73

Oncology
Prevention and treatment of tumors, and caring for cancer patients.
Sub Categories on Oncology
Latest Articles
Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v

Longer wait for some forms of cancer diagnosis for Black and Asian patients

byUniversity of ExeterSite-specific box and Whisker plots showing ethnic differences in the number of days to diagnosis (lower adjacent value, 25th, 50th, and 75th centiles, and upper adjacent v
Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores

Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNon-Hispanic Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative, lymph node-positive breast cancer had wors

Black women with breast cancer may have worse outcomes than peers despite similar genetic recurrence scores

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNon-Hispanic Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative, lymph node-positive breast cancer had wors
Few Americans are aware of links between alcohol and cancer risk

Few Americans are aware of links between alcohol and cancer risk

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite conclusive research that shows that all alcoholic beverages, including wine, increase the risk of many types of

Few Americans are aware of links between alcohol and cancer risk

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite conclusive research that shows that all alcoholic beverages, including wine, increase the risk of many types of
Few women perceive breast density as a cancer risk factor

Few women perceive breast density as a cancer risk factor

by Lori SolomonMost women perceive family history as the greatest risk factor for breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 23 inJAMA Network Open.Laura B. Beidler, from Dartmout

Few women perceive breast density as a cancer risk factor

by Lori SolomonMost women perceive family history as the greatest risk factor for breast cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 23 inJAMA Network Open.Laura B. Beidler, from Dartmout
AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics

AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumGraphical abstract. Credit:European Journal of Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.12.026The immense progress in the field of therapy options over the pa

AI with infrared imaging enables precise colon cancer diagnostics

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumGraphical abstract. Credit:European Journal of Cancer(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.12.026The immense progress in the field of therapy options over the pa
Study of intravenous mistletoe extract to treat advanced cancer

Study of intravenous mistletoe extract to treat advanced cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineIn Texas, the type of mistletoe you’ll find on trees typically has white berries in clusters. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMistletoe extract has

Study of intravenous mistletoe extract to treat advanced cancer

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineIn Texas, the type of mistletoe you’ll find on trees typically has white berries in clusters. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMistletoe extract has
A blood sample 24 hours after the start of chemotherapy can predict survival

A blood sample 24 hours after the start of chemotherapy can predict survival

byUniversity of BergenMass cytometry analysis of early response evaluation by single-cell signaling to profile.aPeripheral blood samples were collected from 32 AML patients treated w

A blood sample 24 hours after the start of chemotherapy can predict survival

byUniversity of BergenMass cytometry analysis of early response evaluation by single-cell signaling to profile.aPeripheral blood samples were collected from 32 AML patients treated w
Chemotherapy could increase disease susceptibility in future generations

Chemotherapy could increase disease susceptibility in future generations

byWashington State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors, Washingto

Chemotherapy could increase disease susceptibility in future generations

byWashington State UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA common chemotherapy drug could carry a toxic inheritance for children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors, Washingto
Chemically 'poisoned' protein acts as a molecular switch to spur cancer formation

Chemically 'poisoned' protein acts as a molecular switch to spur cancer formation

byThe Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered that when the protein DNMT3B becomes S-nitrosylated in the presence of nitric oxide (NO), cancer-related genes become activated, leading to

Chemically 'poisoned' protein acts as a molecular switch to spur cancer formation

byThe Scripps Research InstituteResearchers discovered that when the protein DNMT3B becomes S-nitrosylated in the presence of nitric oxide (NO), cancer-related genes become activated, leading to
Pausing breast cancer treatment for pregnancy appears safe

Pausing breast cancer treatment for pregnancy appears safe

by Carla K. JohnsonThis Aug. 7, 2018 photo provided by Amy Bianchi of Albany, N.Y. shows her days before she gave birth to her son, Brayden, in Schenectady, N.Y. Credit: Courtesy Amy Bianchi via APYou

Pausing breast cancer treatment for pregnancy appears safe

by Carla K. JohnsonThis Aug. 7, 2018 photo provided by Amy Bianchi of Albany, N.Y. shows her days before she gave birth to her son, Brayden, in Schenectady, N.Y. Credit: Courtesy Amy Bianchi via APYou
Promising approach to mitigate complications of leukemia treatment

Promising approach to mitigate complications of leukemia treatment

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineChronic meyloid leukemia under a microscope. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions ha

Promising approach to mitigate complications of leukemia treatment

by Molly Chiu,Baylor College of MedicineChronic meyloid leukemia under a microscope. Credit: Baylor College of MedicineResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions ha
Risk of cervical cancer found to be twice as high in women with mental illness

Risk of cervical cancer found to be twice as high in women with mental illness

byKarolinska InstitutetHighgrade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progre

Risk of cervical cancer found to be twice as high in women with mental illness

byKarolinska InstitutetHighgrade dysplasia (carcinoma in situ) in the uterine cervix. The abnormal epithelium is extending into a mucus gland to the left of centre. This disease can progre