000 women with breast cance
Researchers report encouraging immunotherapy option for relapsed myeloma patients

Researchers report encouraging immunotherapy option for relapsed myeloma patients

by The Mount Sinai HospitalTreatment breakdown of the multiple myeloma patient cohort. (A) Flow chart showing that the initial retrospective query yielded 115 RRMM patients enrolled on a BiAb cli

Researchers report encouraging immunotherapy option for relapsed myeloma patients

by The Mount Sinai HospitalTreatment breakdown of the multiple myeloma patient cohort. (A) Flow chart showing that the initial retrospective query yielded 115 RRMM patients enrolled on a BiAb cli
Drugs to prevent anxiety, stress reactions and inflammation found to reduce risk of metastases after tumor surgery

Drugs to prevent anxiety, stress reactions and inflammation found to reduce risk of metastases after tumor surgery

by Tel Aviv UniversityStress responses and reciprocal stress–cancer interactions. Credit:European Journal of Surgical Oncology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.10.013A short, simple an

Drugs to prevent anxiety, stress reactions and inflammation found to reduce risk of metastases after tumor surgery

by Tel Aviv UniversityStress responses and reciprocal stress–cancer interactions. Credit:European Journal of Surgical Oncology(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.10.013A short, simple an
Adding immunotherapy after initial treatment can benefit metastatic lung cancer patients

Adding immunotherapy after initial treatment can benefit metastatic lung cancer patients

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaTreating metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab after they've complet

Adding immunotherapy after initial treatment can benefit metastatic lung cancer patients

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaTreating metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab after they've complet
Cervical cancer discovery offers major new clue to better understand the disease

Cervical cancer discovery offers major new clue to better understand the disease

byUniversity College LondonDifferences in the tumor microenvironment between cervical cancer subgroups. Plot showing median abundances (x-axis) and median differences (%, y-axis) for different c

Cervical cancer discovery offers major new clue to better understand the disease

byUniversity College LondonDifferences in the tumor microenvironment between cervical cancer subgroups. Plot showing median abundances (x-axis) and median differences (%, y-axis) for different c
Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer

Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center re

Novel AI blood test detects liver cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center re