New research shines light on racial disparities in cancer treatment

by Drew Wiseman, Huntsman Cancer InstituteRates of IMRT utilization between 2004 and 2017. Abbreviations: H&N = head and neck; IMRT = intensity modulated radiation therapy. Credit:Advances i

World medicine December 15,2023

New research shines light on racial disparities in cancer treatment

by Drew Wiseman, Huntsman Cancer InstituteRates of IMRT utilization between 2004 and 2017. Abbreviations: H&N = head and neck; IMRT = intensity modulated radiation therapy. Credit:Advances i

World medicine December 15,2023

AKT inhibitor shows signs of effectiveness in a patient trial matching drugs to tumor gene mutations

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a trial matching new treatments to cancer patients based on the genetic makeup of their tumors, the tum

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AKT inhibitor shows signs of effectiveness in a patient trial matching drugs to tumor gene mutations

by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a trial matching new treatments to cancer patients based on the genetic makeup of their tumors, the tum

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What is metastatic breast cancer, the type Olivia Newton-John had?

by Sarah GantzCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe death of Australian superstar Olivia Newton-John has drawn attention to an often misunderstood stage of breast cancer—metastatic breast cancer.Newto

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What is metastatic breast cancer, the type Olivia Newton-John had?

by Sarah GantzCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe death of Australian superstar Olivia Newton-John has drawn attention to an often misunderstood stage of breast cancer—metastatic breast cancer.Newto

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AI helps detect pancreatic cancer

byRadiological Society of North AmericaWorkflow of the deep learning–based computer-aided detection tool. The segmentation masks passed from the segmentation convolutional neural network (CNN) t

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AI helps detect pancreatic cancer

byRadiological Society of North AmericaWorkflow of the deep learning–based computer-aided detection tool. The segmentation masks passed from the segmentation convolutional neural network (CNN) t

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Do wildfires put Californians at higher risk for lung cancer?

by Hanh TruongCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn California and across the country, more people are likely to die from lung cancer than any other cancer, the American Lung Association states in an A

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Do wildfires put Californians at higher risk for lung cancer?

by Hanh TruongCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn California and across the country, more people are likely to die from lung cancer than any other cancer, the American Lung Association states in an A

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Pregnancy does not affect survival in women with melanoma

Pregnancy status does not affect survival after melanoma, according to a study published online July 23 in theJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.Maija Kiuru, M.D., fr

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Pregnancy does not affect survival in women with melanoma

Pregnancy status does not affect survival after melanoma, according to a study published online July 23 in theJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.Maija Kiuru, M.D., fr

World medicine December 15,2023

Smoking cessation program reports that 30 percent of support in a lung cancer screening program

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerProfessor Rachael Murray, of the University of Nottingham, U.K. Credit: Rachael MurrayPatients with lung cancer who attended a lung cancer scre

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Smoking cessation program reports that 30 percent of support in a lung cancer screening program

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerProfessor Rachael Murray, of the University of Nottingham, U.K. Credit: Rachael MurrayPatients with lung cancer who attended a lung cancer scre

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Kinase activity in renal cell carcinoma, benign renal tissue and in response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors

by Impact Journals LLCUpstream kinase analysis identifies kinases that might be responsible for the differences in phosphorylation profiles between normal and cancer tissue. Credit: Tahiri et al.Kinas

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Kinase activity in renal cell carcinoma, benign renal tissue and in response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors

by Impact Journals LLCUpstream kinase analysis identifies kinases that might be responsible for the differences in phosphorylation profiles between normal and cancer tissue. Credit: Tahiri et al.Kinas

World medicine December 15,2023

FDA warns Amazon, other vendors about sale of skin tag removal products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issuedwarning lettersto three companies, including Amazon, for selling unapproved products for removing moles and skin tags.No over-the-cou

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FDA warns Amazon, other vendors about sale of skin tag removal products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issuedwarning lettersto three companies, including Amazon, for selling unapproved products for removing moles and skin tags.No over-the-cou

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Modified bladder cancer treatment shows promise in animal studies

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteBCG is a live attenuated vaccine used to protect against the development of tuberculosis disease, and is also used as the gold standard treatment for bladder

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Modified bladder cancer treatment shows promise in animal studies

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteBCG is a live attenuated vaccine used to protect against the development of tuberculosis disease, and is also used as the gold standard treatment for bladder

World medicine December 15,2023