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05/14/24 Better nutrition can help firefighters fight cancer

MAY 13, 2024 by Elsevier Firefighters are burdened by a disproportionate risk of many cancers (e.g., digestive and respiratory cancers) compared with the general population....

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05/14/24 A blood test to help detect lung cancer? New test offered at 18 locations

MAY 13, 2024 by Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune Julie Harris had never been tested for lung cancer. A low-dose CT scan, the only recommended screening for adults at risk of...

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05/14/24 Study points to personalized treatment opportunities for glioblastoma

MAY 10, 2024 by Korea University College of Medicine A study appearing in Cancer Cell uncovers the evolutionary dynamics of glioblastoma recurrence through proteogenomic...

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05/14/24 Unraveling the link between the microbiome and esophageal cancer by China Anti-Cancer Association

MAY 9, 2024 Esophageal cancer (EC) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis, with its development and progression potentially influenced by changes in the esophageal...

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02/12/24 Sister cells uncover pre-existing resistant states in cancer

FEBRUARY 12, 2024 Sister cells uncover pre-existing resistant states in cancer by University of Helsinki Schematic representation of the ReSisTrace approach. Uniquely...

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02/12/24 Triplet therapy including belamaf prolongs survival in multiple myeloma

FEBRUARY 10, 2024 by Elana Gotkine For patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), triplet therapy of belantamab mafodotin (belamaf) plus bortezomib and...

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02/06/24 As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs' harsh side effects

FEBRUARY 6, 2024 by Carla K. Johnson For cancer patients, the harsh side effects of powerful drugs have long been the trade-off for living longer. Now, patients and doctors...

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02/06/24 AI can predict brain cancer patients' survival

JANUARY 31, 2024 AI can predict brain cancer patients' survival by King's College London New research shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can predict whether adult...

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02/06/24 CRISPR study lays groundwork for overcoming ovarian cancer

JANUARY 30, 2024 by CU Anschutz Medical Campus A team of researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has gained attention for their work on rethinking...

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02/06/24 Study shows breast cancer rates increasing among younger women

JANUARY 29, 2024 by Julia Evangelou Strait, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Diagnoses of breast cancer have increased steadily in women under age 50...

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10/09/23 Predicting prostate cancer recurrence 15 months sooner

OCTOBER 9, 2023 by Steve Martin, Purdue University A Purdue University mechanical engineer and his international collaborators have developed a patent-pending method and...

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10/09/23 Proof-of-principle study shows immunity from routine vaccines has the potential to fight cancer

OCTOBER 6, 2023 by University of Massachusetts Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst team has demonstrated "in theory" that a protein antigen from a childhood...

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10/02/23 Precision medicine navigators increase genomic testing rates for Black patients with prostate cancer

OCTOBER 2, 2023 by the American Society for Radiation Oncology The presence of a clinical navigator to act as a liaison between people with prostate cancer and the health care...

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10/02/23 The importance of supplemental screenings for dense breasts

by Sonya Goins, Mayo Clinic News Network You might need supplemental screenings if you've been diagnosed with dense breast tissue. Women with dense breast tissue have less fat...

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09/04/23 New genes and natural toxins offer hope for cancer patients unresponsive to chemotherapy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 by Queen Mary, University of London Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have discovered two new genes that cause head and neck cancer patients...

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09/04/23 Study findings provide new insight into how breast cancer evolves

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 by Kyoto University From the early stages of cell mutations starting in puberty to their manifestations as breast cancer in later years, the entire process...

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08/29/23 PSA levels after treatment may not be a reliable predictor of survival for patients with prostate cancer

AUGUST 28, 2023 by the University of California, Los Angeles Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A UCLA-led study has found treatments that reduce the risk of being...

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08/29/23 Why breast cancer survivors don't take their medication, and what can be done about it

AUGUST 28, 2023 by Lisa Marshall, University of Colorado at Boulder Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For roughly 80% of breast cancer survivors, treatment doesn't end...

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07/20/23 Researchers reveal why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly by Brett Beasley, University of Notre Dame

JULY 19, 2023 A new study links a high body mass index (BMI) to alterations in the structure and environment of cancerous tumors. Most women with ovarian cancer are...

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07/18/23 Expert panel updates cancer and aging guidelines

JULY 17, 2023 by City of Hope National Medical Center William Dale, M.D., Ph.D., City of Hope’s George Tsai Family Chair in Geriatric Oncology in Honor of Arti Hurria,...

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